Göktaş Surname

13,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Göktaş Surname User-submission:

The Göktaş surname has two meanings. First meaning is 'meteorite'. But in meteorite meaning usually a suffix comes.

Second meaning is 'blue (turquise) stone'. The meanings of gök are 'sky' and 'colour of sky'. And taş is 'stone'.

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Göktaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey40,8531:1,905285
Northern Cyprus1381:2,312297
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Göktas (465), Goktaş (1) & Goktas (629) are calculated separately.

Göktaş Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Göktaş surname has two meanings. First meaning is 'meteorite'. But in meteorite meaning usually a suffix comes.

Second meaning is 'blue (turquise) stone'. The meanings of gök are 'sky' and 'colour of sky'. And taş is 'stone'.

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Göktaş Last Name Facts

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

Göktaş occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Göktas, Goktaş or Goktas. For other possible spellings of Göktaş click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göktaş? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,607th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 177,663 people. Göktaş is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Göktaş reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Göktaş is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 40,853 people, or 1 in 1,905. In Turkey Göktaş is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göktas94465/
Goktaş941/
Goktas89629/
Göcktas771/
Gögtas677/
Goktaz671/
Gektas671/
Goektas6210/
Gektash625/
Goktash621/
Gogtas504/
Gactas501/

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