Gökyay Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gökyay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gökyay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1301:598,62632,242
Northern Cyprus601:5,3171,088

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

Gökyay is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gokyay. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gökyay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Gökyay is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Gökyay live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Gökyay is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name internationally, held by 18 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 598,626. In Turkey Gökyay is most numerous in: Bursa Province, where 32 percent live, Nevsehir Province, where 25 percent live and Ankara Province, where 18 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 32 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokyay9411/
Gokya733/
Gakyeya624/
Gokiiya621/
Gakuiya621/
Gokia55470/
Gakia5548/
Gakye555/
Gokja554/
Gekia552/
Gaqya551/
Gakjah501/
Gekija501/
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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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