Sakmak Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sakmak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakmak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8221:94,6738,389
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Sakmak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakmak is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakmak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sakmak is the 400,040th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Sakmak reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 822 people, or 1 in 94,673. In Turkey Sakmak is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 13 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakmak9236/
Sakmake921/
Cakmak833,125/
Sokmak8350/
Zakmak831/
Sookmak7724/
Sokmack7719/
Siekmak7713/
Cakmakc774/
Caikmak771/
Çakmakç771/
Shakmakova75163/
Sockmack7125/
Jackmack7111/
Çakmakcı713/
Chakmakh711/
Sokmok674/
Cakmag671/
Cakmac671/
Sokmag671/
Chokmak627/
Chakmaq622/
Jookmak621/
Jakmouk621/
Chakhmaq578/
Cookmack573/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sakmak
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