Chigongo Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Chigongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 189 | 1:280,114 | 21,957 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chigongo (92) may also be a first name.
Chigongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigongo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigongo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,177,228th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Chigongo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigongo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chigongo is also the 992,070th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 92 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 280,114. In Tanzania Chigongo is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chigongo
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