Chigoun Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chigoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Chigoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigoun has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigoun? popularity and diffusion
Chigoun is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Chigoun is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigoun live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Chigoun is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Chigoun is most frequent in: Diffa Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger Chigoun exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 17 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Chigoun
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