Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 68
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Aksaray 2018
The most common surname in Aksaray is Kılıç (4,001 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Aksaray. It is a close race: Öztürk in second place is only 37 people behind. Kılıç has led Aksaray every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kılıç
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Aksaray, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kılıç | 4,001 | 9.7 | 13 |
| 02 | Öztürk | 3,964 | 9.6 | 8 |
| 03 | Koçak | 3,671 | 8.9 | – |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 3,433 | 8.3 | 1 |
| 05 | Şahin | 3,169 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 06 | Doğan | 3,140 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 07 | Demir | 3,053 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 08 | Mutlu | 2,960 | 7.2 | – |
| 09 | Çelik | 2,754 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 2,658 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 11 | Kaya | 2,553 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 2,398 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 13 | Altınsoy | 2,197 | 5.3 | – |
| 14 | Dinç | 2,195 | 5.3 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 1,978 | 4.8 | 18 |
| 16 | Aslan | 1,973 | 4.8 | 14 |
| 17 | Kara | 1,889 | 4.6 | 16 |
| 18 | Tosun | 1,878 | 4.6 | – |
| 19 | Çetin | 1,828 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 20 | Koyuncu | 1,810 | 4.4 | – |
| 21 | Yıldırım | 1,636 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 22 | Aydın | 1,563 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 23 | Köse | 1,470 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Çelebi | 1,445 | 3.5 | – |
| 25 | Er | 1,408 | 3.4 | – |
| 26 | Sarıkaya | 1,380 | 3.3 | – |
| 27 | Ozbek | 1,369 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Çalışkan | 1,355 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Altan | 1,352 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Ceylan | 1,303 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Aksaray’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 412,172 in 2018, about 9.7 in every 1,000 people in Aksaray are called Kılıç. The 30 listed surnames together cover 67,783 people, 16.4% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AnkaraAnkara: Yılmaz leads (83,212 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 12th there with 33,847.
- KırşehirKırşehir: Şahin leads (4,505 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 5th there with 2,661.
- KonyaKonya: Yılmaz leads (23,359 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 18th there with 8,598.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,445 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 14th there with 1,347.
- NiğdeNiğde: Yılmaz leads (5,282 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 12th there with 2,049.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Aksaray’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kılıç 4,001 | Öztürk 3,964 | Koçak 3,671 |
| 2019 | Kılıç 4,098 | Öztürk 4,021 | Koçak 3,719 |
| 2020 | Kılıç 4,172 | Öztürk 4,087 | Koçak 3,773 |
| 2021 | Kılıç 4,234 | Öztürk 4,109 | Koçak 3,832 |
| 2022 | Kılıç 4,268 | Öztürk 4,134 | Koçak 3,858 |
| 2023 | Kılıç 4,284 | Öztürk 4,189 | Koçak 3,902 |
| 2024 | Kılıç 4,302 | Öztürk 4,150 | Koçak 3,907 |
| 2025 | Kılıç 4,340 | Öztürk 4,161 | Koçak 3,914 |
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