Chigova Surname
Approximately 2,113 people bear this surname
Chigova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,066 | 1:7,473 | 850 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Chigova (33) may also be a first name.
Chigova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigova (Russian: Чигова) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chigova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigova? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 198,017th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,448,910 people. The last name Chigova occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigova live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chigova is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,066 people, or 1 in 7,473. In Zimbabwe Chigova is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 29 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigova in the Russian language | ||
| Чигова | cigova | - |
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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 Chigova
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