Province·Black Sea Region·Code 14
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Bolu 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Bolu is Yılmaz: 5,879 people in 2018. Öztürk is second with 4,257. Yılmaz has led Bolu every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Bolu in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 5,879 | 18.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Öztürk | 4,257 | 13.7 | 8 |
| 03 | Özdemir | 3,606 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 04 | Demir | 2,600 | 8.3 | 3 |
| 05 | Özcan | 2,590 | 8.3 | 24 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,569 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,505 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 08 | Arslan | 2,366 | 7.6 | 11 |
| 09 | Aydın | 2,181 | 7.0 | 9 |
| 10 | Yaman | 2,115 | 6.8 | – |
| 11 | Yıldırım | 2,008 | 6.4 | 7 |
| 12 | Kaya | 1,849 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 13 | Özkan | 1,776 | 5.7 | 22 |
| 14 | Acar | 1,737 | 5.6 | 28 |
| 15 | Güler | 1,725 | 5.5 | – |
| 16 | Çetin | 1,659 | 5.3 | 15 |
| 17 | Şahin | 1,640 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 18 | Erdoğan | 1,586 | 5.1 | 26 |
| 19 | Çakır | 1,585 | 5.1 | 23 |
| 20 | Yerlikaya | 1,229 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Doğan | 1,159 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 22 | Şen | 1,117 | 3.6 | – |
| 23 | Yalçın | 1,073 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Özçelik | 1,060 | 3.4 | – |
| 25 | Gülen | 1,053 | 3.4 | – |
| 26 | Bulut | 1,037 | 3.3 | – |
| 27 | Aydemir | 1,002 | 3.2 | – |
| 28 | Can | 985 | 3.2 | 27 |
| 29 | Özer | 915 | 2.9 | – |
| 30 | Keskin | 911 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Bolu’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 311,810 in 2018, about 18.9 in every 1,000 people in Bolu are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 57,774 people, 18.5% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | Yılmaz83,212 | Şahin57,665 | Yıldırım48,683 |
| Bilecik | Yılmaz3,260 | Kaya2,486 | Çelik2,402 |
| Çankırı | Yılmaz2,744 | Şahin2,161 | Çelik2,086 |
| Düzce | Yılmaz7,638 | Şahin4,700 | Aydın4,355 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz11,582 | Kaya7,897 | Demir6,883 |
| Karabük | Yılmaz4,920 | Özdemir2,891 | Kaya2,528 |
| Sakarya | Yılmaz15,984 | Yıldız8,484 | Demir8,157 |
| Zonguldak | Yılmaz9,981 | Aydın6,522 | Öztürk5,989 |
- AnkaraAnkara: also Yılmaz, with 83,212 people in 2018, 14.2 times as many as in Bolu.
- BilecikBilecik: also Yılmaz, with 3,260 people in 2018, 55% of the figure in Bolu.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,744 people in 2018, 47% of the figure in Bolu.
- DüzceDüzce: also Yılmaz, with 7,638 people in 2018, 1.3 times as many as in Bolu.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 11,582 people in 2018, 2.0 times as many as in Bolu.
- KarabükKarabük: also Yılmaz, with 4,920 people in 2018, 84% of the figure in Bolu.
- SakaryaSakarya: also Yılmaz, with 15,984 people in 2018, 2.7 times as many as in Bolu.
- ZonguldakZonguldak: also Yılmaz, with 9,981 people in 2018, 1.7 times as many as in Bolu.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Bolu puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 155,429 | 18 |
| Şahin | 90,139 | 16 |
| Aydın | 83,413 | 18 |
| Öztürk | 83,136 | 18 |
| Demir | 74,379 | 18 |
| Kaya | 73,216 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,384 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,814 | 18 |
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
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