Chignen Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chignen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chignen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chignen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chignen is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chignen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Chignen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chignen live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Chignen is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Chignen is most prevalent in: West Region, where 73 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and Littoral Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 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 Chignen
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