Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Meryem Kaya?
3,350
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Meryem and the surname Kaya in 2025. The real number of Meryem Kayas may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Meryem Kaya estimate rests on three official figures, each linked to its source below. For Meryem, TÜİK’s count in the list of female names is used; for Kaya, the national surname list.
| People named Meryem | 320,576 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Kaya | 899,722 | Kaya · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Meryem) = 320,576 ÷ 86,092,168 = 0.37%
P(Kaya) = 899,722 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.05%
P(Meryem) × P(Kaya) × population ≈ 3,350
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Meryem Kaya changed?
The same calculation gives 3,166 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 5.8% higher. The number of people named Meryem rose over the period.
| Year | Meryem | Kaya | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 306,264 | 847,737 | ≈ 3,166 |
| 2019 | 309,824 | 858,398 | ≈ 3,198 |
| 2020 | 312,246 | 866,547 | ≈ 3,236 |
| 2021 | 314,804 | 875,113 | ≈ 3,253 |
| 2022 | 317,592 | 883,067 | ≈ 3,289 |
| 2023 | 318,842 | 888,828 | ≈ 3,320 |
| 2024 | 319,635 | 894,360 | ≈ 3,337 |
| 2025 | 320,576 | 899,722 | ≈ 3,350 |
What about other combinations with Meryem and Kaya?
Among the 30 most common given names, Meryem comes 19th for the surname Kaya.
Meryem + surname
- Meryem Yılmaz≈ 4,386
- Meryem Kaya≈ 3,350
- Meryem Demir≈ 3,265
- Meryem Çelik≈ 2,672
- Meryem Yıldız≈ 2,596
- Meryem Şahin≈ 2,563
- Meryem Yıldırım≈ 2,483
- Meryem Öztürk≈ 2,185
- Meryem Aydın≈ 2,165
- Meryem Özdemir≈ 2,072
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)