Çakır Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çakır Surname User-submission:

Çakır is a Turkish word meaning 'blue'. It was often associated with people who had blue eyes, which are uncommon in Turkey but do appear due to European admixture to Turkish genes. With the suffix -oğlu it means 'son(s) of a blue eyed'.

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Çakır Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Çakr (3) & Cakr (2) are calculated separately.

Çakır Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Çakır is a Turkish word meaning 'blue'. It was often associated with people who had blue eyes, which are uncommon in Turkey but do appear due to European admixture to Turkish genes. With the suffix -oğlu it means 'son(s) of a blue eyed'. one'.

- merttron

Çakir is a Turkic word, meaning 'blue-eyed' or 'harsh'.

- yarslano

Çakır Last Name Facts

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

Çakır occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as: Çakr or Cakr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çakır? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Çakır reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Çakır is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Çakır is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 58 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Çakır Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Çakır last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çakr963/
Cakr892/
Çakir80222,464/
Çaker8064/
Cakır805/
Çakër802/
Çakìr801/
Çakîr801/
Çakkir7328/
Çatker731/
Shakır731/
Zçakir731/
Çakirr731/
Sakr6797,584/
Zakr6792/
Xakr671/

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