Çağtay Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çağtay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çağtay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2211:352,13322,175
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927

Çağtay (194) may also be a first name.

Çağtay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çağtay is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Çağtay.

How Common Is The Last Name Çağtay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Çağtay is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Çağtay live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Çağtay is also the 651,944th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 194 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 352,133. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Hatay Province, where 61 percent are found, Bitlis Province, where 10 percent are found and Aydin Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çağatay926,256/
Çatay91133/
Çata8049/
Catay73841/
Zatay738/
Cataye67382/
Cattay67161/
Cataya6798/
Cathay6741/
Csatay6734/
Caitay6730/
Zataya6725/
Zeatay6721/
Chatay6720/
Zatayu675/
Zataye674/
Cajtay671/
Cautay671/

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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 Çağtay
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