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 last name Chigova (Russian: Чигова) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigova? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 198,017th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,448,910 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigova are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 33 people.
The last name Chigova is most common 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. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found 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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