Ilkaya Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ilkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8431:92,3158,221
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Ilkaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilkaya is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ilkaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilkaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,505th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ilkaya reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Ilkaya is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 92,315. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Diyarbakir Province, where 26 percent live, Kayseri Province, where 17 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Turkey Ilkaya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilkkaya9224/
Ilkay911,185/
Elkaya83109/
Gilkay8346/
Ilkayo832/
Ilkayi831/
Ilkaye831/
Ilkiya831/
Ilka801,495/
Hilkiya7756/
Yılkaya7718/
Elkayat775/
Elkayas772/
Elkayah772/
Elkahya771/
Hulkaya771/
Jilka731,092/
Ilkha73610/
Ilkka73524/
Ilkey73200/
Hilka73172/
Yilka7362/
Elkay7332/
Ulkay7328/
Ilcay7327/
Ailka739/
Gilky737/
Illka734/
Elkaa734/
Ilkau733/
Jilky732/
Hilky731/
Ilkoa731/
Eilka731/
Ielka731/
Ilkőy731/
Uilka731/
Ağılkaya71164/
Huilcaya7192/
Hillcaya712/
Elkayass711/
Isilkaye711/
Gilkey674,733/
Huillcaya67411/
Hilkey67301/
Elkhay6786/
Helkaa6742/
Elkays676/
Elkiya675/
Hilkka673/
Gilkuy672/
Hulkay672/
Elkhayatt671/
Ilkiye671/
Gilkau671/
Gilkoy671/
Helkay671/
Oilkey671/
Jilkey671/
Hilhka671/
Elkaja671/
Ilkeha671/
Ilkhai671/
Hielka670/
Gilkiy670/

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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 Ilkaya
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