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 surname Chige (Marathi: चीगे) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Chigé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chige.
How Common Is The Last Name Chige? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chige is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Chige are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 501,377th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 308 people.
The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,109,440. In France Chige is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 77 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 8 percent live and Occitanie, where 8 percent live. Apart from France Chige exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Chige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chige has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chige surname increased 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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