Province·Black Sea Region·Code 08
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Artvin
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Artvin is Yılmaz: 4,504 people in 2025. It leads by a wide margin, 1.9 times as many bearers as Aydın in second place. Yılmaz has led Artvin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Artvin, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,504 | 26.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 2,310 | 13.8 | 9 |
| 03 | Çelik | 2,221 | 13.3 | 4 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 2,108 | 12.6 | 7 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 1,973 | 11.8 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 1,582 | 9.4 | 5 |
| 07 | Demir | 1,542 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 08 | Kaya | 1,476 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 09 | Altun | 1,391 | 8.3 | – |
| 10 | Şahin | 1,339 | 8.0 | 6 |
| 11 | Ustabaş | 1,180 | 7.0 | – |
| 12 | Şimşek | 1,177 | 7.0 | 20 |
| 13 | Yazıcı | 1,171 | 7.0 | – |
| 14 | Özdemir | 1,150 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 15 | Durmuş | 1,111 | 6.6 | – |
| 16 | Demirci | 1,076 | 6.4 | – |
| 17 | Kara | 1,049 | 6.3 | 16 |
| 18 | Arslan | 1,036 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 19 | Topal | 905 | 5.4 | – |
| 20 | Uzun | 875 | 5.2 | – |
| 21 | Özkan | 874 | 5.2 | 22 |
| 22 | Keskin | 864 | 5.2 | – |
| 23 | Kılıç | 840 | 5.0 | 13 |
| 24 | Avcı | 786 | 4.7 | – |
| 25 | Gümüş | 785 | 4.7 | – |
| 26 | Çakır | 766 | 4.6 | 24 |
| 27 | Genç | 754 | 4.5 | – |
| 28 | Balcı | 692 | 4.1 | – |
| 29 | Şentürk | 676 | 4.0 | – |
| 30 | Gül | 675 | 4.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Artvin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 167,531 in 2025, about 26.9 in every 1,000 people in Artvin are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 38,888 people, 23.2% of the population.1,2
Artvin lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 3.7% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 174,010 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 170,875 |
| 2020 | 169,501 |
| 2021 | 169,543 |
| 2022 | 169,403 |
| 2023 | 172,356 |
| 2024 | 169,280 |
| 2025 | 167,531 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ArdahanArdahan: also Yılmaz, with 2,990 people in 2025, 66% of the figure in Artvin.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,589 people in 2025, 2.4 times as many as in Artvin.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,878 people in 2025, 2.0 times as many as in Artvin.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Artvin’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 4,643 | Aydın 2,399 | Çelik 2,361 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 4,559 | Aydın 2,351 | Çelik 2,323 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 4,521 | Aydın 2,379 | Çelik 2,275 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 4,539 | Aydın 2,356 | Çelik 2,279 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 4,575 | Aydın 2,297 | Çelik 2,272 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 4,679 | Aydın 2,371 | Çelik 2,294 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 4,576 | Aydın 2,327 | Çelik 2,251 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 4,504 | Aydın 2,310 | Çelik 2,221 |
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