Province·Marmara Region·Code 11
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Bilecik 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Bilecik is Yılmaz: 3,366 people in 2023. Kaya is second with 2,591. Yılmaz has led Bilecik every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Bilecik in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,366 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,591 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 03 | Çelik | 2,475 | 10.9 | 4 |
| 04 | Demir | 2,423 | 10.6 | 3 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 1,923 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 06 | Şahin | 1,921 | 8.4 | 6 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 1,734 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 1,697 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 09 | Aydın | 1,665 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,390 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 11 | Çakır | 1,197 | 5.2 | 24 |
| 12 | Ünal | 1,178 | 5.2 | – |
| 13 | Arslan | 1,166 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 14 | Kara | 1,061 | 4.7 | 16 |
| 15 | Çetin | 1,004 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 16 | Can | 997 | 4.4 | 27 |
| 17 | Özkan | 973 | 4.3 | 22 |
| 18 | Doğan | 935 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 19 | Kılıç | 919 | 4.0 | 13 |
| 20 | Kurt | 908 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 21 | Güven | 900 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Uysal | 868 | 3.8 | – |
| 23 | Şen | 820 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Avcı | 797 | 3.5 | – |
| 25 | Turan | 794 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Köse | 781 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Keskin | 766 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Sarı | 754 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Ay | 709 | 3.1 | – |
| 30 | Özcan | 703 | 3.1 | 25 |
How do these counts compare with Bilecik’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 228,058 in 2023, about 14.8 in every 1,000 people in Bilecik are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 39,415 people, 17.3% of the population.1,2
Bilecik lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.1% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 223,448 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 219,427 |
| 2020 | 218,717 |
| 2021 | 228,334 |
| 2022 | 228,673 |
| 2023 | 228,058 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolu | Yılmaz6,053 | Öztürk4,282 | Özdemir3,684 |
| Bursa | Yılmaz45,834 | Aydın32,597 | Kaya31,146 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz12,116 | Kaya8,423 | Demir7,487 |
| Kütahya | Yılmaz6,288 | Demir5,265 | Öztürk5,125 |
| Sakarya | Yılmaz17,110 | Yıldız9,192 | Demir9,183 |
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,053 people in 2023, 1.8 times as many as in Bilecik.
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 45,834 people in 2023, 13.6 times as many as in Bilecik.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,116 people in 2023, 3.6 times as many as in Bilecik.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,288 people in 2023, 1.9 times as many as in Bilecik.
- SakaryaSakarya: also Yılmaz, with 17,110 people in 2023, 5.1 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 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,404 | Kaya 2,587 | Çelik 2,414 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,432 | Kaya 2,623 | Çelik 2,457 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 3,366 | Kaya 2,591 | Çelik 2,475 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Bilecik puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 380,626 | 11 |
| Kaya | 258,830 | 11 |
| Demir | 239,301 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 217,519 | 11 |
| Aydın | 210,568 | 11 |
| Şahin | 207,021 | 11 |
| Çelik | 203,580 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 201,552 | 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 2022 and 2023?
In Bilecik’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, no new surname entered; 4 moved up, 3 moved down and 23 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −66 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | −32 |
| Çelik | 3 | 3 | +18 |
| Demir | 4 | 4 | +1 |
| Yıldırım | 5 | 5 | −25 |
| Şahin | 6 | 6 | −19 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | −31 |
| Öztürk | 8 | 8 | −9 |
| Aydın | 9 | 9 | −14 |
| Özdemir | 10 | 10 | +21 |
| Çakır | 11 | 11 | +6 |
| Ünal | 12 | 12 | +6 |
| Arslan | 13 | 13 | −5 |
| Kara | 14 | 14 | −5 |
| Çetin | 15 | 15 | −22 |
| Can | 16 | 16 | +5 |
| Özkan | 17 | 17 | +20 |
| Doğan | 18 | 18 | +3 |
| Kılıç | 19 | 19 | +20 |
| Kurt | 20 | 20 | +13 |
| Güven | 21 | 21 | +14 |
| Uysal | 22 | 22 | −10 |
| Şen | 23 | 23 | +7 |
| Avcı | 25 | 24 | +21 |
| Turan | 24 | 25 | +5 |
| Köse | 27 | 26 | +9 |
| Keskin | 28 | 27 | +11 |
| Sarı | 26 | 28 | −21 |
| Ay | 30 | 29 | −3 |
| Özcan | 29 | 30 | −38 |
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