Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,798

Kılıçkaya

Kılıçkaya /kɯɫɯtʃkaˈja/ ASCII Kilickaya

“sword rock”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kılıçkaya?

Kılıçkaya

IPA /kɯɫɯtʃkaˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kılıçkaya mean?

Kılıçkaya combines kılıç, “sword”, and kaya, “rock”, and can be understood as “a rock sharp as a sword”. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary, kılıç derives from the Old Turkic verb kıl-, “to work, make”. Villages of this name exist in Adana, Bayburt, Diyarbakır and Elazığ.1

Grammar kılıç + kaya: noun–noun compound.

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

What is Kılıçkaya made of?

Kılıçkaya is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kılıç (sword) + kaya (rock).

Kılıçkaya ++ root kılıç sword TURKIC kılıç “sword” suffix kaya rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Kılıçkaya kılıç root sword kılıç TURKIC “sword” kaya suffix rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Kılıçkaya: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sword1
  • kaya Turkic — rock1

How was the name Kılıçkaya formed?

Kılıçkaya was formed by adding the suffix kaya (“rock”) to kılıç (“sword”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kılıçkaya?

Kılıçkaya Kaya Kılıç Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Kayalı Kızılkaya Şahinkaya Yerlikaya
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 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
03 Akkaya same root – –
04 Çetinkaya same root – –
05 Karakaya same root – –
06 Sarıkaya same root – –
07 Özkaya same root – –
08 Yalçınkaya same root – –
09 Kayalı same root – –
10 Kızılkaya same root – –
11 Şahinkaya same root – –
12 Yerlikaya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kılıçkaya?

  1. Fatih Kılıçkaya association football player 1985–
  2. Ferit Kılıçkaya researcher
  3. Mehmet Mustafa Kılıçkaya researcher
  4. Ozan Kılıçkaya researcher
  5. Pelin Kılıçkaya researcher

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

How is Kılıçkaya written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Kilickaya.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kılıçkaya 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kılıçkaya

Q1

What does the surname Kılıçkaya mean?

Kılıçkaya combines kılıç, “sword”, and kaya, “rock”, and can be understood as “a rock sharp as a sword”. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary, kılıç derives from the Old Turkic verb kıl-, “to work, make”. Villages of this name exist in Adana, Bayburt, Diyarbakır and Elazığ.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılıçkaya?

Kılıçkaya is made up of two elements: kılıç “sword” (Turkic) and kaya “rock” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kılıçkaya?

Kı·lıç·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯtʃkaˈja/.