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 last name Chigonya is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigonya? popularity and diffusion
Chigonya is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Chigonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigonya reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chigonya is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne 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. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found 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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