Province·Black Sea Region·Code 05
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Amasya 2022
The most common surname in Amasya is Şahin (4,888 people, 2022). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Amasya. Yılmaz is second with 4,070. Şahin has led Amasya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Amasya in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 4,888 | 14.5 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 4,070 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 03 | Demir | 3,638 | 10.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 3,370 | 10.0 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 3,341 | 9.9 | 8 |
| 06 | Kılıç | 2,815 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,559 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 08 | Aydın | 2,482 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 2,420 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Koç | 2,376 | 7.0 | 18 |
| 11 | Kurt | 2,313 | 6.8 | 17 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 2,210 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 13 | Aslan | 2,193 | 6.5 | 14 |
| 14 | Köse | 2,157 | 6.4 | – |
| 15 | Doğan | 1,950 | 5.8 | 12 |
| 16 | Yıldırım | 1,941 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 17 | Aktaş | 1,854 | 5.5 | 30 |
| 18 | Gül | 1,679 | 5.0 | – |
| 19 | Kara | 1,636 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 20 | Çoban | 1,337 | 4.0 | – |
| 21 | Bolat | 1,323 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Uysal | 1,312 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Koçak | 1,310 | 3.9 | – |
| 24 | Ceylan | 1,302 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Özdemir | 1,289 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 26 | Uzun | 1,282 | 3.8 | – |
| 27 | Acar | 1,206 | 3.6 | 28 |
| 28 | Keskin | 1,143 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Şimşek | 1,126 | 3.3 | 20 |
| 30 | Sarı | 1,115 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Amasya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 338,267 in 2022, about 14.5 in every 1,000 people in Amasya are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 63,637 people, 18.8% of the population.1,2
Amasya lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.2% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 337,508 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 337,800 |
| 2020 | 335,494 |
| 2021 | 335,331 |
| 2022 | 338,267 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çorum | Şahin7,751 | Yılmaz5,861 | Kaya5,098 |
| Samsun | Yılmaz24,847 | Şahin18,310 | Kaya16,309 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz12,911 | Şahin11,227 | Demir7,878 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,518 | Yılmaz6,859 | Arslan5,400 |
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,751 people in 2022, 1.6 times as many as in Amasya.
- SamsunSamsun: Yılmaz leads (24,847 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 18,310.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (12,911 people); Şahin, first in Amasya, ranks 2nd there with 11,227.
- YozgatYozgat: also Şahin, with 7,518 people in 2022, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Amasya puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 154,604 | 18 |
| Şahin | 88,628 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,165 | 18 |
| Aydın | 82,519 | 18 |
| Demir | 74,128 | 18 |
| Kaya | 72,936 | 18 |
| Arslan | 58,829 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,738 | 18 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Amasya between 2021 and 2022?
In Amasya’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, 1 surname entered and 2 left; 1 moved up, 13 moved down and 15 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 1 | 1 | +60 |
| Yılmaz | 2 | 2 | +83 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +53 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | +29 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | +10 |
| Kılıç | 6 | 6 | +33 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +35 |
| Aydın | 8 | 8 | +3 |
| Arslan | 9 | 9 | +57 |
| Koç | 9 | 10 | +13 |
| Kurt | 10 | 11 | +35 |
| Yıldız | 13 | 12 | +41 |
| Aslan | 11 | 13 | +2 |
| Köse | 12 | 14 | −16 |
| Doğan | 15 | 15 | +38 |
| Yıldırım | 14 | 16 | −12 |
| Aktaş | 16 | 17 | +27 |
| Gül | 17 | 18 | −12 |
| Kara | 18 | 19 | +47 |
| Çoban | 20 | 20 | +17 |
| Bolat | 21 | 21 | +9 |
| Uysal | 22 | 22 | +3 |
| Koçak | 19 | 23 | −11 |
| Ceylan | 24 | 24 | +37 |
| Özdemir | 25 | 25 | +44 |
| Uzun | 23 | 26 | ±0 |
| Acar | 26 | 27 | −6 |
| Keskin | 27 | 28 | −3 |
| Şimşek | 28 | 29 | +18 |
| Sarı | Entered | 30 | — |
| Bulut | 29 | Left | — |
| Baş | 30 | Left | — |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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