Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 04
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Ağrı 2024
The most common surname in Ağrı is Kaya (15,718 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 9th in Ağrı. Demir is second with 11,838. Kaya has led Ağrı every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kaya
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Ağrı, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | 15,718 | 31.4 | 2 |
| 02 | Demir | 11,838 | 23.7 | 3 |
| 03 | Yıldız | 7,998 | 16.0 | 5 |
| 04 | Çelik | 7,966 | 15.9 | 4 |
| 05= | Polat | 6,213 | 12.4 | 19 |
| 05= | Yıldırım | 6,213 | 12.4 | 7 |
| 06 | Kılıç | 6,155 | 12.3 | 13 |
| 07 | Taşdemir | 5,933 | 11.9 | – |
| 08 | Aslan | 5,447 | 10.9 | 14 |
| 09 | Yılmaz | 5,249 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 10 | Aydın | 4,215 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 11 | Öztürk | 4,162 | 8.3 | 8 |
| 12 | Arslan | 3,944 | 7.9 | 11 |
| 13 | Şahin | 3,925 | 7.9 | 6 |
| 14 | Çetin | 3,365 | 6.7 | 15 |
| 15 | Işık | 3,262 | 6.5 | – |
| 16 | Özer | 3,187 | 6.4 | – |
| 17 | Yaşar | 3,117 | 6.2 | – |
| 18 | Çiftçi | 2,786 | 5.6 | – |
| 19 | Doğan | 2,774 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 20 | Aydemir | 2,714 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Turan | 2,697 | 5.4 | – |
| 22 | Dursun | 2,671 | 5.3 | – |
| 23 | Bayram | 2,271 | 4.5 | – |
| 24 | Özdemir | 2,250 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 25 | Gültekin | 2,185 | 4.4 | – |
| 26 | Bulut | 2,175 | 4.4 | – |
| 27 | Koç | 2,126 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 28 | Uçar | 2,035 | 4.1 | – |
| 29 | Cengiz | 1,977 | 4.0 | – |
| 30 | Taştan | 1,943 | 3.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Ağrı’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 499,801 in 2024, about 31.4 in every 1,000 people in Ağrı are called Kaya. The 31 listed surnames together cover 138,511 people, 27.7% of the population.1,2
Ağrı lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 7.4% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 539,657 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 536,199 |
| 2020 | 535,435 |
| 2021 | 524,644 |
| 2022 | 510,626 |
| 2023 | 511,238 |
| 2024 | 499,801 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (4,094 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 4th there with 3,092.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,657 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 2nd there with 10,407.
- IğdırIğdır: Aras leads (2,848 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 2nd there with 2,802.
- KarsKars: also Kaya, with 6,155 people in 2024, 39% of the figure in Ağrı.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,679 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 9th there with 3,902.
- VanVan: Demir leads (17,627 people); Kaya, first in Ağrı, ranks 2nd there with 15,563.
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