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.
- necati270Çakmak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çakmak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çakmak occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cakmak or Čakmak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakmak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,226th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 54,838 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Çakmak are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 122 people.
It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 132,391 people, or 1 in 588. In Turkey Çakmak is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Sanliurfa Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
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