Chigerwe Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigerwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigerwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2161:71,47310,617
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chigerwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chigerwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chigerwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigerwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chigerwe is the 1,111,382nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigerwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 71,473. In Zimbabwe Chigerwe is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 58 percent live, Harare Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Chigere93833/
Chigorwe888/
Cheigere881/
Chegerwe881/
Chiger86277/
Chegere80868/
Chigero80202/
Chigeru80113/
Chigera8012/
Cheiger8010/
Chieger804/
Chigeri804/
Chigeur802/
Cigerwa801/
Chigerya7533/
Chigirwa757/
Chigir711,241/
Shiger7158/
Chiegeiro7129/
Cheger7121/
Chiegerio712/
Chiegeiri711/
Hagerw710/
Chigiri671,089/
Shigeru671,049/
Chigira67976/
Chegero67199/
Shigeru-Ue67188/
Higirwa6742/
Chegera6739/
Shigeri6716/
Shigera6715/
Chigire6711/
Chigyar678/
Shegere676/
Chigiru673/
Cheeger673/
Chigiro673/
Chageer671/
Cheigir671/
Chigyur671/
Shigero671/
Shieger671/
Chigyor671/
Shwiger671/
Kigerwa671/

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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 Chigerwe
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