Çaliş Surname

25,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Çaliş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çaliş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey21,2111:3,669517
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494

The alternate forms: Calis (4,415), Čališ (122), Ćališ (121), Čalis (4), Cális (2) & Cālis (1) are calculated separately.

Çaliş Last Name Facts

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

Çaliş is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Calis, Čališ, Ćališ, Čalis, Cális or Cālis. Click here for other potential spellings of Çaliş.

How Common Is The Last Name Çaliş? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,414th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 343,444 people. Çaliş is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Çaliş reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 21,211 people, or 1 in 3,669. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 8 percent reside and Adiyaman Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çali899,563/
Calis874,415/
Čališ87122/
Ćališ87121/
Čalis874/
Çayli807,114/
Çalli805,002/
Şaliş801,668/
Çatli80754/
Çalgi80243/
Çaliğ8056/
Çalit806/
Çalış804/
Çaili803/
Cális802/
Cālis801/
Çalğiç73106/
Çağali7381/
Çaulli7353/
Çaslli731/
Çalgiç731/
Sali67196,871/
Zali6716,664/
Çala672,239/
Xali67208/
Çatilli67169/
Çoli67142/
Šali6759/
Çaçelli6715/
Çale676/
Çalliay671/
Şali671/
Çalý671/

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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 Çaliş
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