Chigundu Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Chigundu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 242 | 1:218,767 | 18,242 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Chigundu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigundu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigundu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigundu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigundu is the 940,398th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. Chigundu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigundu are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chigundu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 218,767. In Tanzania Chigundu is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 97 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingundu | 94 | 100 | / |
| Chighundu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chiguundu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cigundu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chegundu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shingundu | 82 | 37 | / |
| Kigundu | 80 | 7,627 | / |
| Sigundu | 80 | 64 | / |
| Tshingundu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kiggundu | 75 | 14,724 | / |
| Kigunddu | 75 | 210 | / |
| Kiguundu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chegondu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kigunduu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kigunndu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kiggunddu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kigguundu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiggunndu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigggundu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ki'gunddu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kecgunduz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigondu | 67 | 492 | / |
| Kegundu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Segundu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyogundu | 63 | 25 | / |
| Kiggumdu | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kiggondu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Segondu | 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
- 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 Chigundu
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