Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kayahan

Kayahan /kajaˈhan/

“rock lord”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kayahan?

Kayahan

IPA /kajaˈhan/

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

What does the surname Kayahan mean?

Kayahan is a male name made of kaya “rock” and han “ruler”, which Nişanyan Adlar glosses as “rock lord”, a ruler firm as rock. A village in the Kulp district of Diyarbakır is also called Kayahan.1

Grammar kaya + han.

That Kayahan goes back to kaya and han is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kayahan made of?

Kayahan breaks into 2 parts: kaya (rock) + han (khan, ruler).

Kayahan + root kaya rock TURKIC kaya “rock” root han khan, ruler TURKIC han “khan, ruler” Kayahan kaya root rock kaya TURKIC “rock” han root khan, ruler han TURKIC “khan, ruler”
Kayahan: parts and root words
  • kaya Turkic — rock1
  • han Turkic — khan, ruler1

How was the name Kayahan formed?

Kayahan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kaya + han).

Which surnames are related to Kayahan?

Kayahan Kaya Akkaya Karahan İlhan Orhan Ayhan Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Demirhan
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 Karahan same root – –
04 İlhan same root – –
05 Orhan same root – –
06 Ayhan same root – –
07 Çetinkaya same root – –
08 Karakaya same root – –
09 Sarıkaya same root – –
10 Özkaya same root – –
11 Yalçınkaya same root – –
12 Demirhan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kayahan?

  1. Rabia Kayahan professional wrestler 2000–
  2. Ahmet Kayahan association football player 1947–2026
  3. Fahri Kayahan singer-songwriter 1918–1969
  4. Yaşar Kayahan singer-songwriter 1933–
  5. Emine Kayahan researcher

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

Is Kayahan also a first name?

Yes. Kayahan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “rock lord”.

Kayahan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Kayahan

Q1

What does the surname Kayahan mean?

Kayahan is a male name made of kaya “rock” and han “ruler”, which Nişanyan Adlar glosses as “rock lord”, a ruler firm as rock. A village in the Kulp district of Diyarbakır is also called Kayahan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kayahan?

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

How do you pronounce Kayahan?

Ka·ya·han, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajaˈhan/.