Chigga Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Chigga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Chigga (15) may also be a first name.
Chigga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigga (Hindi: चिग्गा) is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigga is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Chigga live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,114,213. In Tanzania Chigga is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 53 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 24 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 24 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Chigga occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigga in the Hindi language | ||
| चिग्गा | cigga | - |
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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 Chigga
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