Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 18
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Çankırı 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Çankırı is Yılmaz: 2,646 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 2,034. Yılmaz has led Çankırı every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Çankırı in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 2,646 | 12.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 2,034 | 9.9 | 6 |
| 03 | Çelik | 1,978 | 9.6 | 4 |
| 04 | Kaya | 1,929 | 9.4 | 2 |
| 05 | Özdemir | 1,764 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 06 | Öztürk | 1,743 | 8.5 | 8 |
| 07 | Demir | 1,467 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 08 | Yıldırım | 1,420 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 09 | Arslan | 1,333 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 10 | Kara | 1,325 | 6.4 | 16 |
| 11 | Yıldız | 1,317 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 12 | Doğan | 1,269 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 13 | Erdoğan | 1,031 | 5.0 | 26 |
| 14 | Aslan | 961 | 4.7 | 14 |
| 15 | Ünal | 900 | 4.4 | – |
| 16 | Özkan | 897 | 4.4 | 22 |
| 17 | Karakaya | 885 | 4.3 | – |
| 18 | Koç | 880 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 19 | Gümüş | 810 | 3.9 | – |
| 20 | Çağlar | 805 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Aktaş | 789 | 3.8 | 30 |
| 22 | Kılıç | 771 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 23 | Uysal | 759 | 3.7 | – |
| 24= | Aydın | 740 | 3.6 | 9 |
| 24= | Çakır | 740 | 3.6 | 24 |
| 25 | Demirci | 712 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Şentürk | 697 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Karaca | 695 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Yalçın | 690 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Gökmen | 647 | 3.1 | – |
| 30 | Ceylan | 638 | 3.1 | – |
How do these counts compare with Çankırı’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 205,501 in 2023, about 12.9 in every 1,000 people in Çankırı are called Yılmaz. The 31 listed surnames together cover 35,272 people, 17.2% of the population.1,2
Çankırı lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 5.0% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 216,362 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 195,789 |
| 2020 | 192,428 |
| 2021 | 196,515 |
| 2022 | 195,766 |
| 2023 | 205,501 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | Yılmaz87,249 | Şahin61,014 | Yıldırım51,658 |
| Bolu | Yılmaz6,053 | Öztürk4,282 | Özdemir3,684 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,802 | Yılmaz5,881 | Kaya5,163 |
| Karabük | Yılmaz5,050 | Özdemir2,872 | Kaya2,528 |
| Kastamonu | Yılmaz7,117 | Demir4,050 | Çelik3,509 |
| Kırıkkale | Yılmaz2,930 | Şahin2,862 | Doğan2,580 |
- AnkaraAnkara: also Yılmaz, with 87,249 people in 2023, 33.0 times as many as in Çankırı.
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,053 people in 2023, 2.3 times as many as in Çankırı.
- ÇorumÇorum: Şahin leads (7,802 people); Yılmaz, first in Çankırı, ranks 2nd there with 5,881.
- KarabükKarabük: also Yılmaz, with 5,050 people in 2023, 1.9 times as many as in Çankırı.
- KastamonuKastamonu: also Yılmaz, with 7,117 people in 2023, 2.7 times as many as in Çankırı.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: also Yılmaz, with 2,930 people in 2023, 1.1 times as many as in Çankırı.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Çankırı’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 2,744 | Şahin 2,161 | Çelik 2,086 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 2,518 | Çelik 1,897 | Şahin 1,887 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 2,450 | Çelik 1,894 | Şahin 1,886 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 2,501 | Şahin 1,907 | Çelik 1,889 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 2,483 | Şahin 1,917 | Çelik 1,874 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 2,646 | Şahin 2,034 | Çelik 1,978 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Çankırı puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 188,886 | 13 |
| Şahin | 142,204 | 13 |
| Kaya | 118,027 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 116,330 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 109,299 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 106,487 | 13 |
| Demir | 106,099 | 13 |
| Doğan | 101,889 | 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 Çankırı between 2022 and 2023?
In Çankırı’s top 31 list between 2022 and 2023, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 7 moved up, 10 moved down and 13 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +163 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +117 |
| Çelik | 3 | 3 | +104 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | +182 |
| Özdemir | 6 | 5 | +149 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 6 | +71 |
| Demir | 8 | 7 | +108 |
| Yıldırım | 7 | 8 | +46 |
| Arslan | 9 | 9 | +84 |
| Kara | 10 | 10 | +96 |
| Yıldız | 11 | 11 | +123 |
| Doğan | 12 | 12 | +100 |
| Erdoğan | 13 | 13 | +45 |
| Aslan | 14 | 14 | +65 |
| Ünal | 16 | 15 | +73 |
| Özkan | 16 | 16 | +70 |
| Karakaya | 18 | 17 | +98 |
| Koç | 15 | 18 | +18 |
| Gümüş | 22 | 19 | +87 |
| Çağlar | 17 | 20 | +11 |
| Aktaş | 19 | 21 | +37 |
| Kılıç | 20 | 22 | +22 |
| Uysal | 23 | 23 | +63 |
| Aydın | 21 | 24 | −7 |
| Çakır | 25 | 24 | +69 |
| Demirci | Entered | 25 | — |
| Şentürk | 27 | 26 | +45 |
| Karaca | 24 | 27 | +16 |
| Yalçın | 26 | 28 | +33 |
| Gökmen | 29 | 29 | +25 |
| Ceylan | 28 | 30 | +8 |
| Bulut | 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