Çaya Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Çaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 211 | 1:368,822 | 22,921 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Caya (17,421) & Càya (1) are calculated separately.
Çaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çaya has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear as: Caya or Càya. Click here to see other potential spellings of Çaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Çaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,136,896th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Çaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Çaya live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 368,822. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Ordu Province, where 27 percent are found, Elazig Province, where 16 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caya | 92 | 17,421 | / |
| Çay | 86 | 23,034 | / |
| Càya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Çahaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saya | 75 | 27,504 | / |
| Zaya | 75 | 17,375 | / |
| Çağa | 75 | 489 | / |
| Çaha | 75 | 223 | / |
| Çiya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Xaya | 75 | 12 | / |
| Çaja | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sayah | 67 | 46,225 | / |
| Sayad | 67 | 37,708 | / |
| Shaya | 67 | 27,978 | / |
| Chaya | 67 | 11,524 | / |
| Sayas | 67 | 8,785 | / |
| Saaya | 67 | 8,465 | / |
| Sayat | 67 | 4,039 | / |
| Çağay | 67 | 438 | / |
| Zayaa | 67 | 348 | / |
| Czaya | 67 | 308 | / |
| Sahya | 67 | 284 | / |
| Tsaya | 67 | 261 | / |
| Sauya | 67 | 145 | / |
| Sayaz | 67 | 119 | / |
| Sayau | 67 | 114 | / |
| Sayap | 67 | 108 | / |
| Dzaya | 67 | 107 | / |
| Sayaa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Xhaya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Zayah | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zahya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Saïya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Siaya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zhaya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sayha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sjaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Soaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zayha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cayaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ciaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sa'ya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sayaç | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saîya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cayha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dcaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dsaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzaya | 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 Çaya
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