Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 12
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Bingöl 2024
The most common surname in Bingöl is Kaya (3,929 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 6th in Bingöl. Demir is second with 3,237. Kaya has led Bingöl every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kaya
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Bingöl in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | 3,929 | 13.9 | 2 |
| 02 | Demir | 3,237 | 11.4 | 3 |
| 03 | Yıldız | 2,406 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 04 | Çelik | 2,072 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 05 | Kılıç | 1,741 | 6.1 | 13 |
| 06 | Yılmaz | 1,733 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 07 | Aydın | 1,428 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 08 | Bingöl | 1,401 | 4.9 | – |
| 09 | Bulut | 1,374 | 4.9 | – |
| 10 | Tunç | 1,322 | 4.7 | – |
| 11 | Çiftçi | 1,206 | 4.3 | – |
| 12 | Korkmaz | 1,133 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 13 | Arslan | 1,120 | 4.0 | 11 |
| 14 | Polat | 1,106 | 3.9 | 19 |
| 15 | Doğan | 1,088 | 3.8 | 12 |
| 16 | Yıldırım | 1,043 | 3.7 | 7 |
| 17 | Özdemir | 971 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 18 | Yalçın | 956 | 3.4 | – |
| 19 | Çiçek | 928 | 3.3 | – |
| 20 | Kızılboğa | 924 | 3.3 | – |
| 21 | Öztürk | 859 | 3.0 | 8 |
| 22 | Varol | 820 | 2.9 | – |
| 23 | Keskin | 809 | 2.9 | – |
| 24 | Tan | 807 | 2.8 | – |
| 25 | Bozkurt | 777 | 2.7 | – |
| 26 | Sönmez | 776 | 2.7 | – |
| 27 | Ataş | 769 | 2.7 | – |
| 28 | Koç | 765 | 2.7 | 18 |
| 29 | Taş | 740 | 2.6 | – |
| 30 | Uzun | 701 | 2.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Bingöl’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 283,276 in 2024, about 13.9 in every 1,000 people in Bingöl are called Kaya. The 30 listed surnames together cover 38,941 people, 13.7% of the population.1,2
Bingöl lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.7% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 281,205 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 279,812 |
| 2020 | 281,768 |
| 2021 | 283,112 |
| 2022 | 282,556 |
| 2023 | 285,655 |
| 2024 | 283,276 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diyarbakır | Kaya34,595 | Demir24,607 | Çelik24,106 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım12,393 | Kaya11,035 | Yılmaz9,891 |
| Erzincan | Yılmaz3,787 | Demir3,095 | Kaya3,070 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz10,657 | Kaya10,407 | Polat9,492 |
| Muş | Çelik6,679 | Demir5,770 | Yılmaz4,869 |
| Tunceli | Yıldız1,458 | Demir1,423 | Çelik1,321 |
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: also Kaya, with 34,595 people in 2024, 8.8 times as many as in Bingöl.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,393 people); Kaya, first in Bingöl, ranks 2nd there with 11,035.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,787 people); Kaya, first in Bingöl, ranks 3rd there with 3,070.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,657 people); Kaya, first in Bingöl, ranks 2nd there with 10,407.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,679 people); Kaya, first in Bingöl, ranks 9th there with 3,902.
- TunceliTunceli: Yıldız leads (1,458 people); Kaya, first in Bingöl, ranks 6th there with 1,150.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Bingöl’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kaya 3,875 | Demir 3,181 | Yıldız 2,346 |
| 2019 | Kaya 3,903 | Demir 3,203 | Yıldız 2,327 |
| 2020 | Kaya 3,987 | Demir 3,274 | Yıldız 2,344 |
| 2021 | Kaya 3,958 | Demir 3,327 | Yıldız 2,394 |
| 2022 | Kaya 3,940 | Demir 3,328 | Yıldız 2,413 |
| 2023 | Kaya 3,952 | Demir 3,279 | Yıldız 2,423 |
| 2024 | Kaya 3,929 | Demir 3,237 | Yıldız 2,406 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Bingöl puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 94,039 | 14 |
| Demir | 81,638 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 69,679 | 14 |
| Çelik | 68,864 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 61,660 | 14 |
| Yıldırım | 56,447 | 13 |
| Aydın | 44,504 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 39,923 | 13 |
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 Bingöl between 2023 and 2024?
In Bingöl’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 4 moved up, 4 moved down and 21 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 1 | 1 | −23 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | −42 |
| Yıldız | 3 | 3 | −17 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | −15 |
| Kılıç | 6 | 5 | +2 |
| Yılmaz | 5 | 6 | −25 |
| Aydın | 7 | 7 | −15 |
| Bingöl | 8 | 8 | +11 |
| Bulut | 9 | 9 | +2 |
| Tunç | 10 | 10 | +2 |
| Çiftçi | 11 | 11 | +7 |
| Korkmaz | 12 | 12 | −16 |
| Arslan | 14 | 13 | −16 |
| Polat | 13 | 14 | −33 |
| Doğan | 15 | 15 | +11 |
| Yıldırım | 16 | 16 | −25 |
| Özdemir | 18 | 17 | −3 |
| Yalçın | 17 | 18 | −22 |
| Çiçek | 19 | 19 | −41 |
| Kızılboğa | 20 | 20 | +16 |
| Öztürk | 21 | 21 | +1 |
| Varol | 22 | 22 | +13 |
| Keskin | 23 | 23 | +3 |
| Tan | 24 | 24 | +2 |
| Bozkurt | 25 | 25 | −25 |
| Sönmez | 26 | 26 | −4 |
| Ataş | 28 | 27 | +17 |
| Koç | 27 | 28 | −4 |
| Taş | 29 | 29 | +15 |
| Uzun | Entered | 30 | — |
| Şimşek | 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