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
Which surnames are most common in Bolu in 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?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | Yılmaz87,249 | Şahin61,014 | Yıldırım51,658 |
| Bilecik | Yılmaz3,366 | Kaya2,591 | Çelik2,475 |
| Çankırı | Yılmaz2,646 | Şahin2,034 | Çelik1,978 |
| Düzce | Yılmaz7,896 | Şahin5,028 | Aydın4,626 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz12,116 | Kaya8,423 | Demir7,487 |
| Karabük | Yılmaz5,050 | Özdemir2,872 | Kaya2,528 |
| Sakarya | Yılmaz17,110 | Yıldız9,192 | Demir9,183 |
| Zonguldak | Yılmaz9,874 | Aydın6,403 | Öztürk5,824 |
- 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Bolu puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 157,388 | 18 |
| Şahin | 90,554 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 84,332 | 18 |
| Aydın | 84,124 | 18 |
| Demir | 75,889 | 18 |
| Kaya | 74,192 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,910 | 16 |
| Çelik | 59,656 | 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
What changed in Bolu between 2022 and 2023?
In Bolu’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 7 moved up, 4 moved down and 18 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +110 |
| Öztürk | 2 | 2 | −25 |
| Özdemir | 3 | 3 | +15 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 4 | +72 |
| Özcan | 4 | 5 | +45 |
| Demir | 6 | 6 | +11 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +63 |
| Arslan | 8 | 8 | +36 |
| Aydın | 9 | 9 | +18 |
| Yaman | 10 | 10 | +19 |
| Yıldırım | 11 | 11 | +17 |
| Kaya | 12 | 12 | +27 |
| Güler | 13 | 13 | +48 |
| Özkan | 14 | 14 | +12 |
| Çetin | 16 | 15 | +3 |
| Acar | 15 | 16 | −8 |
| Çakır | 17 | 17 | −6 |
| Şahin | 18 | 18 | +28 |
| Erdoğan | 19 | 19 | +28 |
| Yerlikaya | 20 | 20 | +6 |
| Doğan | 22 | 21 | +61 |
| Şen | 21 | 22 | −5 |
| Yalçın | 23 | 23 | +10 |
| Özçelik | 25 | 24 | +7 |
| Bulut | 26 | 25 | +18 |
| Can | 27 | 26 | +17 |
| Gülen | 24 | 27 | −11 |
| Aydemir | 28 | 28 | −9 |
| Aktaş | 30 | 29 | +18 |
| Çetinkaya | Entered | 30 | — |
| Özer | 29 | 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