Chigiya Surname
Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname
Chigiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,250 | 1:12,351 | 1,641 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chigiya (23) may also be a first name.
Chigiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigiya (Hindi: चिगिया) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 302,457th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigiya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chigiya is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.
Chigiya is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,250 people, or 1 in 12,351. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent live, Midlands Province, where 19 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigiya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिगिया | cigiya | - |
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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 Chigiya
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