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 more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigonja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigonja is the 1,785,358th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Chigonja 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.
This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
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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