Province·Black Sea Region·Code 14
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Bolu 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Bolu is Yılmaz: 6,053 people in 2023. Öztürk is second with 4,282. Yılmaz has led Bolu every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Bolu, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 6,053 | 18.6 | 1 |
| 02 | Öztürk | 4,282 | 13.2 | 8 |
| 03 | Özdemir | 3,684 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 2,725 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 05 | Özcan | 2,719 | 8.4 | 25 |
| 06 | Demir | 2,625 | 8.1 | 3 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,566 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 08 | Arslan | 2,522 | 7.8 | 11 |
| 09 | Aydın | 2,223 | 6.8 | 9 |
| 10 | Yaman | 2,185 | 6.7 | – |
| 11 | Yıldırım | 2,103 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 12 | Kaya | 1,947 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 13 | Güler | 1,814 | 5.6 | – |
| 14 | Özkan | 1,753 | 5.4 | 22 |
| 15 | Çetin | 1,708 | 5.3 | 15 |
| 16 | Acar | 1,707 | 5.3 | 28 |
| 17 | Çakır | 1,653 | 5.1 | 24 |
| 18 | Şahin | 1,646 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 19 | Erdoğan | 1,603 | 4.9 | 26 |
| 20 | Yerlikaya | 1,232 | 3.8 | – |
| 21 | Doğan | 1,207 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 22 | Şen | 1,165 | 3.6 | – |
| 23 | Yalçın | 1,108 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Özçelik | 1,065 | 3.3 | – |
| 25 | Bulut | 1,062 | 3.3 | – |
| 26 | Can | 1,058 | 3.3 | 27 |
| 27 | Gülen | 1,054 | 3.2 | – |
| 28 | Aydemir | 1,011 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Aktaş | 940 | 2.9 | 30 |
| 30 | Çetinkaya | 935 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Bolu’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 324,789 in 2023, about 18.6 in every 1,000 people in Bolu are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 59,355 people, 18.3% of the population.1,2
Bolu lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.2% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 311,810 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 316,126 |
| 2020 | 314,802 |
| 2021 | 320,014 |
| 2022 | 320,824 |
| 2023 | 324,789 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AnkaraAnkara: also Yılmaz, with 87,249 people in 2023, 14.4 times as many as in Bolu.
- BilecikBilecik: also Yılmaz, with 3,366 people in 2023, 56% of the figure in Bolu.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,646 people in 2023, 44% of the figure in Bolu.
- DüzceDüzce: also Yılmaz, with 7,896 people in 2023, 1.3 times as many as in Bolu.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,116 people in 2023, 2.0 times as many as in Bolu.
- KarabükKarabük: also Yılmaz, with 5,050 people in 2023, 83% of the figure in Bolu.
- SakaryaSakarya: also Yılmaz, with 17,110 people in 2023, 2.8 times as many as in Bolu.
- ZonguldakZonguldak: also Yılmaz, with 9,874 people in 2023, 1.6 times as many as in Bolu.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Bolu’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 5,879 | Öztürk 4,257 | Özdemir 3,606 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 5,859 | Öztürk 4,249 | Özdemir 3,606 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 5,878 | Öztürk 4,280 | Özdemir 3,582 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 5,940 | Öztürk 4,296 | Özdemir 3,612 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 5,943 | Öztürk 4,307 | Özdemir 3,669 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 6,053 | Öztürk 4,282 | Özdemir 3,684 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 6,122 | Öztürk 4,314 | Özdemir 3,694 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 6,106 | Öztürk 4,374 | Özdemir 3,703 |
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