Chigume Surname
Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname
Chigume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,146 | 1:13,471 | 1,839 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chigume (74) may also be a first name.
Chigume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigume occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chigume click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigume? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 323,175th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,315,031 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigume live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 74 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,146 people, or 1 in 13,471. In Zimbabwe Chigume is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 33 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigum | 92 | 5 | / |
| Higume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tchigoume | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dchigusme | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiguma | 86 | 1,516 | / |
| Chigome | 86 | 1,474 | / |
| Chigumi | 86 | 137 | / |
| Chingum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shigume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Higum | 83 | 127 | / |
| Chigumha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tchigoum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chiegoum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chingumi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshigume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaigume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higuma | 77 | 1,155 | / |
| Highum | 77 | 242 | / |
| Kigume | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sigume | 77 | 9 | / |
| Heigum | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shigum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zhigum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zigume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khigum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gigume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jigume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chegum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoigum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Higumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchigueum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheighoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigoma | 71 | 1,370 | / |
| Chegome | 71 | 120 | / |
| Chegoum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cheguma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chengum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shiguma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schegum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shegume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuigom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jigoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hygum | 67 | 313 | / |
| Shigumha | 67 | 74 | / |
| Sigum | 67 | 47 | / |
| Higom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hegum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jigum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cheugoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zigum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchegoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shingumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheghoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chegutmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaigoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chegoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigoumey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chigume
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