Şenkaya Surname
Approximately 2,953 people bear this surname
Şenkaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,911 | 1:26,734 | 3,035 |
| Northern Cyprus | 38 | 1:8,395 | 2,026 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Senkaya (112) are calculated separately.
Şenkaya (16) may also be a first name.
Şenkaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şenkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şenkaya is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Senkaya. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şenkaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 149,578th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,467,845 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Şenkaya live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,911 people, or 1 in 26,734. In Turkey Şenkaya is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 15 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senkaya | 95 | 112 | / |
| Şenkayas | 93 | 10 | / |
| Şenkahya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Şenkay | 92 | 10 | / |
| Senkahya | 80 | 53 | / |
| Shenkaya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ssenkaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Şencay | 77 | 190 | / |
| Zenkay | 77 | 20 | / |
| Senkaa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Senkay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ssenkaaya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shenkhaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Çinkaya | 71 | 2,424 | / |
| Senkayi | 71 | 280 | / |
| Senkoya | 71 | 90 | / |
| Sinkaya | 71 | 68 | / |
| Cinkaya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sencaya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Senkayo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sengkay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ssenkayi | 67 | 844 | / |
| Shenkoya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Shinkaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ssenkaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinkaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chenkaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemkaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssenkaye | 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 Şenkaya
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