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TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Amasya 2018
The most common surname in Amasya is Şahin (4,898 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Amasya. Yılmaz is second with 4,117. Şahin has led Amasya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Amasya, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 4,898 | 14.5 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 4,117 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 03 | Demir | 3,629 | 10.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 3,310 | 9.8 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 3,280 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 06 | Kılıç | 2,745 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,570 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 08 | Aydın | 2,542 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 2,420 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Koç | 2,316 | 6.9 | 18 |
| 11 | Kurt | 2,242 | 6.6 | 17 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 2,224 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 13 | Aslan | 2,219 | 6.6 | 14 |
| 14 | Köse | 2,193 | 6.5 | – |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 1,944 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 16 | Doğan | 1,906 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 17 | Aktaş | 1,826 | 5.4 | 30 |
| 18 | Gül | 1,696 | 5.0 | – |
| 19 | Kara | 1,624 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 20 | Çoban | 1,338 | 4.0 | – |
| 21 | Uysal | 1,332 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Bolat | 1,324 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Koçak | 1,309 | 3.9 | – |
| 24 | Ceylan | 1,293 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Özdemir | 1,285 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 26 | Uzun | 1,243 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Acar | 1,216 | 3.6 | 28 |
| 28 | Bulut | 1,133 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Keskin | 1,128 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Bal | 1,105 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Amasya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 337,508 in 2018, about 14.5 in every 1,000 people in Amasya are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 63,407 people, 18.8% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,987 people in 2018, 1.6 times as many as in Amasya.
- SamsunSamsun: Yılmaz leads (24,419 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 17,915.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (13,425 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 12,349.
- YozgatYozgat: also Şahin, with 7,837 people in 2018, 1.6 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