Chigeza Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Chigeza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 352 | 1:43,859 | 6,751 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chigeza (14) may also be a first name.
Chigeza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigeza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigeza is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigeza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigeza is the 780,352nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigeza live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename worldwide, held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 43,859. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 32 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 30 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chigeza
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