Chigonja Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Chigonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chigonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigonja occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chigonja.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigonja? popularity and diffusion
Chigonja is the 1,785,358th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigonja reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigonya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chigonha | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chiganja | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chigonia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chingonza | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chingunja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kigonja | 80 | 81 | / |
| Higonia | 80 | 78 | / |
| Cigogna | 80 | 27 | / |
| Zigonja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ching'anja | 78 | 150 | / |
| Chigunha | 75 | 94 | / |
| Chigunje | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chiganje | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chigonye | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chiganya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chiganca | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hingonia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chigunjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiganji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigonhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigonyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigunya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigonie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigunia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingonzo | 71 | 432 | / |
| Chinganji | 71 | 247 | / |
| Chinganya | 71 | 123 | / |
| Chingunya | 71 | 77 | / |
| Chingunji | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chiganças | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaigunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chengonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinganje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigonya | 67 | 1,691 | / |
| Sigonya | 67 | 534 | / |
| Cigagna | 67 | 321 | / |
| Kiganja | 67 | 254 | / |
| Kigonsa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ciganha | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kigonza | 67 | 25 | / |
| Segonja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hegonia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chinghonzo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Higanji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ching'onyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Higania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sigogna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sigonza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchigonsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegonha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higonio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigonjo | 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 Chigonja
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