Sarıkaya Surname

7,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sarıkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarıkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey74,5831:1,043145
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

The alternate forms: Sarkaya (271) & Şarkaya (1) are calculated separately.

Sarıkaya Last Name Facts

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

Sarıkaya occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Sarkaya or Şarkaya. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarıkaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,602nd most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,680 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sarıkaya are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 74,583 people, or 1 in 1,043. In Turkey Sarıkaya is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Ankara Province, where 11 percent live and Denizli Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Turkey it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Sarıkaya
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