Chigohwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Chigohwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Chigohwa (22) may also be a first name.
Chigohwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigohwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigohwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigohwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigohwa live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chigohwa is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name Chigohwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 92 percent are found and Harare Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Chigohwa is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigowa | 93 | 76 | / |
| Chigohwo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chingovha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chigova | 80 | 2,113 | / |
| Chigawa | 80 | 907 | / |
| Chigowo | 80 | 902 | / |
| Chigoba | 80 | 147 | / |
| Chigoeva | 75 | 160 | / |
| Chingova | 75 | 67 | / |
| Chigabha | 75 | 26 | / |
| Chigovho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Higawa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chigaba | 67 | 1,092 | / |
| Chigava | 67 | 242 | / |
| Chigavo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Chigovo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Chigabo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Chigawo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chigobo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chegova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chugova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chigeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chugawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegovha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigevo | 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
- 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 Chigohwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis