Çakıroğlu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameÇakıroğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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'.
- theo1899Çakır 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'.
- merttronÇakıroğlu 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çakiroğlu | 89 | 15,693 | / |
| Şakiroğlu | 78 | 915 | / |
| Zakiroğlu | 78 | 80 | / |
| Çekeroğlu | 78 | 69 | / |
| Çökeroğlu | 78 | 16 | / |
| Cakirolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Şekeroğlu | 67 | 3,403 | / |
| Cakralu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chakyrohlu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chakralu | 59 | 4 | / |
| Zakirulu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chakkiralu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Shokroloup | 53 | 2 | / |
| Shakiruulu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chakrallou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shakeraloup | 50 | 10 | / |
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