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 is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigonja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigonja is the 1,785,358th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigonja reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chigonja is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Barring Malawi Chigonja is found in one country. It is also found 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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