Chigumo Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Chigumo Last Name Facts

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

Chigumo is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chigumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigumo is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Chigumo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chigumo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chigumo is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 175,435. In Zimbabwe Chigumo is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chingumo931/
Chiguma861,516/
Chigomo8614/
Chigimo861/
Chinguma80100/
Chigumha806/
Higoumou801/
Higuma771,155/
Kigumo7766/
Sigumo771/
Zigumo771/
Tchegoumo7512/
Ching'uma752/
Tchigouma751/
Chigoma711,370/
Chegomo716/
Cheguma713/
Shiguma712/
Tchegoumou711/
Hinguma711/
Chuguma711/
Shigumha6774/
Chegouma671/
Haigouma671/
Shinguma671/
Chuuguma671/
Chaigoma671/

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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 Chigumo
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