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 surname Çakmak is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Cakmak or Čakmak. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Çakmak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,226th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 54,838 people. The surname Çakmak occurs mostly 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 prevalent given name internationally, borne by 122 people.
Çakmak is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 132,391 people, or 1 in 588. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
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