Çalak Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Çalak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 416 | 1:187,071 | 13,990 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Calak (651) & Čalak (14) are calculated separately.
Çalak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çalak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çalak (Hindi: चालका, Marathi: चाळक) is found most in Turkey. It can occur as: Calak or Čalak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çalak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 703,644th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname Çalak occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Çalak live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 187,071. In Turkey Çalak is most numerous in: Aksaray Province, where 21 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found and Diyarbakir Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 0 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Çalak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Çalak in the Hindi language | ||
| चालका | calaka | - |
| Çalak in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळक | calaka | - |
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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
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- 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 Çalak
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