Çakmak Surname
Approximately 132,893 people bear this surname
Çakmak Surname User-submission:
It describes a person with a lighter. Çakmak for it self means 'lighter' and with the lı which stands for 'with'. Çakmaklı is also a small village in Turkey near rhe City Tunceli.
Çakmak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 132,391 | 1:588 | 65 |
| Northern Cyprus | 453 | 1:704 | 34 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Cakmak (3,125) & Čakmak (141) are calculated separately.
Çakmak (122) may also be a first name.
Çakmak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It describes a person with a lighter. Çakmak for it self means 'lighter' and with the lı which stands for 'with'. Çakmaklı is also a small village in Turkey near rhe City Tunceli.
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Where Does The Last Name Çakmak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Çakmak is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Cakmak or Čakmak. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakmak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,226th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 54,838 people. The surname Çakmak is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Çakmak reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 844,248th most common first name on earth, held by 122 people.
The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 132,391 people, or 1 in 588. In Turkey Çakmak is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
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