Şahinkaya Surname

77,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şahinkaya Surname User-submission:

The Şahinkaya surname means 'cliff' and 'valley' in Turkish.

Şahinkaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,3151:12,3231,583
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Sahinkaya (117) are calculated separately.

Şahinkaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Şahinkaya surname means 'cliff' and 'valley' in Turkish.

- elifsah
DNA test information

Şahinkaya Last Name Facts

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

Şahinkaya occurs most in Turkey. It can also be found as: Sahinkaya. For other possible spellings of Şahinkaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şahinkaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,351st most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,152,363 people. Şahinkaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Şahinkaya live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,315 people, or 1 in 12,323. In Turkey Şahinkaya is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Antalya Province, where 9 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahinkaya96117/
Şahankaya89225/
Sahin Kaya8418/
Sahinayak788/
Sahankaya782/
Sahin Akkaya762/
Şahinok7561/
Sahan Kaya741/
Sahin Okay741/
Sahinkoy715/
Zahankaa714/
Cihankaya6735/
Şahenk6730/
Sahinkuye674/
Şahinç672/
Sahin Cay671/
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