Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Mehmet Kaya?
13,292
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Mehmet and the surname Kaya in 2025. The real number of Mehmet Kayas may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Mehmet Kaya estimate rests on three official figures, each linked to its source below. For Mehmet, TÜİK’s count in the list of male names is used; for Kaya, the national surname list.
| People named Mehmet | 1,271,896 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Kaya | 899,722 | Kaya · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Mehmet) = 1,271,896 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.48%
P(Kaya) = 899,722 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.05%
P(Mehmet) × P(Kaya) × population ≈ 13,292
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Mehmet Kaya changed?
The same calculation gives 14,080 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 5.6% lower. The number of people named Mehmet fell over the period.
| Year | Mehmet | Kaya | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,361,958 | 847,737 | ≈ 14,080 |
| 2019 | 1,352,726 | 858,398 | ≈ 13,964 |
| 2020 | 1,338,968 | 866,547 | ≈ 13,877 |
| 2021 | 1,324,988 | 875,113 | ≈ 13,693 |
| 2022 | 1,312,796 | 883,067 | ≈ 13,594 |
| 2023 | 1,298,836 | 888,828 | ≈ 13,522 |
| 2024 | 1,285,141 | 894,360 | ≈ 13,417 |
| 2025 | 1,271,896 | 899,722 | ≈ 13,292 |
What about other combinations with Mehmet and Kaya?
Among the 30 most common given names, Mehmet comes 1st for the surname Kaya.
Mehmet + surname
- Mehmet Yılmaz≈ 17,402
- Mehmet Kaya≈ 13,292
- Mehmet Demir≈ 12,956
- Mehmet Çelik≈ 10,602
- Mehmet Yıldız≈ 10,298
- Mehmet Şahin≈ 10,167
- Mehmet Yıldırım≈ 9,850
- Mehmet Öztürk≈ 8,670
- Mehmet Aydın≈ 8,589
- Mehmet Özdemir≈ 8,220
given name + Kaya
- Mehmet Kaya≈ 13,292
- Fatma Kaya≈ 12,041
- Mustafa Kaya≈ 11,053
- Ayşe Kaya≈ 9,477
- Ahmet Kaya≈ 8,957
- Emine Kaya≈ 8,117
- Ali Kaya≈ 7,697
- Hatice Kaya≈ 7,414
- Zeynep Kaya≈ 7,399
- Hüseyin Kaya≈ 5,976
Sources
- 1Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı — En çok kullanılan isimler (ADNKS)
- 2Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 3Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il
- 4turkiyenames.com, Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)