Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Murat Kaya?
5,514
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Murat and the surname Kaya in 2025. The real number of Murat Kayas may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Murat Kaya estimate rests on three official figures, each linked to its source below. For Murat, TÜİK’s count in the list of male names is used; for Kaya, the national surname list.
| People named Murat | 527,648 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Kaya | 899,722 | Kaya · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Murat) = 527,648 ÷ 86,092,168 = 0.61%
P(Kaya) = 899,722 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.05%
P(Murat) × P(Kaya) × population ≈ 5,514
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Murat Kaya changed?
The same calculation gives 5,518 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 0.1% lower. The number of people named Murat fell over the period.
| Year | Murat | Kaya | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 533,816 | 847,737 | ≈ 5,518 |
| 2019 | 534,060 | 858,398 | ≈ 5,513 |
| 2020 | 533,707 | 866,547 | ≈ 5,531 |
| 2021 | 533,077 | 875,113 | ≈ 5,509 |
| 2022 | 532,396 | 883,067 | ≈ 5,513 |
| 2023 | 530,614 | 888,828 | ≈ 5,524 |
| 2024 | 529,021 | 894,360 | ≈ 5,523 |
| 2025 | 527,648 | 899,722 | ≈ 5,514 |
What about other combinations with Murat and Kaya?
Among the 30 most common given names, Murat comes 13th for the surname Kaya.
Murat + surname
- Murat Yılmaz≈ 7,219
- Murat Kaya≈ 5,514
- Murat Demir≈ 5,375
- Murat Çelik≈ 4,398
- Murat Yıldız≈ 4,272
- Murat Şahin≈ 4,218
- Murat Yıldırım≈ 4,086
- Murat Öztürk≈ 3,597
- Murat Aydın≈ 3,563
- Murat Özdemir≈ 3,410
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)