Kaya (surname)

Kaya is a common last name in Turkic countries and means stone in Turkish.


 * Ahmet Kaya (1957-2000), Kurdish singer from turkey
 * Ali Kaya (athlete) (born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in 1994), Kenyan-Turkish long-distance runner
 * Ali Kaya (serial killer) (born 1979), Turkish serial killer
 * Aykut Kaya (born 1990), Turkish karateka
 * Belkıs Zehra Kaya (born 1984), Turkish female judoka
 * Cansu Nur Kaya (born 2000), Turkish women's footballer
 * Enes Kaya (born 1984), Turkish television personality
 * Fatma Koşer Kaya (born 1968), Dutch female politician of Turkish descent
 * Fırat Kaya (born 1995), Germany-born Turkish deaf footballer
 * Hazal Kaya (born 1990), Turkish actress
 * İpek Kaya (born 1994), Turkish-French women's footballer
 * Kıvılcım Kaya (born 1992), Turkish female hammer thrower
 * Markus Kaya (born 1979), German footballer
 * Mihriban Kaya (born 1996), Turkish female Paralympian track and field athlete
 * Nihan Kaya (born 1979), Turkish female writer
 * Onur Kaya (born 1986), Belgian footballer of Turkish descent
 * Özlem Kaya (athlete) (born 1990), Turkish female middle distance runner
 * Özlem Kaya (swimmer) (born 1992), Turkish female Para swimmer
 * Rümeysa Pelin Kaya (born 2000), Turkish sport shooter
 * Semih Kaya (born 1991), Turkish footballer
 * Serkan Kaya (born 1984), Turkish marathon runner
 * Şükrü Kaya (1883-1959), Turkish politician
 * Zehra Kaya (born 2004), Turkish female karateka
 * Zübeyde Kaya (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer

Kaya (written: 萱) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Okinori Kaya (賀屋 興宣), Minister of Finance of Japan
 * Kazuma Kaya (萱 和磨), Japanese artistic gymnast
 * Prince Kaya Kuninori (賀陽宮邦憲王), a member of the Japanese imperial family
 * Prince Kaya Tsunenori (賀陽宮恒憲王), a member of the Japanese imperial family