SURNAMEEntry 3,288
Küçükkaya
“little rock”1
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How do you pronounce Küçükkaya?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Küçükkaya mean?
The name means “little rock”. Names of this kind often arise from a village or locality name, or from the need to tell apart two families of the same name, such as the junior branch of a Kaya family. Küçük, “small”, goes back to Old Turkic kiçig.1,2
Grammar Compound of küçük + kaya.
That Küçükkaya goes back to küçük and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Küçükkaya formed?
Küçükkaya was formed by adding the suffix kaya (“rock”) to küçük (“small”).
Which surnames are related to Küçükkaya?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | same root | 2 | 899,722 |
| 02 | Akkaya | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Küçük | 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 Küçükkaya?
- İsmail Küçükkaya journalist 1970–
- Aykut Küçükkaya journalist 1973–
- Burcu Küçükkaya researcher
- Selen Küçükkaya researcher
People surnamed Küçükkaya as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Küçükkaya?
Kayacık, Akçakaya and Alkaya share gloss keywords with Küçükkaya within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Küçükkaya?
Read the root, formation and register information for Küçükkaya 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?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: küçük
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaya
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: küçük
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaya
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Küçükkaya
- Q1
What does the surname Küçükkaya mean?
- The name means “little rock”. Names of this kind often arise from a village or locality name, or from the need to tell apart two families of the same name, such as the junior branch of a Kaya family. Küçük, “small”, goes back to Old Turkic kiçig.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Küçükkaya?
- Küçükkaya is made up of two elements: küçük “small, little” (Turkic) and kaya “rock, crag” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Küçükkaya?
- Kü·çük·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /kytʃykkaˈja/.