Chigekwu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chigekwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chigekwu (171) may also be a first name.
Chigekwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigekwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigekwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigekwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Chigekwu are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 171 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Chigekwu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Rivers, where 30 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigeokwu | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chigakwu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chigekwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigekwo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigeke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chigeko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigegwe | 75 | 91 | / |
| Chigeoke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chigikwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigegwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigogwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shigekawa | 71 | 779 | / |
| Chigik | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shigekuui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chogek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chagek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shigek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shigeki | 67 | 59,407 | / |
| Shigeko | 67 | 671 | / |
| Chegeka | 67 | 221 | / |
| Chigega | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chigego | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shigeak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chagiek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchigik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chooi Geok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chgecki | 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
- 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 Chigekwu
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