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Where Does The Last Name Kaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kaya (Arabic: قايا, Bengali: কায়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻪ, Hindi: काया, Marathi: काया, Oriya: କାୟା, Russian: Кая) occurs most in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kaya is the 613^th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,206 people. Kaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kaya reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kaya is also the 11,807^th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 84,616 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 790,743 people, or 1 in 98. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 4 percent reside. Beside Turkey Kaya exists in 147 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and The Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Kaya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kaya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaya last name increased 17,210 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kaya surname are 15.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.16% less than the national average, earning 259,020 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.72% less than the national average, earning R 102,840 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $44,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,182 CAD per year.