Which surname leads in each province?

In 2025, Yılmaz was the most common surname in 57 of Türkiye’s 81 provinces. Demir (9), Kaya (5) and Şahin (4) lead several provinces each; in all, 10 different surnames come first somewhere, 6 of them in a single province only.¹

Where is Yılmaz not first?

Last column: the rank of Yılmaz in that province.¹
Province	First	People	Yılmaz
Adıyaman	Doğan	8,594	6.
Ağrı	Kaya	15,283	10.
Aksaray	Kılıç	4,340	4.
Amasya	Şahin	5,011	2.
Batman	Demir	12,597	6.
Bingöl	Kaya	3,873	5.
Bitlis	Demir	3,990	3.
Çorum	Şahin	7,613	2.
Diyarbakır	Kaya	35,014	6.
Elazığ	Yıldırım	12,502	3.
Hakkari	Kaya	6,144	4.
Iğdır	Aras	2,795	11.
Kahramanmaraş	Demir	14,767	4.
Kars	Kaya	6,129	5.
Malatya	Şahin	9,891	4.
Mardin	Demir	16,225	8.
Muş	Çelik	6,658	3.
Osmaniye	Demir	5,600	2.
Siirt	Yıldız	4,399	2.
Şanlıurfa	Demir	61,607	10.
Şırnak	Demir	5,330	7.
Tunceli	Demir	1,401	7.
Van	Demir	17,512	6.
Yozgat	Şahin	7,409	2.

All 81 provinces by region

Black Sea Region 18

Eastern Anatolia Region 14

Central Anatolia Region 13

Marmara Region 11

Southeastern Anatolia Region 9

Mediterranean Region 8

Aegean Region 8

Sources

1Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
2Natural Earth, Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries