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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigekwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly 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. Chigekwu is also the 698,971st most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 171 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Chigekwu is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 40 percent live, Rivers, where 30 percent live and Kaduna, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
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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