Çolak Surname
Approximately 103,454 people bear this surname
Çolak Surname User-submission:
Means 'one-armed/handed'.
Çolak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 103,210 | 1:754 | 90 |
| Northern Cyprus | 182 | 1:1,753 | 185 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Colak (2,743), Čolak (2,307), Ćolak (13) & Čolák (52) are calculated separately.
Çolak (17) may also be a first name.
Çolak Surname Meaning
Çolak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çolak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çolak is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Colak, Čolak, Ćolak or Čolák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Çolak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Çolak is the 5,477th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 70,442 people. Çolak is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Çolak are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Çolak is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 103,210 people, or 1 in 754. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Trabzon Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Çolak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Çolak has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Çolak last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colak | 93 | 2,743 | / |
| Čolak | 93 | 2,307 | / |
| Ćolak | 93 | 13 | / |
| Çollak | 91 | 75 | / |
| Çolhak | 91 | 36 | / |
| Čolák | 87 | 52 | / |
| Çalak | 80 | 418 | / |
| Zolak | 80 | 249 | / |
| Çolac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Çağlak | 73 | 3,218 | / |
| Cholak | 73 | 3,158 | / |
| Tsolak | 73 | 227 | / |
| Csolak | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ciolak | 73 | 58 | / |
| Czolak | 73 | 35 | / |
| Zholak | 73 | 31 | / |
| Zolyak | 73 | 28 | / |
| Collak | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tzolak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Coulak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Colack | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cholake | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Choulak | 67 | 266 | / |
| Cholakh | 67 | 110 | / |
| Chollak | 67 | 59 | / |
| Coolack | 67 | 37 | / |
| Cholack | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cholaik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chholak | 67 | 18 | / |
| Csollak | 67 | 11 | / |
| Czollak | 67 | 11 | / |
| Choolak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tcholak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsolyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoulack | 67 | 1 | / |
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