Chighani Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chighani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chighani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chighani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chighani is found most in Iran. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chighani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chighani is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Chighani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chighani reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran Chighani is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 61 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 33 percent reside and Yazd Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Iran Chighani occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigani | 93 | 78 | / |
| Chighane | 88 | 16 | / |
| Chighoni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chhigani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chegani | 80 | 73 | / |
| Chigane | 80 | 14 | / |
| Khigani | 80 | 11 | / |
| Chigoni | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kighani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciganyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cighane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaighani | 75 | 136 | / |
| Chiganne | 75 | 11 | / |
| Cheghane | 75 | 6 | / |
| Khaigani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qhingani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigonhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kigani | 71 | 205 | / |
| Cigane | 71 | 70 | / |
| Cigany | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ciganj | 71 | 15 | / |
| Cigáni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qigani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegoni | 67 | 216 | / |
| Chigone | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kiganyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kigaani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kighana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaigani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kighane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khegani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keghani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chegane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciganaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigangi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chighani
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