Çalişkan Surname
Approximately 140,308 people bear this surname
Çalişkan Surname User-submission:
The Çalişkan surname derives from the word çalışkan, which in Turkish means 'hard-working'.
Çalişkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 140,161 | 1:555 | 60 |
| Northern Cyprus | 107 | 1:2,981 | 438 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
The alternate forms: Çaliskan (42), Caliskan (3,876) & Čališkan (3) are calculated separately.
Çalişkan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Çalişkan surname derives from the word çalışkan, which in Turkish means 'hard-working'.
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Where Does The Last Name Çalişkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Çalişkan is found most in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Çaliskan, Caliskan or Čališkan. For other possible spellings of Çalişkan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çalişkan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,011th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 51,940 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Çalişkan are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
Çalişkan is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 140,161 people, or 1 in 555. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Ankara Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çaliskan | 96 | 42 | / |
| Caliskan | 92 | 3,876 | / |
| Čališkan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Çalışkan | 88 | 12 | / |
| Çalishkan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calışkan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Çalıskan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calliskan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caliskahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalishkan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caliscan | 63 | 5 | / |
| Caleskan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Calıskan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cealiscan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chalyshkan | 56 | 34 | / |
| Chalishqan | 56 | 4 | / |
| Chaleshkan | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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