Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 230

Alkaya

Alkaya /aɫkaˈja/

“red rock”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Alkaya?

Alkaya

IPA /aɫkaˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Alkaya mean?

Al, “crimson, blood red”, joins kaya: “red rock”, a crag coloured red by iron-rich earth or the setting sun. The name combines the firmness of rock with a vivid colour. There is a village called Alkaya in the Bucak district of Burdur.1,2

Grammar Compound: al (adjective) + kaya.

That Alkaya goes back to al and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Alkaya made of?

Alkaya breaks into 2 parts: al (al: red, crimson) + kaya (kaya: rock).

Alkaya + root al al: red, crimson TURKIC al “blood red, crimson” root kaya kaya: rock TURKIC kaya “rock, crag” Alkaya al root al: red, crimson al TURKIC “blood red, crimson” kaya root kaya: rock kaya TURKIC “rock, crag”
Alkaya: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — blood red, crimson2
  • kaya Turkic — rock, crag1

How was the name Alkaya formed?

Alkaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (al + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Alkaya?

Alkaya Kaya Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Kayalı Kızılkaya Şahinkaya Yerlikaya Kayacan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Akkaya same root – –
03 Çetinkaya same root – –
04 Karakaya same root – –
05 Sarıkaya same root – –
06 Özkaya same root – –
07 Yalçınkaya same root – –
08 Kayalı same root – –
09 Kızılkaya same root – –
10 Şahinkaya same root – –
11 Yerlikaya same root – –
12 Kayacan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alkaya?

  1. Orhan Alkaya actor 1958–
  2. Yasemin Alkaya actor 1964–
  3. Ayşe Alkaya taekwondo athlete 2000–
  4. Burak Mert Alkaya badminton player 2005–
  5. Caner Alkaya actor 1963–
  6. Füsun Alkaya geologist 2000–
  7. Irmak Alkaya basketball player 2008–
  8. Sultan Ayaz Alkaya researcher

People surnamed Alkaya as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: al accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: al accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Alkaya accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alkaya

Q1

What does the surname Alkaya mean?

Al, “crimson, blood red”, joins kaya: “red rock”, a crag coloured red by iron-rich earth or the setting sun. The name combines the firmness of rock with a vivid colour. There is a village called Alkaya in the Bucak district of Burdur.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alkaya?

The root word of Alkaya is al (Turkic): “blood red, crimson”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alkaya?

Al·ka·ya, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫkaˈja/.