Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 02
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Adıyaman
The most common surname in Adıyaman is Doğan (8,594 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 6th in Adıyaman. Kaya is second with 8,175. Doğan has led Adıyaman every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Doğan
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Adıyaman, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doğan | 8,594 | 13.9 | 12 |
| 02 | Kaya | 8,175 | 13.2 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 8,096 | 13.1 | 3 |
| 04 | Şahin | 8,090 | 13.1 | 6 |
| 05 | Arslan | 7,368 | 11.9 | 11 |
| 06 | Yılmaz | 6,956 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 6,885 | 11.1 | 7 |
| 08 | Çelik | 6,527 | 10.6 | 4 |
| 09 | Aslan | 5,724 | 9.3 | 14 |
| 10 | Polat | 4,683 | 7.6 | 19 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 4,067 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 12 | Öztürk | 3,948 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 13 | Kılınç | 3,815 | 6.2 | – |
| 14 | Yıldız | 3,789 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 15 | Çetin | 3,670 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 16 | Aydın | 3,664 | 5.9 | 9 |
| 17 | Korkmaz | 3,612 | 5.8 | 21 |
| 18 | Karakuş | 3,538 | 5.7 | – |
| 19 | Turan | 3,475 | 5.6 | – |
| 20 | Fırat | 3,302 | 5.3 | – |
| 21 | Bozkurt | 2,990 | 4.8 | – |
| 22 | Coşkun | 2,823 | 4.6 | – |
| 23 | Özer | 2,791 | 4.5 | – |
| 24 | Avcı | 2,638 | 4.3 | – |
| 25 | Deniz | 2,545 | 4.1 | – |
| 26 | Yalçın | 2,439 | 3.9 | – |
| 27 | Kara | 2,409 | 3.9 | 16 |
| 28 | Bozan | 2,311 | 3.7 | – |
| 29= | Çoban | 2,283 | 3.7 | – |
| 29= | Gürbüz | 2,283 | 3.7 | – |
| 30 | Erdoğan | 2,239 | 3.6 | 26 |
How do these counts compare with Adıyaman’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 617,821 in 2025, about 13.9 in every 1,000 people in Adıyaman are called Doğan. The 31 listed surnames together cover 135,729 people, 22.0% of the population.1,2
Adıyaman lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.1% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 624,513 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 626,465 |
| 2020 | 632,459 |
| 2021 | 632,148 |
| 2022 | 635,169 |
| 2023 | 604,978 |
| 2024 | 611,037 |
| 2025 | 617,821 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (35,014 people); Doğan, first in Adıyaman, ranks 14th there with 9,775.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (44,667 people); Doğan, first in Adıyaman, ranks 9th there with 23,726.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,767 people); Doğan, first in Adıyaman, ranks 5th there with 10,289.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,891 people); Doğan, first in Adıyaman, ranks 2nd there with 9,767.
- ŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfa: Demir leads (61,607 people); Doğan, first in Adıyaman, ranks 9th there with 17,308.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Adıyaman’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Doğan 8,866 | Demir 8,560 | Şahin 8,202 |
| 2019 | Doğan 8,847 | Demir 8,528 | Şahin 8,252 |
| 2020 | Doğan 8,886 | Demir 8,656 | Şahin 8,346 |
| 2021 | Doğan 8,831 | Demir 8,654 | Şahin 8,323 |
| 2022 | Doğan 8,857 | Demir 8,697 | Şahin 8,366 |
| 2023 | Doğan 8,460 | Demir 8,122 | Şahin 7,954 |
| 2024 | Doğan 8,525 | Demir 8,075 | Kaya 8,045 |
| 2025 | Doğan 8,594 | Kaya 8,175 | Demir 8,096 |
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