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 surname Çakir is found most in Turkey. It may also be found as a variant: Cakir or Çakîr. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Çakir is the 2,488th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,758 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Çakir reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 116,722nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,658 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 221,764 people, or 1 in 351. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Turkey it is found 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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