Chigowa Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Chigowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chigowa (14) may also be a first name.
Chigowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigowa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigowa? popularity and diffusion
Chigowa is the 2,168,711th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigowa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The surname Chigowa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe Chigowa is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chigowa
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