Chigemezu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Chigemezu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chigemezu (727) may also be a first name.
Chigemezu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigemezu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigemezu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chigemezu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigemezu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigemezu is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigemezu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 305,933rd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 727 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Chigemezu is mostly found in: Abia, where 62 percent are found, Rivers, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigaemezu | 95 | 63 | / |
| Chigeamezu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Chigemzu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chigaemeizu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chighiemezu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chigamezu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Chygemezu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chigemezi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chigemezo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chiegamezu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chigemezie | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shigemasu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Higuemitsu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shigemas | 59 | 2 | / |
| Shigemasa | 56 | 2,106 | / |
| Chigiamusoe | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Chigemezu
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