Chigonu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Chigonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Chigonu (28) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiegonu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigenu | 86 | 24 | / |
| Hingonu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigangu | 80 | 124 | / |
| Chingunu | 80 | 31 | / |
| Chigungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoigonou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chengonu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gigonu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Higonnaud | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chigannou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cigangu | 71 | 157 | / |
| Hinganu | 71 | 38 | / |
| Chighannou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gigonou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shegonu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoigongnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuganu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinganu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cighangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sighonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinganou | 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 Chigonu
- 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