Chigonya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chigonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Chigonya (20) may also be a first name.
Chigonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigonya is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigonya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigonya live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Chigonya is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigonja | 88 | 106 | / |
| Chigonha | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chiganya | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chigonia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chigunya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigonyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinganya | 82 | 123 | / |
| Chingunya | 82 | 77 | / |
| Higonia | 80 | 78 | / |
| Jigonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ching'onyo | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chigunha | 75 | 94 | / |
| Hingonia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chiganja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chigunia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaigunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingunja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ziganya | 67 | 210 | / |
| Ching'anja | 67 | 150 | / |
| Hegonia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zigonja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Higania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshinganya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higunyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higonio | 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 Chigonya
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