Çakıroğlu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Çakıroğlu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'descended from a blue eyed individual'. The Greek variant is Tsakiroglou (Τσακίρογλου), while the Turkish variant is Çakıroğlu. It comes from the Turkish word çakır, meaning 'gray eye color' or 'blue eye color', and the Turkish ending -oğlu, meaning 'son of' or 'descendant of'.

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Çakıroğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Çakıroğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'descended from a blue eyed individual'. The Greek variant is Tsakiroglou (Τσακίρογλου), while the Turkish variant is Çakıroğlu. It comes from the Turkish word çakır, meaning 'gray eye color' or 'blue eye color', and the Turkish ending -oğlu, meaning 'son of' or 'descendant of'.

- theo1899

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

Çakıroğlu Last Name Facts

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

Çakıroğlu occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çakıroğlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Çakıroğlu is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Çakıroğlu reside; 29 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Çakıroğlu is most frequent in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Kuwait, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çakiroğlu8915,693/
Şakiroğlu78915/
Zakiroğlu7880/
Çekeroğlu7869/
Çökeroğlu7816/
Cakirolu711/
Şekeroğlu673,403/
Cakralu631/
Chakyrohlu631/
Chakralu594/
Zakirulu591/
Chakkiralu534/
Shokroloup532/
Shakiruulu531/
Chakrallou531/
Shakeraloup5010/

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