Çankaya Surname
Approximately 24,278 people bear this surname
Çankaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 24,186 | 1:3,218 | 460 |
| Northern Cyprus | 67 | 1:4,761 | 916 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Cankaya (573) are calculated separately.
Çankaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çankaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çankaya occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Cankaya. Click here for other potential spellings of Çankaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Çankaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Çankaya is the 22,378th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 300,171 people. The last name Çankaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Çankaya reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 24,186 people, or 1 in 3,218. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cankaya | 95 | 573 | / |
| Çatinkaya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Şankaya | 86 | 362 | / |
| Çamkaya | 86 | 211 | / |
| Sankaya | 86 | 25 | / |
| Zankaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shankaya | 80 | 349 | / |
| Chankaya | 80 | 33 | / |
| Cankkaya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Sankhaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Siankaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sankay | 77 | 148 | / |
| Cankay | 77 | 112 | / |
| Sankaa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Şahankaya | 75 | 225 | / |
| Sahankaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sonkaya | 71 | 3,834 | / |
| Sangkay | 71 | 811 | / |
| Sankayi | 71 | 765 | / |
| Sankaye | 71 | 279 | / |
| Sankuya | 71 | 190 | / |
| Sancaya | 71 | 103 | / |
| Sankaay | 71 | 29 | / |
| Shankay | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chankay | 71 | 19 | / |
| Samkaya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sankiya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Zainkay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sankyya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Szankay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sankaja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sankayo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sankeya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cancaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Changkayad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chatinkaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cangkay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Čankaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankayy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankhaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanka | 67 | 34,195 | / |
| Sanky | 67 | 323 | / |
| Sangkayo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Saunkiya | 67 | 40 | / |
| Shankhay | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shankuya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Çonka | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sangkaha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shankayi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sankaiah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sancahya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shenkaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sankouya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sankhaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shankaye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sankhiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shankhaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Changkay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zaankaay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siankaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saankaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssankuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siankaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zankahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chancaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangcaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zounkaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Çankaya
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