Gökyay Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Gökyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 130 | 1:598,626 | 32,242 |
| Northern Cyprus | 60 | 1:5,317 | 1,088 |
The alternate forms: Gokyay (11) are calculated separately.
Gökyay (18) may also be a first name.
Gökyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gökyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gökyay is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gokyay. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gökyay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,227,038th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Gökyay reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
Gökyay is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 598,626. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Bursa Province, where 32 percent are found, Nevsehir Province, where 25 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 18 percent are found. Besides Turkey Gökyay occurs in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 32 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gökyay
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