SURNAMENo. 24
ADNKS 2025Çakır
“grey-blue (of eyes)”3
- CategoryColours
- OriginTurkic
- FormAdjective
#24 The 24th most common surname in Türkiye 235,286 peopleTÜİK ADNKS 20251
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Adjective
Contents§1–§17
How do you pronounce Çakır?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çakır mean?
Çakır is the grey-blue, blue-flecked colour of eyes; çakır gözlü means “grey-blue-eyed”. The same word appears in çakırdoğan, the goshawk. It goes back to Proto-Turkic *čakır and is a given name for both men and women.3
Çakır is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Çakır made of?
Çakır is a single Turkic root: çakır (grey-blue (of eyes)).
- çakır Turkic — grey-blue, blue-flecked (of eyes); also the goshawk (çakırdoğan)3
How was the name Çakır formed?
Çakır is the adjective çakır (“grey-blue (of eyes)”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Çakır?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çakıroğlu | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Çakırca | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Çakırhan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Çakıroğulları | same root | – | – |
How many people in Türkiye are called Çakır?
In TÜİK’s ADNKS 2025 figures, 235,286 people in Türkiye carry the surname Çakır, ranking it 24th in the top 30. That is 1,031 behind Yavuz and 1,466 ahead of Özcan.1
Bearers by year
| 2018 | 227,590 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 229,588 |
| 2020 | 230,887 |
| 2021 | 232,182 |
| 2022 | 233,304 |
| 2023 | 233,972 |
| 2024 | 234,557 |
| 2025 | 235,286 |
Çakır gained 7,696 bearers between 2018 and 2025, yet its share slipped from 2.78 to 2.73 per 1,000 people, because the population grew faster. It slipped from 23rd in 2018 to 24th in 2025.1,2
How has Çakır ranked over the years?
| Year | Rank | People | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 235,286 | +729 | [1] |
| 2024 | 24 | 234,557 | +585 | [1] |
| 2023 | 24 | 233,972 | +668 | [1] |
| 2022 | 24 | 233,304 | +1,122 | [1] |
| 2021 | 23 | 232,182 | +1,295 | [1] |
| 2020 | 23 | 230,887 | +1,299 | [1] |
| 2019 | 23 | 229,588 | +1,998 | [1] |
| 2018 | 23 | 227,590 | – | [1] |
Where in Türkiye is Çakır most common?
Çakır is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 36 provinces; its best rank is 8th in Samsun.1
- In the province top 30 36
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Istanbul | 21 | 43,028 |
| 02 | Ankara | 29 | 15,133 |
| 03 | Bursa | 17 | 12,868 |
| 04 | Izmir | 29 | 11,300 |
| 05 | Samsun | 8 | 11,069 |
| 06 | Kocaeli | 19 | 7,744 |
How often would you meet a Çakır?
About one person in 366 in Türkiye is a Çakır; a town of 10,000 would have around 27.
235,286 ÷ 86,092,168 × 1,000 ≈ 2.7 1,2
The calculation divides bearers by the 2025 ADNKS population; a real school or class will differ by region.
How many people are called Mehmet Çakır?
These are estimates that assume given names and surnames are independent. In reality, families and regions do not choose names independently, so read them as orders of magnitude.
| # | Full name | Estimated people |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mehmet Çakır | ≈3,476estimate |
| 02 | Fatma Çakır | ≈3,149estimate |
| 03 | Mustafa Çakır | ≈2,890estimate |
| 04 | Ayşe Çakır | ≈2,478estimate |
| 05 | Ahmet Çakır | ≈2,342estimate |
Who are some well-known people named Çakır?
- Cüneyt Çakır association football referee 1976–
- Uğurcan Çakır association football player 1996–
- Deniz Çakır actor 1981–
- Aslı Çakır Alptekin middle-distance runner 1985–
- Olcay Çakır basketball player 1993–
- Ushan Çakır actor 1984–
- Mehmet Çakır association football player 1984–
- Hamza Çakır association football player 1985–
People surnamed Çakır as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Çakır also a first name?
Yes. Çakır is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “grey-blue (of eyes)”.
Çakır as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Çakır written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Çakır is usually written Cakir.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il
- 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çakır
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çakır
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çakır
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı — En çok kullanılan isimler (ADNKS)
- 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 9 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 10 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Çakır
- Q1
What does the surname Çakır mean?
- Çakır is the grey-blue, blue-flecked colour of eyes; çakır gözlü means “grey-blue-eyed”. The same word appears in çakırdoğan, the goshawk. It goes back to Proto-Turkic *čakır and is a given name for both men and women.
- Q2
How many people in Türkiye have the surname Çakır?
- 235,286 people, according to TÜİK ADNKS 2025, which places it at number 24 in Türkiye.
- Q3
What is the origin of the surname Çakır?
- The root word of Çakır is çakır (Turkic): “grey-blue, blue-flecked (of eyes); also the goshawk (çakırdoğan)”.
- Q4
How do you pronounce Çakır?
- Ça·kır, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃaˈkɯɾ/.