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
The last name Çakir is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Cakir or Çakîr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,488th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,758 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Çakir are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Çakir is also the 116,722nd most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 3,658 people.
Çakir is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 221,764 people, or 1 in 351. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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 Çakir
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