Ciftkaya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ciftkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciftkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Çiftkaya (138) are calculated separately.

Ciftkaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ciftkaya occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Çiftkaya. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciftkaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ciftkaya are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Ciftkaya is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Ciftkaya is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside. Beside Germany Ciftkaya is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çiftkaya96138/
Cıftekaya826/
Cifte Akay781/
Ciftok716/
Siftika675/

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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 Ciftkaya
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