Chigunje Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigunje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigunje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Chigunje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chigunje is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigunje? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigunje reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Chigunje is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigune9330/
Chigunhe883/
Chigunye882/
Chingunji8210/
Chingunye826/
Chingunge825/
Chiguna80125/
Chigone8039/
Higoune8012/
Chiguni8012/
Hijgune805/
Kigunje804/
Haigune802/
Chigonja75106/
Chigunha7594/
Haigoune7585/
Higounet7571/
Chinguni7516/
Chigonye7513/
Heggunje755/
Chegoune752/
Shigunye751/
Heigoune751/
Chigonie751/
Chiginji751/
Chengune751/
Chigounis7154/
Higuni7113/
Chingouni717/
Higone714/
Cigone713/
Ciguns713/
Chaigunha711/
Shingunye711/
Higuna711/
Chigona673,944/
Siguney6768/
Dzigune6724/
Haygune6717/
Shiguna677/
Cheguni677/
Hinguni674/
Hegunji673/
Cigonji672/
Kigunye672/
Shegune671/
Shigone671/
Higonne671/
Chigons671/
Chahajgune671/
Sigoune671/

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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 Chigunje
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis