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In the entire world, Qaya (Qaya , Кая , کایا) is a rare primarily male, but very seldom female first name. The given name Qaya is habitual in Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bulgaria, where it is a rare male name, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan. More frequently, Qaya is the last name as well as the forename.
Qaya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Каја , character in Čedomir Ilić: a novel and Kaja , the protagonist in Erik Poppe's "U – July 22".