Chigoya Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Chigoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 230 | 1:67,123 | 10,073 |
| 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 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Chigoya (39) may also be a first name.
Chigoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigoya is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigoya is the 1,035,555th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigoya reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chigoya is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 39 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 67,123. In Zimbabwe Chigoya is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent reside and Harare Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and The United States, 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 Chigoya
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