Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Merve Kaya?
3,066
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Merve and the surname Kaya in 2025. The real number of Merve Kayas may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Merve Kaya estimate rests on three official figures, each linked to its source below. For Merve, TÜİK’s count in the list of female names is used; for Kaya, the national surname list.
| People named Merve | 293,380 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Kaya | 899,722 | Kaya · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Merve) = 293,380 ÷ 86,092,168 = 0.34%
P(Kaya) = 899,722 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.05%
P(Merve) × P(Kaya) × population ≈ 3,066
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Merve Kaya changed?
The same calculation gives 2,968 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 3.3% higher. The number of people named Merve rose over the period.
| Year | Merve | Kaya | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 287,074 | 847,737 | ≈ 2,968 |
| 2019 | 289,144 | 858,398 | ≈ 2,985 |
| 2020 | 290,702 | 866,547 | ≈ 3,013 |
| 2021 | 292,151 | 875,113 | ≈ 3,019 |
| 2022 | 293,290 | 883,067 | ≈ 3,037 |
| 2023 | 293,069 | 888,828 | ≈ 3,051 |
| 2024 | 293,302 | 894,360 | ≈ 3,062 |
| 2025 | 293,380 | 899,722 | ≈ 3,066 |
What about other combinations with Merve and Kaya?
Among the 30 most common given names, Merve comes 21th for the surname Kaya.
Merve + surname
- Merve Yılmaz≈ 4,014
- Merve Kaya≈ 3,066
- Merve Demir≈ 2,988
- Merve Çelik≈ 2,446
- Merve Yıldız≈ 2,375
- Merve Şahin≈ 2,345
- Merve Yıldırım≈ 2,272
- Merve Öztürk≈ 2,000
- Merve Aydın≈ 1,981
- Merve Özdemir≈ 1,896
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)