Kaya meaning | Last name Kaya origin

Following is the meaning of Kaya surname. Family name Kaya is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kaya
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Turkey
Meaning: Turkish name for a rock. Derivative: Kayaoglu (= the son of the man called Kaya).

Kaya is used as a family name or surname in Turkey languages. Kaya has 4 characters long in length.

Kaya is common in Turkey country(ies).

Kaya is ranked 708 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kayas grew by 25.86505 per cent to 1455 since 2000 and ranked 18819 after elevating 2337 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 56.49 42.21
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
25.57 37.37
Hispanic or Latino 8.11 9.26
Others 5.64 8.04
Black 2.27 1.04
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.92 2.08

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kaya

How popular is Kaya?

Kaya is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Turkey which signifies that it is originated from Turkey. Around 740103 people have been found who wears Kaya as their family name. Kaya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
34,406 Moldova10
16,914 Mauritania10
999 Democratic Republic of The Congo8
28,661 Serbia8
1,039 Libya5
572 Mali5
27,602 Nigeria4
16,861 Iran4
8,689 Pakistan4
3,904 Ivory Coast4
12,383 Armenia4
3,861 Syria3
7,993 Jordan3
4,669 Albania3
3,519 Benin3
78,945 Argentina3
16,136 Kenya3
110 Central African Republic3
2,444 Sudan3
210 Chad3
9,500 Ghana3
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Celebrities having Kaya surname

Abdülkadir Kayalı Soccer player
Lütfullah Kayalar Lawyer
Nurullah Kaya Soccer player
Adil Kaya Film producer
Ahmet Kaya Singer
Ai Kayano Voice actress
Rıza Kayaalp Olympic athlete
Ai Kayano Voice actress
Alawi D. Kayal Author
Umar Kayam Sociologist
  • In 1969 drama film, Disi eskiya, Ali Kaya portrayed N.
  • Sevgi Kaya portrayed main role of N in 1975 drama, romance movie Huma Kusu.
  • Masha Kaya played leading character of The Girl in 2014 drama and mystery movie Let the Die Be Cast: Initium.
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