Province·Marmara Region·Code 10
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Balıkesir 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Balıkesir is Yılmaz: 14,235 people in 2024. Kaya is second with 9,953. Yılmaz has led Balıkesir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Balıkesir in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 14,235 | 11.2 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 9,953 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 9,628 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 9,274 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 05 | Özdemir | 8,658 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 06 | Şahin | 7,664 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 07 | Çelik | 7,465 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 08 | Yıldırım | 7,369 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 09 | Çetin | 7,246 | 5.7 | 15 |
| 10 | Aydın | 7,243 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 11 | Çakır | 6,726 | 5.3 | 24 |
| 12 | Arslan | 6,452 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 13 | Öztürk | 6,252 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 14 | Kurt | 5,526 | 4.3 | 17 |
| 15 | Şen | 5,325 | 4.2 | – |
| 16 | Koç | 5,287 | 4.1 | 18 |
| 17 | Can | 4,972 | 3.9 | 27 |
| 18 | Avcı | 4,962 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Aslan | 4,956 | 3.9 | 14 |
| 20 | Özkan | 4,629 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 21 | Doğan | 4,567 | 3.6 | 12 |
| 22 | Özcan | 4,482 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 23 | Deniz | 4,475 | 3.5 | – |
| 24 | Kılıç | 4,430 | 3.5 | 13 |
| 25 | Acar | 4,396 | 3.4 | 28 |
| 26 | Korkmaz | 4,305 | 3.4 | 21 |
| 27 | Işık | 4,300 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Duman | 3,817 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Kara | 3,700 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 30 | Keskin | 3,641 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Balıkesir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,276,096 in 2024, about 11.2 in every 1,000 people in Balıkesir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 185,935 people, 14.6% of the population.1,2
Balıkesir lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.0% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 1,226,575 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,228,620 |
| 2020 | 1,240,285 |
| 2021 | 1,250,610 |
| 2022 | 1,257,590 |
| 2023 | 1,273,519 |
| 2024 | 1,276,096 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursa | Yılmaz46,156 | Aydın32,806 | Kaya31,577 |
| Çanakkale | Yılmaz8,664 | Kaya5,289 | Şahin5,119 |
| Izmir | Yılmaz53,799 | Kaya40,624 | Demir36,120 |
| Kütahya | Yılmaz6,280 | Demir5,262 | Öztürk5,081 |
| Manisa | Yılmaz19,039 | Kaya14,555 | Demir12,859 |
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 46,156 people in 2024, 3.2 times as many as in Balıkesir.
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,664 people in 2024, 61% of the figure in Balıkesir.
- IzmirIzmir: also Yılmaz, with 53,799 people in 2024, 3.8 times as many as in Balıkesir.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,280 people in 2024, 44% of the figure in Balıkesir.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 19,039 people in 2024, 1.3 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 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 14,160 | Kaya 9,809 | Demir 9,546 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 14,235 | Kaya 9,953 | Demir 9,628 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Balıkesir puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 383,038 | 11 |
| Kaya | 261,622 | 11 |
| Demir | 242,734 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 219,413 | 11 |
| Aydın | 212,115 | 11 |
| Şahin | 208,936 | 11 |
| Çelik | 205,599 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 202,783 | 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 2023 and 2024?
In Balıkesir’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 6 moved up, 7 moved down and 17 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +75 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +144 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +82 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | +17 |
| Özdemir | 5 | 5 | +11 |
| Şahin | 6 | 6 | +21 |
| Çelik | 8 | 7 | +175 |
| Yıldırım | 7 | 8 | +62 |
| Çetin | 10 | 9 | +14 |
| Aydın | 9 | 10 | −26 |
| Çakır | 11 | 11 | −10 |
| Arslan | 12 | 12 | +63 |
| Öztürk | 13 | 13 | +75 |
| Kurt | 14 | 14 | −25 |
| Şen | 16 | 15 | +45 |
| Koç | 15 | 16 | −11 |
| Can | 19 | 17 | +1 |
| Avcı | 17 | 18 | −26 |
| Aslan | 18 | 19 | −28 |
| Özkan | 20 | 20 | +51 |
| Doğan | 21 | 21 | +34 |
| Özcan | 23 | 22 | +13 |
| Deniz | 22 | 23 | −2 |
| Kılıç | 24 | 24 | +37 |
| Acar | 25 | 25 | +52 |
| Korkmaz | 27 | 26 | +31 |
| Işık | 26 | 27 | −8 |
| Duman | 28 | 28 | −3 |
| Kara | 29 | 29 | −6 |
| Keskin | 30 | 30 | −7 |
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