Chigovanyika Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Chigovanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 284 | 1:54,360 | 8,244 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Chigovanyika (53) may also be a first name.
Chigovanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigovanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigovanyika is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigovanyika? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chigovanyika is the 897,852nd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigovanyika are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chigovanyika is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 53 people.
The last name Chigovanyika is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 54,360. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 34 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chigovanyika exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigowanyika | 92 | 27 | / |
| Chigavanyika | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chiguvanyika | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chikuvanyika | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chaigvang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigviang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chigovanyika
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