Chigbu Surname
Approximately 8,096 people bear this surname
Chigbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,934 | 1:22,327 | 1,984 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chigbu (414) may also be a first name.
Chigbu Demographics
Average Chigbu Salary in
United States
$54,485 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chigbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigbu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chigbu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigbu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,049th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 900,142 people. The surname Chigbu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigbu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 414 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,934 people, or 1 in 22,327. In Nigeria Chigbu is most numerous in: Abia, where 55 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Chigbu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chigbu last name are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chigbu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning R 241,200 per year and in United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigbeu | 92 | 283 | / |
| Chiegbu | 92 | 94 | / |
| Chigbuh | 92 | 10 | / |
| Chigbou | 92 | 8 | / |
| Cchigbu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chigbau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chigbui | 92 | 2 | / |
| Jchigbu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chiogbu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chhigbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chiggbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Higbu | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tchigbou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chiegbeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chugbu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Chegbu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shigbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chigwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cihgbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hingbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuith | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiegwu | 77 | 438 | / |
| Chigboo | 77 | 35 | / |
| Shiegbu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chigueu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chegbuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigbu | 73 | 2,125 | / |
| Jigbu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gigbu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sigbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tchigueu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Tchegbeu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tchigwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sahiegbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khingbuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwu | 67 | 249 | / |
| Zigbeu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sigbeu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hengbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chegwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sigbou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sigebu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shegbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiogwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoigueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highbauth | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chigbu
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