Chigubu Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6021:25,6453,913
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chigubu (19) may also be a first name.

Chigubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chigubu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Chigubu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigubu is the 519,402nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname Chigubu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chigubu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

Chigubu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 25,645. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 28 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Chigubu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigubhu93161/
Chingubu934/
Chiguvu86122/
Chiguwu868/
Chigibu862/
Chugubu861/
Chigumpu8035/
Chinguvu8025/
Chinguwu8014/
Sigubu77162/
Zigubu7712/
Sigubhu7138/
Sighubhu6721/
Tshinguvu6348/
Tshiguvhu632/
Tshiguhvu632/
Kiguvu622/

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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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  • 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 Chigubu
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