Balkaya Surname

60,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Balkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8,1511:9,5471,265
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
France411:1,620,066149,911
Northern Cyprus311:10,2912,613
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Balkaya Last Name Facts

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

Balkaya (Russian: Балкайа) is found most in Turkey. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,287th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 871,820 people. The last name Balkaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Balkaya reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 8,151 people, or 1 in 9,547. In Turkey Balkaya is mostly concentrated in: Mus Province, where 23 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside and Sakarya Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkayad931/
Balkay92458/
Balkaa921/
Ballıkaya881,880/
Balıkkaya88131/
Bağlıkaya884/
Bhaalkaya884/
Baglikaya883/
Balıkay8619/
Balkiya868/
Balkhaa864/
Balkyya861/
Balkayo861/
Balka832,243/
Balky838/
Ballıkkaya8258/
Bhalkiya8023/
Bhaalkay803/
Balkhiya802/
Balkiyah801/
Balkahai801/
Balkaiad801/
Balkhaia801/
Balkhy77530/
Balkau77212/
Balkey77193/
Bealka7793/
Bhalka7778/
Balkai7721/
Balkøy7713/
Balcay7710/
Balkka779/
Ballka778/
Bhalky777/
Balkha777/
Balqaa775/
Baalka775/
Bealky775/
Balkae773/
Baulky773/
Balkoy772/
Balkaj772/
Balcky771/
Bahlka771/
Bahlky771/
Balkeea71151/
Bailkey7121/
Balcayo7110/
Balkaji7110/
Baulkey718/
Balqayd717/
Balkiye717/
Balkoye716/
Bolkiya715/
Bhalkey713/
Balkytė712/
Bhalkae712/
Valkiya711/
Baslkey711/
Balkaje711/
Bahlkai711/
Balkajs711/
Balckau711/
Balkait711/
Bhalkka711/
Bealkey710/
Balke679,008/
Balki676,584/
Bolka67926/
Balca67918/
Balkhaus6747/
Bálka6739/
Balqiyaz678/
Bolkiyah677/
Bolky673/
Basilkau671/
Balká671/
Boulkaye671/
Balkı671/
Balkaied671/
Balkhead671/
Balchiya671/
Balqiyas671/

Balkaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balkaya in the Russian language
Балкайаbalkaja-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balkaya
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