Çatalkaya Surname

85,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çatalkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çatalkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,6121:13,8671,742
Northern Cyprus261:12,2703,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Catalkaya (73) are calculated separately.

Çatalkaya Last Name Facts

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

Çatalkaya is found most in Turkey. It can be found as: Catalkaya. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çatalkaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,490th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,291,889 people. The last name Çatalkaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Çatalkaya live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 5,612 people, or 1 in 13,867. In Turkey Çatalkaya is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Turkey it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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