Chigewe Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Chigewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chigewe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigewe is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Chigewe live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Chigewe is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 75 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

Chigewe Last Name Statistics demography

Chigewe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigowe86559/
Chisewe8653/
Chizewe8649/
Chigeve866/
Chijewe861/
Chigawe861/
Chigohwe80105/
Chizewer805/
Chighawe801/
Chizhewe801/
Chizew771/
Chaisewee751/
Chiseve71117/
Chiziwe71104/
Chigowi7182/
Chizewa7127/
Chigove7110/
Chesiwe716/
Chizebe715/
Chesewe714/
Chigeva712/
Gidgewe711/
Chigiwa711/
Zigiewe711/
Chaiseewee711/
Cheagew711/
Higebee711/
Higeway711/
Chigave711/
Chizeve711/
Chisiwe711/
Chidziwe67579/
Chigohwi6777/
Chizheve6769/
Chizever6767/
Chaisewi6716/
Chigaiwa675/
Kigeshwe674/
Chigoevi673/
Chigieva672/
Zigejjwe671/
Hizew671/
Chaigiwa671/
Shigesue671/
Chigowhe671/
Chaijeaw671/

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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 Chigewe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis