Çakan Surname
Approximately 16,479 people bear this surname
Çakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 16,450 | 1:4,731 | 684 |
| Northern Cyprus | 18 | 1:17,723 | 4,398 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Cakan (250) & Čakan (225) are calculated separately.
Çakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Çakan (Arabic: جاكان, Hindi: चकाना) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cakan or Čakan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Çakan is the 32,317th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 442,232 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Çakan reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Çakan is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 16,450 people, or 1 in 4,731. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Agri Province, where 6 percent live and Van Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakan | 93 | 250 | / |
| Čakan | 93 | 225 | / |
| Çaykan | 91 | 19 | / |
| Çağkan | 91 | 18 | / |
| Çagkan | 91 | 11 | / |
| Çağakan | 83 | 58 | / |
| Çokan | 80 | 1,707 | / |
| Zakan | 80 | 329 | / |
| Çakon | 80 | 11 | / |
| Chakan | 73 | 2,147 | / |
| Zhakan | 73 | 429 | / |
| Zakhan | 73 | 363 | / |
| Çokcan | 73 | 178 | / |
| Czakan | 73 | 106 | / |
| Zaikan | 73 | 38 | / |
| Zakkan | 73 | 37 | / |
| Çokkan | 73 | 23 | / |
| Zaukan | 73 | 21 | / |
| Cakkan | 73 | 18 | / |
| Csakan | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zakaun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zahkan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zakaan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cakain | 73 | 3 | / |
| Caukan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Çaycan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeakan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaikan | 67 | 3,878 | / |
| Chakane | 67 | 2,254 | / |
| Tchakan | 67 | 663 | / |
| Zhakhan | 67 | 207 | / |
| Chakhan | 67 | 147 | / |
| Chackan | 67 | 83 | / |
| Zahakan | 67 | 56 | / |
| Chakkan | 67 | 56 | / |
| Tsakane | 67 | 43 | / |
| Dzhakan | 67 | 39 | / |
| Chaukan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zaikhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chakaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsakhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsaukan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caukhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaykan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakhaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caickan | 67 | 0 | / |
Çakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Çakan in the Hindi language | ||
| चकाना | cakana | - |
| Çakan in the Arabic language | ||
| جاكان | jakan | - |
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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 Çakan
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