Chigugu Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chigugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chigugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigugu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chigugu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigugu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Chigugu is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chigugu reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chigugu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe Chigugu is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 80 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cigugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chingungu | 88 | 192 | / |
| Chegugu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Shigugu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chegugut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kchegugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kigugu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sigugu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shingungu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chegougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshingungu | 71 | 718 | / |
| Kigungu | 71 | 118 | / |
| Sigungu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chigogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaigungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jegugu | 62 | 134 | / |
| Zegugu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Segugu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Segungu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Segaugau | 53 | 28 | / |
| Kiggungu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Sseggugu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Keghughu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chigugu
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