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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) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 613^th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,206 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Kaya live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 11,807^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 84,616 people.

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

Kaya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kaya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaya surname increased 17,210 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kaya last name are 15.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.91% 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.