Chigu Surname
Approximately 533 people bear this surname
Chigu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 337 | 1:45,811 | 7,044 |
| Botswana | 94 | 1:23,265 | 4,701 |
| Japan | 65 | 1:1,966,835 | 27,587 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Chigu (954) may also be a first name.
Chigu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigu (Hindi: चिगू, Marathi: चीगु, Oriya: ଚିଗୁ) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 586,691st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name Chigu is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Chigu reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chigu is also the 261,449th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 954 people.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 45,811. In Zimbabwe Chigu is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent reside, Harare Province, where 27 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 18 percent reside and Japan, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିଗୁ | cigu | - |
| Chigu in the Marathi language | ||
| चीगु | cigu | - |
| Chigu in the Hindi language | ||
| चिगू | cigu | 66.67 |
| चीगू | cigu | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Chigu
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