Chughu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chughu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chughu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Chughu Last Name Facts

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

Chughu (Hindi: चुगहू, Marathi: चुघु) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chughu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Chughu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Chughu are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Chughu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Chughu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Chughu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chughu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choughu921/
Chughuu921/
Chugu91576/
Hughu912/
Chungchu864/
Chunghui863/
Chunghau862/
Chunghou861/
Cheughui861/
Choughui861/
Chungu8321,097/
Chugus8316/
Hughus8315/
Chighu8310/
Chuggu837/
Chuugu834/
Chougu833/
Hughui832/
Choghu832/
Chaugu831/
Hughuy831/
Chugut831/
Chuguh831/
Chuguj831/
Chuguu831/
Chuigu831/
Hugu80112/
Tchougheu808/
Chungchui806/
Chungchou804/
Schaughut801/
Chaungu77103/
Chougou7787/
Houghou7711/
Haughui773/
Haughuy772/
Chaugud771/
Schungu771/
Tchugou771/
Choungu771/
Chaugou771/
Chigheu771/
Coughuy770/
Hughuis770/
Hughuss770/
Hugheus770/
Hungu733,252/
Hugus73489/
Hugou73468/
Shugu73234/
Hugut7334/
Ciugu7317/
Haugu7314/
Zhugu7314/
Sughu739/
Hugau735/
Hougu734/
Cuguá734/
Huguh733/
Xhugu732/
Cugau731/
Zughu731/
Jughu731/
Huggu731/
Huugu731/
Huigu731/
Tchougou71133/
Cheugueu7110/
Cheungou7110/
Choungou718/
Haughuus716/
Tcheugou712/
Cheungau711/
Haughout711/
Tcheugup711/
Chougueu711/
Houghout710/
Shungu674,893/
Ciungu671,624/
Huggup6774/
Hunggu6773/
Haugou6736/
Hugoud6732/
Tcheugueu6726/
Hougou6720/
Chiguu6717/
Shuigu6713/
Hugaud6712/
Houngu679/
Haugut679/
Siughu676/
Shougu675/
Soughu675/
Tchougueu674/
Sahugu674/
Sunghu673/
Shuggu672/
Hugaux672/
Czugut672/
Huguhe671/
Hungou671/
Shugau671/
Sughui671/
Suughu671/
Hugaus671/
Tchougouh671/
Tchougoup671/
Cougou671/
Cheugueup671/
Huguha671/
Hougus670/
Hugout670/
Shaughuss670/
Shugus670/
Shugud670/

Chughu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chughu in the Hindi language
चुगहूcugahu-
Chughu in the Marathi language
चुघुcughu-

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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 Chughu
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