Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sivrikaya

Sivrikaya /sivɾikaˈja/

“pointed rock”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
S
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 Sivrikaya?

Sivrikaya

IPA /sivɾikaˈja/

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

What does the surname Sivrikaya mean?

Sivrikaya means ‘pointed rock, sharp-peaked crag’. Sivri goes back to Proto-Turkic **sībri* ‘sharp-edged’. Place names of this kind, describing a rocky landmark, are common in Anatolia.1,2

Grammar sivri + kaya.

What is Sivrikaya made of?

Sivrikaya breaks into 2 parts: sivri (sivri: pointed, sharp) + kaya (kaya: rock).

Sivrikaya + root sivri sivri: pointed, sharp TURKIC sivri “pointed, sharp” root kaya kaya: rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Sivrikaya sivri root sivri: pointed, sharp sivri TURKIC “pointed, sharp” kaya root kaya: rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Sivrikaya: parts and root words
  • sivri Turkic — pointed, sharp1
  • kaya Turkic — rock2

How was the name Sivrikaya formed?

Sivrikaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (sivri + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Sivrikaya?

Sivrikaya 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 Sivrikaya?

  1. Selin Sivrikaya association football player 1997–
  2. Oğuzhan Sivrikaya association football player 2002–
  3. Recep Sivrikaya association football player 1967–
  4. Yüksel Sivrikaya association football player 1964–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sivri accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaya 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

Common questions about Sivrikaya

Q1

What does the surname Sivrikaya mean?

Sivrikaya means ‘pointed rock, sharp-peaked crag’. Sivri goes back to Proto-Turkic **sībri* ‘sharp-edged’. Place names of this kind, describing a rocky landmark, are common in Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sivrikaya?

The root word of Sivrikaya is sivri (Turkic): “pointed, sharp”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sivrikaya?

Siv·ri·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /sivɾikaˈja/.