Chigunwe Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Chigunwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 158 | 1:97,710 | 13,813 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chigunwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigunwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigunwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigunwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,369,340th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigunwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 97,710. In Zimbabwe Chigunwe is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 24 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chigunwe
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