Chigowa Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 surname Chigowa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigowa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chigowa is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe Chigowa is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 18 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigohwa9317/
Chigova862,113/
Chigawa86907/
Chigowo86902/
Chikowa86647/
Chigoba86147/
Cigohwa8634/
Chingova8067/
Chigohwo802/
Tchigawa801/
Zigowa77167/
Sigowa7782/
Higawa7714/
Chigov778/
Kigowa774/
Chigav772/
Cikowa772/
Cigoba771/
Cigova771/
Chigaf771/
Tshigowha751/
Tchuigova751/
Chingovha751/
Chig73493/
Chikova712,910/
Chigaba711,092/
Chigava71242/
Shigova7170/
Chigavo7162/
Chigovo7152/
Chigabo7146/
Shigawa7144/
Chingov7143/
Chigawo7140/
Zhigova7126/
Chigoub7119/
Chicova7118/
Chigobo717/
Caigawa717/
Chegova716/
Chugova713/
Chighov712/
Ziggowa711/
Shegowa711/
Shigoba711/
Sigowai711/
Ssigowa711/
Cigahwa711/
Chaigab711/
Csikowa711/
Kighowa711/
Shikowa711/
Chugawa711/
Chiok677,666/
Chuikova67928/
Higab67460/
Chingovo67420/
Chingava67206/
Tshigoba67206/
Chaig67145/
Chieg67111/
Chaikova67106/
Chigh6793/
Dzhigova6775/
Tshikowa6727/
Chigabha6726/
Shingova6724/
Chijkova6722/
Cheig6717/
Shingawa6717/
Chikhova6713/
Chighoub6712/
Chingavo6712/
Schig6712/
Chigabah6710/
Chigs676/
Chuig674/
Chigc673/
Schikova673/
Tchegawa673/
Choikova673/
Chigz672/
Chiog672/
Shaigova672/
Chaigeaw672/
Chengova671/
Chigovho671/
Hingaway671/
Chigp671/
Chicg671/
Schigawo671/
Higaf671/
Chigg671/
Chajkowa671/
Choig671/
Shingowo671/

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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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