Chigozie Surname

50,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chigozie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigozie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,0371:17,6491,670
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
China61:227,886,92811,701
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Gambia41:480,863548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Chigozie (112,640) may also be a first name.

Chigozie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chigozie is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigozie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,682nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 720,184 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigozie live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,132nd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 112,640 people.

Chigozie is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,037 people, or 1 in 17,649. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 24 percent live, Anambra, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Chigozie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chigozie surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Chigozie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.8% less than the national average, earning R 67,020 per year and in United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

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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 Chigozie
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