Chigou Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Chigou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 66 | 1:290,788 | 8,823 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chigou (12) may also be a first name.
Chigou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigou is most common in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigou? popularity and diffusion
Chigou is the 2,203,767th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Chigou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigou reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.
Chigou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 290,788. In Niger Chigou is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 55 percent live and Agadez Region, where 45 percent live. Aside from Niger Chigou exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chigou
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