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
The surname Chigova (Russian: Чигова) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 198,017th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,448,910 people. Chigova occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigova reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chigova is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name globally It is held by 33 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,066 people, or 1 in 7,473. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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