Balıkçı Surname

34,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Balıkçı Surname User-submission:

Balıkçı is a Turkish surname, meaning 'fisherman'.

Balıkçı Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey15,5151:5,016723
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Balkc (1) are calculated separately.

Balıkçı Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Balıkçı is a Turkish surname, meaning 'fisherman'.

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DNA test information

Balıkçı Last Name Facts

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

Balıkçı is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Balkc. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balıkçı? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,147th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 469,468 people. The last name Balıkçı is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Balıkçı live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 15,515 people, or 1 in 5,016. In Turkey Balıkçı is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkc891/
Balikçi7133/
Balks67157/
Ballkoçi6797/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balıkçı
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