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
Sarkaya (Hindi: सरकया, Marathi: सक्या) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Şarkaya. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 961,438th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sarkaya are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 587,225th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 233 people.
It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 301,633. In Turkey Sarkaya is most numerous in: Denizli Province, where 52 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 12 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Turkey it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
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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