Chiguba Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chiguba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiguba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6191:74,6046,976
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiguba (178) may also be a first name.

Chiguba Last Name Facts

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

Chiguba occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiguba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiguba is the 482,629th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiguba are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chiguba is also the 683,417th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 178 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 74,604. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 68 percent live, Kwale County, where 30 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Chiguba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinguba932/
Chingubai881/
Chigoba86147/
Chiguwa86144/
Chigube8611/
Chiguva8610/
Chigubo861/
Chigiba861/
Chingube80133/
Chingubo8038/
Chiguhwa8011/
Chiguwha808/
Shinguba804/
Chinguva803/
Chingubi801/
Tshiguba801/
Siguba77489/
Kiguba7769/
Ziguba771/
Cigoba771/
Hingubhai751/
Chingauwa751/
Chiguvi71205/
Kighuba7131/
Chiguvo7116/
Cheguwa7112/
Chigobo717/
Sigubha716/
Chiguwo714/
Chigobi713/
Chigibo712/
Kigguba711/
Chigobe711/
Hingubi711/
Sheguba711/
Shigoba711/
Jigouba711/
Chiguve711/
Tshigoba67206/
Chinguvo67162/
Chigoeva67160/
Chenguva675/
Gigubhai674/
Shingubo673/
Jigubhai672/
Cheguwah672/
Chigoebe671/
Chigobie671/
Chigumpi671/

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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 Chiguba
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