Province·Black Sea Region·Code 05
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Amasya
The most common surname in Amasya is Şahin (5,011 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Amasya. Yılmaz is second with 4,151. Şahin has led Amasya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Amasya, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 5,011 | 14.6 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 4,151 | 12.1 | 1 |
| 03 | Demir | 3,704 | 10.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 3,386 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 3,318 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 06 | Kılıç | 2,832 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,651 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 08 | Aydın | 2,549 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 2,430 | 7.1 | 11 |
| 10 | Koç | 2,421 | 7.1 | 18 |
| 11 | Kurt | 2,323 | 6.8 | 17 |
| 12 | Köse | 2,177 | 6.4 | – |
| 13 | Yıldız | 2,170 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 14 | Aslan | 2,159 | 6.3 | 14 |
| 15 | Doğan | 1,978 | 5.8 | 12 |
| 16 | Yıldırım | 1,965 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 17 | Aktaş | 1,856 | 5.4 | 30 |
| 18 | Gül | 1,644 | 4.8 | – |
| 19 | Kara | 1,642 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 20 | Bolat | 1,373 | 4.0 | – |
| 21 | Ceylan | 1,351 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Özdemir | 1,333 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 23 | Koçak | 1,323 | 3.9 | – |
| 24 | Çoban | 1,321 | 3.9 | – |
| 25 | Uysal | 1,316 | 3.8 | – |
| 26= | Acar | 1,253 | 3.7 | 28 |
| 26= | Uzun | 1,253 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Şimşek | 1,144 | 3.3 | 20 |
| 28 | Yüksel | 1,136 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Keskin | 1,133 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Bulut | 1,129 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Amasya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 342,242 in 2025, about 14.6 in every 1,000 people in Amasya are called Şahin. The 31 listed surnames together cover 65,432 people, 19.1% of the population.1,2
Amasya lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.4% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 337,508 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 337,800 |
| 2020 | 335,494 |
| 2021 | 335,331 |
| 2022 | 338,267 |
| 2023 | 339,529 |
| 2024 | 342,378 |
| 2025 | 342,242 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,613 people in 2025, 1.5 times as many as in Amasya.
- SamsunSamsun: Yılmaz leads (25,396 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 18,758.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (13,469 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 11,937.
- YozgatYozgat: also Şahin, with 7,409 people in 2025, 1.5 times as many as in Amasya.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Amasya’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Şahin 4,898 | Yılmaz 4,117 | Demir 3,629 |
| 2019 | Şahin 4,880 | Yılmaz 4,059 | Demir 3,628 |
| 2020 | Şahin 4,903 | Yılmaz 4,007 | Demir 3,622 |
| 2021 | Şahin 4,828 | Yılmaz 3,987 | Demir 3,585 |
| 2022 | Şahin 4,888 | Yılmaz 4,070 | Demir 3,638 |
| 2023 | Şahin 4,925 | Yılmaz 4,081 | Demir 3,668 |
| 2024 | Şahin 4,959 | Yılmaz 4,171 | Demir 3,698 |
| 2025 | Şahin 5,011 | Yılmaz 4,151 | Demir 3,704 |
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