Family name Chirakov (Chirakov 
, Чираков 
) , worldwide, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Chirakov is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Bulgaria, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Much less frequently, Chirakov is the forename as well as the last name.