Čolak Surname

183,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čolak Surname User-submission:

The Čolak surname is derived to the Turkish word çolak, meaning 'hit' or 'cut'. It was used for individuals who were in some way crippled (e.g who had their arm cut off).

Čolak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1381:3,108601
Croatia6681:6,330921
Serbia4751:15,0421,784
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Çolak (103,454), Colak (2,743), Čolák (52) & Ćolak (13) are calculated separately.

Čolak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Čolak surname is derived to the Turkish word çolak, meaning 'hit' or 'cut'. It was used for individuals who were in some way crippled (e.g who had their arm cut off).

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Čolak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čolak occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Çolak, Colak, Čolák or Ćolak. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čolak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,996th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,158,884 people. The surname Čolak is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čolak live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Čolak is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,138 people, or 1 in 3,108. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 95 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 5 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 29 percent live and Serbia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çolak93103,454/
Colak932,743/
Čolák9352/
Ćolak9313/
Zolak80249/
Čalak8014/
Čolakova7785/
Čolaková772/
Cholak733,158/
Tsolak73227/
Čatlak73133/
Čollák7388/
Çollak7375/
Csolak7363/
Ciolak7358/
Çolhak7336/
Czolak7335/
Zholak7331/
Zolyak7328/
Collak7314/
Tzolak733/
Coulak731/
Colack730/
Čollaková711/
Cholake671,752/
Choulak67266/
Cholakh67110/
Chollak6759/
Coolack6737/
Cholack6736/
Cholaik6719/
Chholak6718/
Csollak6711/
Czollak6711/
Choolak6710/
Tcholak672/
Tsolyak671/
Zoulack671/
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