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 occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Cakir or Çakîr. For other possible spellings of Çakir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakir? popularity and diffusion
Çakir is the 2,488th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,758 people. The surname Çakir is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 3,658 people.
The last name Çakir is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 221,764 people, or 1 in 351. In Turkey Çakir is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
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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