Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 04
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Ağrı
The most common surname in Ağrı is Kaya (15,283 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 10th in Ağrı. Demir is second with 11,682. Kaya has led Ağrı every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kaya
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Ağrı, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | 15,283 | 31.1 | 2 |
| 02 | Demir | 11,682 | 23.8 | 3 |
| 03 | Yıldız | 7,849 | 16.0 | 5 |
| 04 | Çelik | 7,819 | 15.9 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 6,225 | 12.7 | 7 |
| 06 | Polat | 6,183 | 12.6 | 19 |
| 07 | Kılıç | 6,039 | 12.3 | 13 |
| 08 | Taşdemir | 5,883 | 12.0 | – |
| 09 | Aslan | 5,396 | 11.0 | 14 |
| 10 | Yılmaz | 5,218 | 10.6 | 1 |
| 11 | Öztürk | 4,111 | 8.4 | 8 |
| 12 | Aydın | 4,105 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 13 | Arslan | 3,944 | 8.0 | 11 |
| 14 | Şahin | 3,829 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 15 | Çetin | 3,303 | 6.7 | 15 |
| 16 | Işık | 3,254 | 6.6 | – |
| 17 | Özer | 3,144 | 6.4 | – |
| 18 | Yaşar | 3,036 | 6.2 | – |
| 19 | Doğan | 2,726 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 20 | Aydemir | 2,692 | 5.5 | – |
| 21 | Çiftçi | 2,690 | 5.5 | – |
| 22 | Turan | 2,677 | 5.4 | – |
| 23 | Dursun | 2,631 | 5.4 | – |
| 24 | Özdemir | 2,236 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 25 | Bayram | 2,229 | 4.5 | – |
| 26 | Gültekin | 2,162 | 4.4 | – |
| 27 | Bulut | 2,130 | 4.3 | – |
| 28 | Koç | 2,085 | 4.2 | 18 |
| 29 | Uçar | 1,991 | 4.1 | – |
| 30 | Cengiz | 1,920 | 3.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Ağrı’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 491,489 in 2025, about 31.1 in every 1,000 people in Ağrı are called Kaya. The 30 listed surnames together cover 134,472 people, 27.4% of the population.1,2
Ağrı lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 8.9% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 539,657 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 536,199 |
| 2020 | 535,435 |
| 2021 | 524,644 |
| 2022 | 510,626 |
| 2023 | 511,238 |
| 2024 | 499,801 |
| 2025 | 491,489 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (3,990 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 4th there with 3,102.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,589 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 2nd there with 10,367.
- IğdırIğdır: Aras leads (2,795 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 2nd there with 2,776.
- KarsKars: also Kaya, with 6,129 people in 2025, 40% of the figure in Ağrı.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,658 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 9th there with 3,868.
- VanVan: Demir leads (17,512 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 2nd there with 15,328.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Ağrı’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kaya 16,981 | Demir 12,826 | Yıldız 8,693 |
| 2019 | Kaya 16,972 | Demir 12,816 | Yıldız 8,650 |
| 2020 | Kaya 16,926 | Demir 12,814 | Yıldız 8,631 |
| 2021 | Kaya 16,614 | Demir 12,510 | Yıldız 8,440 |
| 2022 | Kaya 16,143 | Demir 12,217 | Yıldız 8,241 |
| 2023 | Kaya 15,970 | Demir 12,143 | Yıldız 8,153 |
| 2024 | Kaya 15,718 | Demir 11,838 | Yıldız 7,998 |
| 2025 | Kaya 15,283 | Demir 11,682 | Yıldız 7,849 |
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