Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üstünkaya

Üstünkaya /ystynkaˈja/ ASCII Ustunkaya

“towering rock”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ü
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 Üstünkaya?

Üstünkaya

IPA /ystynkaˈja/

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

What does the surname Üstünkaya mean?

Built from üstün ‘superior, outstanding’ and kaya ‘rock’: ‘towering rock’. Üstün is derived from üst ‘top’; both elements are Turkish.1,2

Grammar üstün + kaya.

That Üstünkaya goes back to üstün and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Üstünkaya made of?

Üstünkaya breaks into 2 parts: üstün (superior) + kaya (rock).

Üstünkaya + root üstün superior TURKIC üstün “superior, outstanding” root kaya rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Üstünkaya üstün root superior üstün TURKIC “superior, outstanding” kaya root rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Üstünkaya: parts and root words
  • üstün Turkic — superior, outstanding1
  • kaya Turkic — rock2

How was the name Üstünkaya formed?

Üstünkaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (üstün + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Üstünkaya?

Üstünkaya Kaya Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Üstün Üstündağ Kayalı Kızılkaya Şahinkaya
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 Üstün same root – –
09 Üstündağ same root – –
10 Kayalı same root – –
11 Kızılkaya same root – –
12 Şahinkaya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Üstünkaya?

  1. Hamza Üstünkaya artisan 1947–
  2. Mehmet Üstünkaya businessperson 1935–2000
  3. Meltem Üstünkaya researcher
  4. Tuna Üstünkaya researcher

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

How is Üstünkaya written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ustunkaya in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: üstün 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 Üstünkaya

Q1

What does the surname Üstünkaya mean?

Built from üstün ‘superior, outstanding’ and kaya ‘rock’: ‘towering rock’. Üstün is derived from üst ‘top’; both elements are Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üstünkaya?

The root word of Üstünkaya is üstün (Turkic): “superior, outstanding”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üstünkaya?

Üs·tün·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /ystynkaˈja/.