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TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Adana 2020
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Adana is Yılmaz: 25,967 people in 2020. Kaya is second with 23,328. Yılmaz has led Adana every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Adana in 2020?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 25,967 | 11.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 23,328 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 21,830 | 9.7 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 17,927 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 16,986 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Şahin | 16,950 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 15,791 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 15,058 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 14,890 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 10 | Aydın | 12,091 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 11 | Aslan | 11,421 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 10,077 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 13 | Arslan | 9,926 | 4.4 | 11 |
| 14 | Kara | 9,642 | 4.3 | 16 |
| 15 | Öztürk | 9,306 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 16 | Çetin | 8,697 | 3.9 | 15 |
| 17 | Kurt | 8,689 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 18 | Şimşek | 8,421 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 19 | Bulut | 7,134 | 3.2 | – |
| 20 | Can | 7,036 | 3.1 | 27 |
| 21 | Yavuz | 6,714 | 3.0 | 24 |
| 22 | Taş | 6,672 | 3.0 | – |
| 23 | Avcı | 6,607 | 2.9 | – |
| 24 | Gül | 6,564 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Erdoğan | 6,500 | 2.9 | 26 |
| 26 | Gök | 6,453 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Polat | 6,353 | 2.8 | 19 |
| 28 | Kaplan | 6,273 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Bozkurt | 6,224 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Ünal | 6,112 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Adana’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,258,718 in 2020, about 11.5 in every 1,000 people in Adana are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 335,639 people, 14.9% of the population.1,2
Adana lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.7% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 2,220,125 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,237,940 |
| 2020 | 2,258,718 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatay | Yılmaz16,639 | Kaya12,608 | Arslan11,606 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Demir14,730 | Doğan10,817 | Kaya10,577 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz19,035 | Şahin17,778 | Yıldırım13,141 |
| Mersin | Yılmaz25,278 | Demir18,961 | Kaya18,820 |
| Niğde | Yılmaz5,164 | Öztürk4,260 | Şahin3,637 |
| Osmaniye | Demir5,274 | Yılmaz5,058 | Kaya4,599 |
- HatayHatay: also Yılmaz, with 16,639 people in 2020, 64% of the figure in Adana.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,730 people); Yılmaz, first in Adana, ranks 5th there with 10,412.
- KayseriKayseri: also Yılmaz, with 19,035 people in 2020, 73% of the figure in Adana.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,278 people in 2020, almost exactly as many as in Adana.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,164 people in 2020, 20% of the figure in Adana.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: Demir leads (5,274 people); Yılmaz, first in Adana, ranks 2nd there with 5,058.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Adana’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 25,641 | Kaya 22,868 | Demir 21,232 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 25,737 | Kaya 23,109 | Demir 21,507 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 25,967 | Kaya 23,328 | Demir 21,830 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2020 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Adana puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 131,462 | 8 |
| Kaya | 102,667 | 8 |
| Demir | 100,265 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 80,107 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 80,031 | 8 |
| Çelik | 79,951 | 7 |
| Şahin | 79,490 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 69,025 | 8 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Adana between 2019 and 2020?
In Adana’s top 30 list between 2019 and 2020, no new surname entered; 0 moved up, 0 moved down and 30 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2019 | 2020 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +230 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +219 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +323 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | +215 |
| Yıldırım | 5 | 5 | +115 |
| Şahin | 6 | 6 | +201 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | +198 |
| Doğan | 8 | 8 | +86 |
| Özdemir | 9 | 9 | +210 |
| Aydın | 10 | 10 | +150 |
| Aslan | 11 | 11 | +191 |
| Kılıç | 12 | 12 | +114 |
| Arslan | 13 | 13 | +40 |
| Kara | 14 | 14 | −14 |
| Öztürk | 15 | 15 | +10 |
| Çetin | 16 | 16 | +75 |
| Kurt | 17 | 17 | +106 |
| Şimşek | 18 | 18 | +34 |
| Bulut | 19 | 19 | +54 |
| Can | 20 | 20 | +59 |
| Yavuz | 21 | 21 | +68 |
| Taş | 22 | 22 | +104 |
| Avcı | 23 | 23 | +44 |
| Gül | 24 | 24 | +79 |
| Erdoğan | 25 | 25 | +32 |
| Gök | 26 | 26 | +40 |
| Polat | 27 | 27 | +116 |
| Kaplan | 28 | 28 | +109 |
| Bozkurt | 29 | 29 | +80 |
| Ünal | 30 | 30 | +13 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
Sources
- 1Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il
- 3Natural Earth, Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries