Çolak Surname

5,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Çolak Surname User-submission:

Means 'one-armed/handed'.

Çolak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey103,2101:75490
Northern Cyprus1821:1,753185
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

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

User-submitted Reference

Means 'one-armed/handed'.

- turk

Çolak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çolak is most common in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms: Colak, Čolak, Ćolak or Čolák. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Çolak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,477th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 70,442 people. The last name Çolak is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Çolak live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 103,210 people, or 1 in 754. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Trabzon Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In England the number of people who held the Çolak last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colak932,743/
Čolak932,307/
Ćolak9313/
Çollak9175/
Çolhak9136/
Čolák8752/
Çalak80418/
Zolak80249/
Çolac801/
Çağlak733,218/
Cholak733,158/
Tsolak73227/
Csolak7363/
Ciolak7358/
Czolak7335/
Zholak7331/
Zolyak7328/
Collak7314/
Tzolak733/
Coulak731/
Colack730/
Cholake671,752/
Choulak67266/
Cholakh67110/
Chollak6759/
Coolack6737/
Cholack6736/
Cholaik6719/
Chholak6718/
Csollak6711/
Czollak6711/
Choolak6710/
Tcholak672/
Tsolyak671/
Zoulack671/

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