Çakmaktaş Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çakmaktaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Çakmaktaş Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5111:152,29211,996
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416

The alternate forms: Cakmaktas (4) are calculated separately.

Çakmaktaş Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Çakmaktaş Come From? nationality or country of origin

Çakmaktaş occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cakmaktas. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çakmaktaş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 585,091st most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Çakmaktaş are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass.

Çakmaktaş is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 152,292. In Turkey Çakmaktaş is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 65 percent live, Izmir Province, where 11 percent live and Erzincan Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Çakmaktaş occurs in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çakmaktaşi95354/
Cakmaktas934/
Cakmaktasi742/
Cakmak Atis601/

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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 Çakmaktaş
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