Kayaş Surname

158,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kayaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,7471:28,3303,179
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kayas (1,381) are calculated separately.

Kayaş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kayaş is most common in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kayas. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayaş? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kayaş is the 158,351st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,641,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kayaş reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Kayaş is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,747 people, or 1 in 28,330. In Turkey it is most common in: Malatya Province, where 14 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayas931,381/
Kayış809,959/
Kuyaş80196/
Koyaş80177/
Kayaz80135/
Kayaj8015/
Kayaç8014/
Kayiş802/
Kayac801/
Khayaz7353/
Khayas7342/
Kayase7336/
Kayash7319/
Kayace736/
Kayajh734/
Kayach733/
Kayass732/
Khayaj731/
Kayacı731/
Ckayas731/
Kays676,498/
Kayasız67240/
Kayashp67103/
Kayj6725/
Kayß6720/
Kayasse6719/
Kayz6716/
Khayast6713/
Kaysova674/
Khayass672/
Kayasht672/
Kayc672/
Khayash672/
Kayx671/
Kayache671/
Khayase671/
Kauyase671/

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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
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  • 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 Kayaş
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