Chirgwin Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Tonga

Chirgwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirgwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2491:108,41612,099
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
England1471:379,03426,619
Wales191:162,87011,152
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Chirgwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chirgwin is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirgwin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 474,151st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. Chirgwin is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Chirgwin reside; 35 percent reside in Australasia and 35 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Chirgwin is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 108,416. In Australia Chirgwin is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 35 percent reside, South Australia, where 30 percent reside and Queensland, where 14 percent reside. Not including Australia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Chirgwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chirgwin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 992 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chirgwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chirgwin surname are 6.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Chirgwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.03% more than the national average, earning R 463,464 per year; in United States they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $38,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 86.37% more than the national average, earning $92,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirgwin886/
Chergwin883/
Chirqwin882/
Churgwin880/
Cirquin677/
Kirkwin671/
Kregwin670/
Cherguim631/
Cerquin533,190/
Herquin5339/
Gerguin5310/
Serguin539/
Zerguin531/
Hirguem531/
Sircuin530/

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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 Chirgwin
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