Chigowe Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Chigowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 494 | 1:31,251 | 4,826 |
| Zambia | 61 | 1:259,835 | 15,508 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chigowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigowe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigowe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 565,867th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigowe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 31,251. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 21 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Chigowe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 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 Chigowe
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