Çakar Surname
Approximately 47,215 people bear this surname
Çakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 47,120 | 1:1,652 | 247 |
| Northern Cyprus | 57 | 1:5,597 | 1,167 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Cakar (1,348), Čakar (161) & Ćakar (15) are calculated separately.
Çakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çakar (Hindi: चकर्) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Cakar, Čakar or Ćakar. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,897th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 154,348 people. The surname Çakar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Çakar are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 47,120 people, or 1 in 1,652. In Turkey Çakar is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside and Diyarbakir Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Turkey it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakar | 93 | 1,348 | / |
| Čakar | 93 | 161 | / |
| Ćakar | 93 | 15 | / |
| Zakar | 80 | 22,477 | / |
| Çokar | 80 | 143 | / |
| Chakar | 73 | 6,056 | / |
| Zakaar | 73 | 4,300 | / |
| Zakhar | 73 | 4,048 | / |
| Zakkar | 73 | 721 | / |
| Zaukar | 73 | 55 | / |
| Zaikar | 73 | 39 | / |
| Zakair | 73 | 30 | / |
| Zeakar | 73 | 24 | / |
| Zaakar | 73 | 19 | / |
| Cakkar | 73 | 15 | / |
| Zackar | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tsakar | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zhakar | 73 | 6 | / |
| Caukar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dzakar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zakarh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zagkar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zahkar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caykar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaakaar | 67 | 3,316 | / |
| Chakkar | 67 | 1,518 | / |
| Chakhar | 67 | 437 | / |
| Chakare | 67 | 313 | / |
| Chaukar | 67 | 257 | / |
| Chaikar | 67 | 55 | / |
| Zaykkar | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dzhakar | 67 | 40 | / |
| Zakhair | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tchakar | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chaykar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chakaur | 67 | 8 | / |
| Caikkar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaakar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tsakare | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chakaar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chagkar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chhakar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zakahar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zakhaur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tseakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahkkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cakahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chackar | 67 | 1 | / |
Çakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Çakar in the Hindi language | ||
| चकर् | cakar | - |
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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 Çakar
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