Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 72
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Batman 2024
The most common surname in Batman is Demir (12,496 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 6th in Batman. Çelik is second with 10,422. Demir has led Batman every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Batman, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 12,496 | 19.1 | 3 |
| 02 | Çelik | 10,422 | 15.9 | 4 |
| 03 | Yıldız | 9,279 | 14.2 | 5 |
| 04 | Kaya | 8,921 | 13.6 | 2 |
| 05 | Aslan | 7,002 | 10.7 | 14 |
| 06 | Yılmaz | 6,881 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 07 | Ekinci | 6,641 | 10.1 | – |
| 08 | Aydın | 5,427 | 8.3 | 9 |
| 09 | Taş | 4,778 | 7.3 | – |
| 10 | Işık | 4,669 | 7.1 | – |
| 11 | Arslan | 4,645 | 7.1 | 11 |
| 12 | Yıldırım | 4,604 | 7.0 | 7 |
| 13 | Şahin | 4,530 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 14 | Tekin | 4,474 | 6.8 | – |
| 15 | Turan | 4,167 | 6.4 | – |
| 16 | Güneş | 4,162 | 6.4 | 29 |
| 17 | Şimşek | 3,954 | 6.0 | 20 |
| 18 | Çiftçi | 3,860 | 5.9 | – |
| 19 | Özdemir | 3,767 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 20 | Tunç | 3,751 | 5.7 | – |
| 21 | Doğan | 3,605 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 22 | Acar | 3,596 | 5.5 | 28 |
| 23 | Kaplan | 3,378 | 5.2 | – |
| 24 | Sevim | 3,116 | 4.8 | – |
| 25 | Akın | 3,086 | 4.7 | – |
| 26 | Çetin | 2,932 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 27 | Yaşar | 2,913 | 4.5 | – |
| 28 | Altun | 2,813 | 4.3 | – |
| 29 | Oğuz | 2,801 | 4.3 | – |
| 30 | Bozkurt | 2,721 | 4.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Batman’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 654,528 in 2024, about 19.1 in every 1,000 people in Batman are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 149,391 people, 22.8% of the population.1,2
Batman lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 9.3% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 599,103 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 608,659 |
| 2020 | 620,278 |
| 2021 | 626,319 |
| 2022 | 634,491 |
| 2023 | 647,205 |
| 2024 | 654,528 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BitlisBitlis: also Demir, with 4,094 people in 2024, 33% of the figure in Batman.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (34,595 people); Demir, first in Batman, ranks 2nd there with 24,607.
- MardinMardin: also Demir, with 16,134 people in 2024, 1.3 times as many as in Batman.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,679 people); Demir, first in Batman, ranks 2nd there with 5,770.
- SiirtSiirt: Yıldız leads (4,422 people); Demir, first in Batman, ranks 3rd there with 4,076.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Batman’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 11,376 | Çelik 9,563 | Yıldız 8,441 |
| 2019 | Demir 11,567 | Çelik 9,648 | Yıldız 8,621 |
| 2020 | Demir 11,770 | Çelik 9,902 | Yıldız 8,851 |
| 2021 | Demir 11,929 | Çelik 9,952 | Yıldız 8,920 |
| 2022 | Demir 12,059 | Çelik 10,111 | Yıldız 9,077 |
| 2023 | Demir 12,281 | Çelik 10,383 | Yıldız 9,253 |
| 2024 | Demir 12,496 | Çelik 10,422 | Yıldız 9,279 |
| 2025 | Demir 12,597 | Çelik 10,453 | Yıldız 9,433 |
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