Province·Black Sea Region·Code 19
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Çorum 2023
The most common surname in Çorum is Şahin (7,802 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Çorum. Yılmaz is second with 5,881. Şahin has led Çorum every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Çorum in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 7,802 | 14.8 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 5,881 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 03 | Kaya | 5,163 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 4,621 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 05 | Arslan | 4,257 | 8.1 | 11 |
| 06 | Demir | 4,080 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 3,663 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 08 | Çelik | 3,075 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 2,859 | 5.4 | 13 |
| 10 | Doğan | 2,688 | 5.1 | 12 |
| 11 | Uysal | 2,605 | 4.9 | – |
| 12 | Yıldız | 2,537 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 13 | Çetin | 2,394 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 14 | Öztürk | 2,289 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 15 | Bolat | 2,280 | 4.3 | – |
| 16 | Koçak | 2,102 | 4.0 | – |
| 17 | Aydın | 2,040 | 3.9 | 9 |
| 18 | Kara | 2,014 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 19 | Şimşek | 1,963 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 20 | Eker | 1,933 | 3.7 | – |
| 21 | İpek | 1,833 | 3.5 | – |
| 22 | Köse | 1,718 | 3.3 | – |
| 23 | Ceylan | 1,704 | 3.2 | – |
| 24 | Şen | 1,625 | 3.1 | – |
| 25 | Yalçın | 1,600 | 3.0 | – |
| 26 | Karaca | 1,559 | 3.0 | – |
| 27 | Ünal | 1,531 | 2.9 | – |
| 28 | Aslan | 1,527 | 2.9 | 14 |
| 29 | Güler | 1,510 | 2.9 | – |
| 30 | Sarı | 1,497 | 2.8 | – |
How do these counts compare with Çorum’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 528,351 in 2023, about 14.8 in every 1,000 people in Çorum are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 82,350 people, 15.6% of the population.1,2
Çorum lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.5% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 536,483 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 530,864 |
| 2020 | 530,126 |
| 2021 | 526,282 |
| 2022 | 524,130 |
| 2023 | 528,351 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,925 | Yılmaz4,081 | Demir3,668 |
| Çankırı | Yılmaz2,646 | Şahin2,034 | Çelik1,978 |
| Kastamonu | Yılmaz7,117 | Demir4,050 | Çelik3,509 |
| Kırıkkale | Yılmaz2,930 | Şahin2,862 | Doğan2,580 |
| Samsun | Yılmaz25,182 | Şahin18,616 | Kaya16,563 |
| Sinop | Yılmaz4,267 | Öztürk3,860 | Özdemir3,744 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,547 | Yılmaz6,896 | Arslan5,454 |
- AmasyaAmasya: also Şahin, with 4,925 people in 2023, 63% of the figure in Çorum.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: Yılmaz leads (2,646 people); Şahin, first in Çorum, ranks 2nd there with 2,034.
- KastamonuKastamonu: Yılmaz leads (7,117 people); Şahin, first in Çorum, ranks 8th there with 2,401.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: Yılmaz leads (2,930 people); Şahin, first in Çorum, ranks 2nd there with 2,862.
- SamsunSamsun: Yılmaz leads (25,182 people); Şahin, first in Çorum, ranks 2nd there with 18,616.
- SinopSinop: Yılmaz leads (4,267 people); Şahin, first in Çorum, ranks 9th there with 2,128.
- YozgatYozgat: also Şahin, with 7,547 people in 2023, almost exactly as many as in Çorum.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Çorum’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Şahin 7,987 | Yılmaz 5,828 | Kaya 5,207 |
| 2019 | Şahin 7,888 | Yılmaz 5,754 | Kaya 5,127 |
| 2020 | Şahin 7,856 | Yılmaz 5,784 | Kaya 5,131 |
| 2021 | Şahin 7,800 | Yılmaz 5,803 | Kaya 5,063 |
| 2022 | Şahin 7,751 | Yılmaz 5,861 | Kaya 5,098 |
| 2023 | Şahin 7,802 | Yılmaz 5,881 | Kaya 5,163 |
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 Çorum 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 Çorum between 2022 and 2023?
In Çorum’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, 1 surname entered and 2 left; 4 moved up, 9 moved down and 16 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 1 | 1 | +51 |
| Yılmaz | 2 | 2 | +20 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +65 |
| Yıldırım | 4 | 4 | +164 |
| Arslan | 5 | 5 | +60 |
| Demir | 6 | 6 | +40 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 7 | +35 |
| Çelik | 8 | 8 | −13 |
| Kılıç | 9 | 9 | +92 |
| Doğan | 10 | 10 | +7 |
| Uysal | 11 | 11 | +17 |
| Yıldız | 12 | 12 | −2 |
| Çetin | 13 | 13 | +49 |
| Öztürk | 15 | 14 | +24 |
| Bolat | 14 | 15 | −25 |
| Koçak | 16 | 16 | −1 |
| Aydın | 17 | 17 | +42 |
| Kara | 19 | 18 | +58 |
| Şimşek | 18 | 19 | +6 |
| Eker | 18 | 20 | −24 |
| İpek | 22 | 21 | +183 |
| Köse | 21 | 22 | +24 |
| Ceylan | 20 | 23 | −34 |
| Şen | 23 | 24 | +31 |
| Yalçın | 24 | 25 | +27 |
| Karaca | 26 | 26 | +77 |
| Ünal | 25 | 27 | −8 |
| Aslan | 30 | 28 | +61 |
| Güler | Entered | 29 | — |
| Sarı | 29 | 30 | +30 |
| Erdoğan | 27 | Left | — |
| Biçer | 28 | 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