Province·Marmara Region·Code 10
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Balıkesir 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Balıkesir is Yılmaz: 14,008 people in 2022. Kaya is second with 9,667. Yılmaz has led Balıkesir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Balıkesir in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 14,008 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 9,667 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 9,382 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 9,130 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 05 | Özdemir | 8,514 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 06 | Şahin | 7,485 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 07 | Çetin | 7,253 | 5.8 | 15 |
| 08 | Yıldırım | 7,234 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 09 | Çelik | 7,173 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 10 | Aydın | 7,160 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 11 | Çakır | 6,659 | 5.3 | 24 |
| 12 | Arslan | 6,262 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 13 | Öztürk | 6,092 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 14 | Kurt | 5,470 | 4.3 | 17 |
| 15 | Şen | 5,302 | 4.2 | – |
| 16 | Koç | 5,179 | 4.1 | 18 |
| 17 | Avcı | 4,991 | 4.0 | – |
| 18 | Can | 4,899 | 3.9 | 27 |
| 19 | Aslan | 4,898 | 3.9 | 14 |
| 20 | Özkan | 4,536 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 21 | Deniz | 4,516 | 3.6 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 4,425 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 23 | Doğan | 4,381 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 24 | Kılıç | 4,336 | 3.4 | 13 |
| 25 | Acar | 4,332 | 3.4 | 28 |
| 26 | Işık | 4,270 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Korkmaz | 4,183 | 3.3 | 21 |
| 28 | Duman | 3,810 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Kara | 3,633 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 30 | Keskin | 3,567 | 2.8 | – |
How do these counts compare with Balıkesir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,257,590 in 2022, about 11.1 in every 1,000 people in Balıkesir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 182,747 people, 14.5% of the population.1,2
Balıkesir lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.5% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 1,226,575 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,228,620 |
| 2020 | 1,240,285 |
| 2021 | 1,250,610 |
| 2022 | 1,257,590 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursa | Yılmaz45,665 | Aydın32,557 | Kaya30,934 |
| Çanakkale | Yılmaz8,621 | Kaya5,133 | Şahin5,003 |
| Izmir | Yılmaz53,374 | Kaya40,051 | Demir35,628 |
| Kütahya | Yılmaz6,313 | Demir5,297 | Öztürk5,174 |
| Manisa | Yılmaz18,948 | Kaya14,436 | Demir12,653 |
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 45,665 people in 2022, 3.3 times as many as in Balıkesir.
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,621 people in 2022, 62% of the figure in Balıkesir.
- IzmirIzmir: also Yılmaz, with 53,374 people in 2022, 3.8 times as many as in Balıkesir.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,313 people in 2022, 45% of the figure in Balıkesir.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 18,948 people in 2022, 1.4 times as many as in Balıkesir.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Balıkesir’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 13,793 | Kaya 9,397 | Demir 8,973 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 13,797 | Kaya 9,357 | Demir 9,045 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 13,929 | Kaya 9,468 | Demir 9,176 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 13,963 | Kaya 9,550 | Demir 9,230 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 14,008 | Kaya 9,667 | Demir 9,382 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Balıkesir puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 382,101 | 11 |
| Kaya | 257,755 | 11 |
| Demir | 239,274 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 217,036 | 11 |
| Aydın | 211,307 | 11 |
| Şahin | 207,812 | 11 |
| Çelik | 202,816 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 202,712 | 11 |
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 Balıkesir between 2021 and 2022?
In Balıkesir’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 25 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +45 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +117 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +152 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | +37 |
| Özdemir | 5 | 5 | +149 |
| Şahin | 6 | 6 | +6 |
| Çetin | 7 | 7 | −3 |
| Yıldırım | 8 | 8 | −11 |
| Çelik | 9 | 9 | +19 |
| Aydın | 10 | 10 | +53 |
| Çakır | 11 | 11 | −23 |
| Arslan | 12 | 12 | +52 |
| Öztürk | 13 | 13 | +103 |
| Kurt | 14 | 14 | +13 |
| Şen | 15 | 15 | +49 |
| Koç | 16 | 16 | +31 |
| Avcı | 17 | 17 | −25 |
| Can | 18 | 18 | +27 |
| Aslan | 19 | 19 | +42 |
| Özkan | 20 | 20 | +2 |
| Deniz | 21 | 21 | +44 |
| Özcan | 22 | 22 | +41 |
| Doğan | 25 | 23 | +102 |
| Kılıç | 26 | 24 | +59 |
| Acar | 23 | 25 | ±0 |
| Işık | 24 | 26 | −45 |
| Korkmaz | 27 | 27 | +83 |
| Duman | 28 | 28 | −4 |
| Kara | 29 | 29 | ±0 |
| Keskin | Entered | 30 | — |
| Bozkurt | 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