Çakir Surname
Approximately 222,464 people bear this surname
Çakir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 221,764 | 1:351 | 26 |
| Northern Cyprus | 649 | 1:492 | 10 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Cakir (4,607) & Çakîr (1) are calculated separately.
Çakir (3,658) may also be a first name.
Çakir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çakir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çakir is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Cakir or Çakîr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,488th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Çakir live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Çakir is also the 116,722nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 3,658 people.
This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 221,764 people, or 1 in 351. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Bursa Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakir | 93 | 4,607 | / |
| Çakîr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Çakkir | 91 | 28 | / |
| Çakirr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zçakir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zakir | 80 | 49,259 | / |
| Çaker | 80 | 64 | / |
| Çakır | 80 | 60 | / |
| Chakir | 73 | 50,175 | / |
| Zaakir | 73 | 13,981 | / |
| Zakhir | 73 | 863 | / |
| Tsakir | 73 | 142 | / |
| Zakirh | 73 | 141 | / |
| Cakier | 73 | 72 | / |
| Dzakir | 73 | 41 | / |
| Zakkir | 73 | 38 | / |
| Zakair | 73 | 30 | / |
| Zakier | 73 | 19 | / |
| Cakkir | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zhakir | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hzakir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cahkir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zakuir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zakqir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahkir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zakeir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zşakir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zakhair | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chakhir | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chakire | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tsiakir | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaakir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsakkir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsagkir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhakir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaakhir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chzakir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cackier | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Çakir
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