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Kayacık

Kayacık /kajaˈdʒɯk/ ASCII Kayacik

“little rock”1

Established origin Kayacık: root entries for kaya · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Kayacık?

Kayacık

IPA /kajaˈdʒɯk/

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

What does the surname Kayacık mean?

Kayacık means ‘little rock’: kaya ‘rock’ with the diminutive suffix -cık. There are villages called Kayacık in many provinces, among them Adana, Adıyaman, Amasya and Burdur.1

Grammar kaya + diminutive -cık.

What is Kayacık made of?

Kayacık is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kaya (kaya: rock) + -cık (diminutive suffix).

Kayacık + root kaya kaya: rock TURKIC kaya “rock” suffix -cık diminutive suffix Kayacık kaya root kaya: rock kaya TURKIC “rock” -cık suffix diminutive suffix
Kayacık: parts and root words

How was the name Kayacık formed?

Kayacık was formed by adding the suffix -cık (“diminutive suffix”) to kaya (“kaya: rock”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kayacık?

Kayacık Kaya Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya
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 Kayacık?

  1. Aykut Kayacık actor 1962–
  2. Nazif Kayacık soldier 1872–1951
  3. Emir Kayacık association football player 2006–

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

How is Kayacık written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Kayacik.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kayacık?

Küçükkaya, Akçakaya and Alkaya share gloss keywords with Kayacık within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kayacık?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kayacık alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaya
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kayacık
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaya
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Kayacık

Q1

What does the surname Kayacık mean?

Kayacık means ‘little rock’: kaya ‘rock’ with the diminutive suffix -cık. There are villages called Kayacık in many provinces, among them Adana, Adıyaman, Amasya and Burdur.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kayacık?

The root word of Kayacık is kaya (Turkic): “rock”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kayacık?

Ka·ya·cık, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajaˈdʒɯk/.