Chige Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Chige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Chigé (1) are calculated separately.
Chige (308) may also be a first name.
Chige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chige (Marathi: चीगे) occurs most in France. It can also be found as a variant: Chigé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chige? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Chige live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Chige is also the 501,377th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 308 people.
It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France Chige is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 77 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 8 percent are found and Occitanie, where 8 percent are found. Besides France Chige exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
Chige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chige has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chige Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chige in the Marathi language | ||
| चीगे | cige | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chige
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