Chigha Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chigha (52) may also be a first name.
Chigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigha is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chigha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Chigha is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Chigha live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chigha is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 52 people.
The surname Chigha is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Chigha is most numerous in: Benue, where 50 percent reside and Delta, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Chigha
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