Chigoba Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Chigoba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chigoba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chigoba (Russian: Чигоба) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chigoba is the 1,453,389th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chigoba reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 113,516. In Zimbabwe Chigoba is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 45 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cigoba921/
Chigova862,113/
Chigaba861,092/
Chiguba86690/
Chigowa8676/
Hingoba8613/
Chigobo867/
Chigobi863/
Shigoba861/
Chigobe861/
Chingobe80553/
Tshigoba80206/
Chingobo8070/
Chingova8067/
Chigabha8026/
Chigohwa8017/
Chigabah8010/
Chinguba802/
Chigobie801/
Chigoebe801/
Sigoba77108/
Kigoba778/
Cigova771/
Tshingoba751/
Chingovha751/
Chingubai751/
Tchuigova751/
Shigaba713,195/
Chigawa71907/
Chigowo71902/
Chigava71242/
Chigavo7162/
Chigovo7152/
Chigabo7146/
Chigabe7141/
Chigawo7140/
Cigohwa7134/
Zhigova7126/
Chiguvo7116/
Chigube7111/
Chigove7110/
Chiguva7110/
Chegova716/
Chigabi714/
Chugaba712/
Hingobe711/
Chigave711/
Chegaba711/
Chugobo711/
Jigouba711/
Chigubo711/
Kigooba711/
Chingovo67420/
Hingabay67308/
Chingava67206/
Chingube67133/
Chingabe6790/
Dzhigova6775/
Chingabo6761/
Chingubo6738/
Chingavo6712/
Shingobo675/
Chengaba675/
Coingobo673/
Shiggaba672/
Chigohwo672/
Shingaba672/
Cigabhai671/
Sikgobha671/
Chengova671/
Chegebay671/
Chigampa671/
Chiggavi671/
Chigovho671/
Chingubi671/
Shaigaba671/
Tshigaba671/
Tchigawa671/

Chigoba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chigoba in the Russian language
Чигобаcigoba-

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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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  • 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 Chigoba
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