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 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
| 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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