Province·Marmara Region·Code 11
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Bilecik 2020
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Bilecik is Yılmaz: 3,258 people in 2020. Kaya is second with 2,464. Yılmaz has led Bilecik every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Bilecik in 2020?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,258 | 14.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,464 | 11.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Çelik | 2,337 | 10.7 | 4 |
| 04 | Demir | 2,265 | 10.4 | 3 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 1,846 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 06 | Şahin | 1,839 | 8.4 | 6 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 1,669 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 1,625 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 09 | Aydın | 1,613 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,337 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 11 | Ünal | 1,178 | 5.4 | – |
| 12 | Çakır | 1,146 | 5.2 | 23 |
| 13 | Arslan | 1,112 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 14 | Kara | 1,022 | 4.7 | 16 |
| 15 | Çetin | 997 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 16 | Can | 990 | 4.5 | 27 |
| 17 | Özkan | 938 | 4.3 | 22 |
| 18 | Güven | 890 | 4.1 | – |
| 19 | Kılıç | 875 | 4.0 | 13 |
| 20 | Uysal | 866 | 4.0 | – |
| 21 | Kurt | 865 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 22 | Doğan | 859 | 3.9 | 12 |
| 23 | Şen | 796 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Sarı | 773 | 3.5 | – |
| 25 | Turan | 770 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Avcı | 761 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Köse | 748 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Keskin | 730 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Özcan | 711 | 3.3 | 25 |
| 30 | Ay | 704 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Bilecik’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 218,717 in 2020, about 14.9 in every 1,000 people in Bilecik are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 37,984 people, 17.4% of the population.1,2
Bilecik lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 2.1% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 223,448 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 219,427 |
| 2020 | 218,717 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolu | Yılmaz5,878 | Öztürk4,280 | Özdemir3,582 |
| Bursa | Yılmaz44,807 | Aydın32,112 | Kaya29,865 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz11,731 | Kaya7,978 | Demir7,144 |
| Kütahya | Yılmaz6,365 | Demir5,240 | Öztürk5,186 |
| Sakarya | Yılmaz16,379 | Yıldız8,671 | Demir8,424 |
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 5,878 people in 2020, 1.8 times as many as in Bilecik.
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 44,807 people in 2020, 13.8 times as many as in Bilecik.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 11,731 people in 2020, 3.6 times as many as in Bilecik.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,365 people in 2020, 2.0 times as many as in Bilecik.
- SakaryaSakarya: also Yılmaz, with 16,379 people in 2020, 5.0 times as many as in Bilecik.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Bilecik’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,260 | Kaya 2,486 | Çelik 2,402 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,261 | Kaya 2,419 | Çelik 2,366 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,258 | Kaya 2,464 | Çelik 2,337 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2020 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Bilecik puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 376,470 | 11 |
| Kaya | 250,990 | 11 |
| Demir | 233,164 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 212,196 | 11 |
| Aydın | 207,547 | 11 |
| Şahin | 204,236 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 200,015 | 11 |
| Çelik | 197,906 | 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 Bilecik between 2019 and 2020?
In Bilecik’s top 30 list between 2019 and 2020, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 5 moved up, 5 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2019 | 2020 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +45 |
| Çelik | 3 | 3 | −29 |
| Demir | 4 | 4 | −3 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 5 | +23 |
| Şahin | 5 | 6 | ±0 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | −24 |
| Öztürk | 8 | 8 | −11 |
| Aydın | 9 | 9 | −12 |
| Özdemir | 10 | 10 | +33 |
| Ünal | 11 | 11 | −14 |
| Çakır | 12 | 12 | −11 |
| Arslan | 13 | 13 | −2 |
| Kara | 14 | 14 | +9 |
| Çetin | 16 | 15 | +4 |
| Can | 15 | 16 | −13 |
| Özkan | 17 | 17 | −28 |
| Güven | 20 | 18 | +20 |
| Kılıç | 19 | 19 | +2 |
| Uysal | 18 | 20 | −28 |
| Kurt | 22 | 21 | +19 |
| Doğan | 21 | 22 | −7 |
| Şen | 23 | 23 | +14 |
| Sarı | 26 | 24 | +15 |
| Turan | 25 | 25 | +6 |
| Avcı | 24 | 26 | −17 |
| Köse | 27 | 27 | +13 |
| Keskin | 28 | 28 | +15 |
| Özcan | 29 | 29 | +2 |
| Ay | Entered | 30 | — |
| Yavuz | 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