Chigodi Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chigodi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigodi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3561:129,71910,668
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chigodi (176) may also be a first name.

Chigodi Last Name Facts

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

Chigodi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chigodi.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigodi? popularity and diffusion

Chigodi is the 764,765th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigodi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chigodi is also the 687,834th most common forename in the world, held by 176 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 129,719. In Kenya Chigodi is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 0 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

Chigodi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chigodi surname is principally Muslim (55%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikgodi931/
Chigodhi931/
Chingodi931/
Chigoda86140/
Chegodi8649/
Chigadi8626/
Chigudi868/
Chigode862/
Cigodiy861/
Schigoda8014/
Chegoodi8011/
Chengodi806/
Chingudi804/
Chigodhe801/
Hingoudi801/
Chigodha801/
Kigodi772,150/
Sigodi77772/
Cigadi7722/
Zigodi7711/
Higadi773/
Higudi771/
Higode771/
Higoda771/
Gigodi771/
Chingadai7530/
Hinghoidi754/
Chinghode751/
Tshingodi751/
Chigede711,403/
Chegudi71829/
Higgoda71519/
Saigodi71289/
Chigada71244/
Shigode7134/
Chiguda7128/
Shigadi7121/
Hingode7111/
Chigade719/
Higadiy716/
Sikgodi716/
Sigodiy714/
Csegodi712/
Zigoudi712/
Hingadi712/
Chigude711/
Chegode711/
Zigodie711/
Shigoda711/
Chegadi711/
Shighadi67505/
Shingadi67348/
Shingode67148/
Tshigoda6744/
Chingade6731/
Chegoday6711/
Chengody6711/
Chingude6710/
Cheguudi678/
Chhigada673/
Cheguddi671/
Tshegodi671/
Chigaday671/
Chigadha671/
Chigguda671/
Chuigade671/
Haingadi671/
Shaigadi671/
Chegudie671/
Hinghudi671/

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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 Chigodi
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