Birkaya Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Birkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Northern Cyprus211:15,1913,865
India51:153,413,076951,030
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Birkaya Last Name Facts

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

Birkaya (Russian: Биркая) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Birkaya live; 36 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 35 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 1,235,261. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Kirklareli Province, where 40 percent reside, Malatya Province, where 40 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Turkey Birkaya occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 32 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 15 percent reside.

Birkaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkahya933/
Birkay927/
Birkaa921/
Birkaia86332/
Berkaya8621/
Birkeya864/
Birkoya862/
Birkiya862/
Bierkaa861/
Birky831,011/
Birka83723/
Berkkaya8084/
Berkayad801/
Birkayhu801/
Birkey77764/
Berkay77582/
Bierka77246/
Birkha7796/
Berkaa7721/
Birkoy7715/
Bhirka7710/
Birkye771/
Birkea771/
Bircka771/
Birkai771/
Bircky770/
Birkiye71279/
Verkaya7143/
Berkaia717/
Bjørkaa715/
Birckuy714/
Berkayi712/
Bierkau712/
Birckey712/
Vircaya711/
Birkaie711/
Birkhau711/
Birkais711/
Bearkay711/
Berkaja711/
Birqaia711/
Birkhea711/
Birkeat710/
Birke6777,311/
Berka679,765/
Birca674,106/
Berky672,173/
Byrka671,816/
Birkhead671,586/
Birki67236/
Byrky6714/
Bírka675/
Birkhaus673/
Berkayhu671/
Birkeova671/
Birkehøy671/
Birkawee671/
Birqaaye671/
Birckead671/

Birkaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkaya in the Russian language
Биркаяbirkaa-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Birkaya
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