Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 21
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Diyarbakır 2023
The most common surname in Diyarbakır is Kaya (34,156 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 6th in Diyarbakır. Demir is second with 24,369. Kaya has led Diyarbakır every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kaya
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Diyarbakır, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | 34,156 | 18.8 | 2 |
| 02 | Demir | 24,369 | 13.4 | 3 |
| 03 | Çelik | 24,042 | 13.2 | 4 |
| 04 | Aslan | 21,343 | 11.7 | 14 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 20,971 | 11.5 | 5 |
| 06 | Yılmaz | 17,012 | 9.4 | 1 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 14,050 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 08 | Arslan | 13,402 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 13,292 | 7.3 | 13 |
| 10 | Aydın | 13,235 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 11 | Çiçek | 12,154 | 6.7 | – |
| 12 | Baran | 10,575 | 5.8 | – |
| 13 | Polat | 10,111 | 5.6 | 19 |
| 14 | Doğan | 9,589 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 15 | Kaplan | 9,234 | 5.1 | – |
| 16 | Kurt | 8,964 | 4.9 | 17 |
| 17 | Güneş | 8,590 | 4.7 | 29 |
| 18 | Can | 8,224 | 4.5 | 27 |
| 19 | Taş | 8,152 | 4.5 | – |
| 20 | Tekin | 8,114 | 4.5 | – |
| 21 | Güzel | 7,937 | 4.4 | – |
| 22 | Yaşar | 7,439 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Çetin | 7,373 | 4.1 | 15 |
| 24 | Ateş | 6,919 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Fidan | 6,855 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Özdemir | 6,791 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 27 | Şimşek | 6,759 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 28 | Şahin | 6,438 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 29 | Turan | 6,400 | 3.5 | – |
| 30 | Ekinci | 6,358 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Diyarbakır’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,818,133 in 2023, about 18.8 in every 1,000 people in Diyarbakır are called Kaya. The 30 listed surnames together cover 358,848 people, 19.7% of the population.1,2
Diyarbakır lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.9% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,732,396 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,756,353 |
| 2020 | 1,783,431 |
| 2021 | 1,791,373 |
| 2022 | 1,804,880 |
| 2023 | 1,818,133 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,460 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 4th there with 7,837.
- BatmanBatman: Demir leads (12,281 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 4th there with 8,866.
- BingölBingöl: also Kaya, with 3,952 people in 2023, 12% of the figure in Diyarbakır.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,379 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 2nd there with 10,983.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,813 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 3rd there with 9,357.
- MardinMardin: Demir leads (16,069 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 3rd there with 12,146.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,736 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 8th there with 4,135.
- ŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfa: Demir leads (59,465 people); Kaya, first in Diyarbakır, ranks 3rd there with 32,213.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Diyarbakır’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kaya 31,876 | Demir 23,175 | Çelik 22,825 |
| 2019 | Kaya 32,492 | Demir 23,563 | Çelik 23,098 |
| 2020 | Kaya 33,246 | Demir 23,914 | Çelik 23,562 |
| 2021 | Kaya 33,503 | Demir 24,056 | Çelik 23,659 |
| 2022 | Kaya 33,771 | Demir 24,225 | Çelik 23,785 |
| 2023 | Kaya 34,156 | Demir 24,369 | Çelik 24,042 |
| 2024 | Kaya 34,595 | Demir 24,607 | Çelik 24,106 |
| 2025 | Kaya 35,014 | Demir 24,930 | Çelik 24,400 |
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