Chigoverah Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigoverah Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'one who is prepared to give/share'; from chi, which means 'to do' and govera, which means 'give' or 'share'.

Chigoverah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chigoverah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who is prepared to give/share'; from chi, which means 'to do' and govera, which means 'give' or 'share'.

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Chigoverah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chigoverah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chigoverah is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigoverah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigoverah is the 3,274,477th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chigoverah live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 454,066. In Zimbabwe Chigoverah is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 62 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigovera95270/
Chigowera848/
Chegovera841/
Chigavara7419/
Chingabera7024/
Chingavira709/
Chigavhara706/
Higobero6759/
Higabera671/
Sigavera671/
Chegevara63241/
Chingowiro602/
Kigobero56112/
Chigabiro531/
Kigabirah531/
Gigabeira531/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chigoverah
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