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TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Adana 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Adana is Yılmaz: 26,091 people in 2023. Kaya is second with 23,543. Yılmaz has led Adana every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Adana, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 26,091 | 11.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 23,543 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 22,376 | 9.9 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 18,170 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 17,022 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Şahin | 16,927 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 15,782 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 15,222 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 14,939 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 10 | Aydın | 12,100 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 11 | Aslan | 11,762 | 5.2 | 14 |
| 12 | Arslan | 10,173 | 4.5 | 11 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 10,132 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Kara | 9,718 | 4.3 | 16 |
| 15 | Öztürk | 9,445 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 16 | Kurt | 8,941 | 3.9 | 17 |
| 17 | Çetin | 8,762 | 3.9 | 15 |
| 18 | Şimşek | 8,447 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 19 | Bulut | 7,226 | 3.2 | – |
| 20 | Can | 7,111 | 3.1 | 27 |
| 21 | Yavuz | 6,819 | 3.0 | 23 |
| 22 | Taş | 6,725 | 3.0 | – |
| 23 | Gül | 6,668 | 2.9 | – |
| 24 | Avcı | 6,664 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Gök | 6,536 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Erdoğan | 6,492 | 2.9 | 26 |
| 27 | Polat | 6,379 | 2.8 | 19 |
| 28 | Kaplan | 6,359 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Bozkurt | 6,252 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Ünal | 6,112 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Adana’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,270,298 in 2023, about 11.5 in every 1,000 people in Adana are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 338,895 people, 14.9% of the population.1,2
Adana lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.3% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 2,220,125 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,237,940 |
| 2020 | 2,258,718 |
| 2021 | 2,263,373 |
| 2022 | 2,274,106 |
| 2023 | 2,270,298 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- HatayHatay: also Yılmaz, with 15,189 people in 2023, 58% of the figure in Adana.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,290 people); Yılmaz, first in Adana, ranks 4th there with 10,039.
- KayseriKayseri: also Yılmaz, with 19,289 people in 2023, 74% of the figure in Adana.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,658 people in 2023, almost exactly as many as in Adana.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,379 people in 2023, 21% of the figure in Adana.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: Demir leads (5,441 people); Yılmaz, first in Adana, ranks 2nd there with 5,133.
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 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 25,980 | Kaya 23,509 | Demir 21,940 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 26,197 | Kaya 23,583 | Demir 22,244 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 26,091 | Kaya 23,543 | Demir 22,376 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 26,063 | Kaya 23,669 | Demir 22,539 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 26,146 | Kaya 23,859 | Demir 22,676 |
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