Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 68
TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Aksaray 2021
The most common surname in Aksaray is Kılıç (4,234 people, 2021). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Aksaray. It is a close race: Öztürk in second place is only 125 people behind. Kılıç has led Aksaray every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kılıç
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Aksaray, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kılıç | 4,234 | 9.9 | 13 |
| 02 | Öztürk | 4,109 | 9.6 | 8 |
| 03 | Koçak | 3,832 | 8.9 | – |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 3,614 | 8.4 | 1 |
| 05 | Doğan | 3,276 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 06 | Şahin | 3,272 | 7.6 | 6 |
| 07 | Demir | 3,137 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 08 | Mutlu | 3,050 | 7.1 | – |
| 09 | Çelik | 2,794 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 2,775 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 11 | Kaya | 2,640 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 2,369 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 13 | Altınsoy | 2,314 | 5.4 | – |
| 14 | Dinç | 2,274 | 5.3 | – |
| 15 | Aslan | 2,167 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 16 | Koç | 2,038 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 17 | Tosun | 1,966 | 4.6 | – |
| 18 | Kara | 1,913 | 4.5 | 16 |
| 19 | Çetin | 1,866 | 4.3 | 15 |
| 20 | Koyuncu | 1,861 | 4.3 | – |
| 21 | Yıldırım | 1,724 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 22 | Ozbek | 1,716 | 4.0 | – |
| 23 | Köse | 1,554 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Aydın | 1,511 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 25 | Çelebi | 1,502 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Er | 1,470 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Sarıkaya | 1,413 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Çalışkan | 1,386 | 3.2 | – |
| 29= | Altan | 1,370 | 3.2 | – |
| 29= | Arslan | 1,370 | 3.2 | 11 |
| 30 | Coşkun | 1,359 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Aksaray’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 429,069 in 2021, about 9.9 in every 1,000 people in Aksaray are called Kılıç. The 31 listed surnames together cover 71,876 people, 16.8% of the population.1,2
Aksaray lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.1% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 412,172 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 416,367 |
| 2020 | 423,011 |
| 2021 | 429,069 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AnkaraAnkara: Yılmaz leads (86,270 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 12th there with 35,187.
- KırşehirKırşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,410 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 6th there with 2,577.
- KonyaKonya: Yılmaz leads (23,987 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 17th there with 8,941.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,560 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 15th there with 1,333.
- NiğdeNiğde: Yılmaz leads (5,182 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 13th there with 2,021.
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