Çakal Surname

32,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Çakal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çakal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey16,3451:4,761688
Kosovo271:68,9584,589
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Cakal (422), Čakal (137) & Ćakal (1) are calculated separately.

Çakal (12) may also be a first name.

Çakal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Çakal (Hindi: चकला, Marathi: चाकळ) occurs most in Turkey. It may also occur as a variant: Cakal, Čakal or Ćakal. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çakal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,467th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 444,390 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Çakal are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Çakal is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 16,345 people, or 1 in 4,761. In Turkey Çakal is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Izmir Province, where 9 percent live and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 0 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cakal93422/
Čakal93137/
Ćakal931/
Çakkal91159/
Çakall911/
Çakallı831/
Çokal801,713/
Zakal80229/
Chakal73993/
Zakall73120/
Tsakal7329/
Zackal7325/
Çokkal738/
Caykal738/
Cakkal737/
Çakkol737/
Cakall736/
Dsakal733/
Zakaal732/
Zakkal731/
Zakaul731/
Cakail731/
Caikal731/
Zakhal731/
Zaakal731/
Çokall731/
Chakale671,724/
Chakkal67196/
Chackal6779/
Tshakal6749/
Chaikal6742/
Zakhail6732/
Chaakal6731/
Tchakal6716/
Tsakale6714/
Caukhal6712/
Chakhal6712/
Chakail678/
Chakall677/
Dzaukal675/
Chakaal672/
Chaukal671/
Zaakhal671/
Dshakal671/
Chhakal671/

Çakal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Çakal in the Marathi language
चाकळcakala-
Çakal in the Hindi language
चकलाcakala44.44
चकलcakala33.33
चाकलcakala22.22

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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 Çakal
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