Sarkaya Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Sarkaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 258 | 1:301,633 | 19,740 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Şarkaya (1) are calculated separately.
Sarkaya (233) may also be a first name.
Sarkaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarkaya (Hindi: सरकया, Marathi: सक्या) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Şarkaya. Click here for other potential spellings of Sarkaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 961,438th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Sarkaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Sarkaya reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 587,225th most frequent first name internationally, held by 233 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 301,633. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Denizli Province, where 52 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 12 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarkaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarkaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सरकया | sarakaya | - |
| Sarkaya in the Marathi language | ||
| सक्या | sakya | - |
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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 Sarkaya
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