Chigusa Surname

142,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Chigusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,0831:41,4673,615
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Chigusa (8,552) may also be a first name.

Chigusa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chigusa has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chigusa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigusa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 142,337th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,330,523 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chigusa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Chigusa is also the 68,058th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 8,552 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,083 people, or 1 in 41,467. In Japan it is primarily found in: Mie Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

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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 Chigusa
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