Province·Black Sea Region·Code 81
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Düzce 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Düzce is Yılmaz: 7,896 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 5,028. Yılmaz has led Düzce every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Düzce, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 7,896 | 19.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 5,028 | 12.3 | 6 |
| 03 | Aydın | 4,626 | 11.3 | 9 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 4,115 | 10.0 | 8 |
| 05 | Arslan | 3,788 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 3,618 | 8.8 | 5 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 3,435 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 08 | Demir | 3,404 | 8.3 | 3 |
| 09 | Çelik | 3,230 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 3,086 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 11 | Kaya | 2,754 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 12 | Çakır | 2,659 | 6.5 | 24 |
| 13 | Kurt | 2,535 | 6.2 | 17 |
| 14 | Acar | 2,136 | 5.2 | 28 |
| 15 | Kılıç | 2,113 | 5.2 | 13 |
| 16 | Yavuz | 2,106 | 5.1 | 23 |
| 17 | Koç | 1,944 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 18 | Kara | 1,932 | 4.7 | 16 |
| 19 | Şen | 1,718 | 4.2 | – |
| 20 | İlhan | 1,691 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Yüksel | 1,679 | 4.1 | – |
| 22 | Keskin | 1,664 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Çalışkan | 1,623 | 4.0 | – |
| 24 | Baş | 1,611 | 3.9 | – |
| 25 | Güler | 1,571 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Çetin | 1,512 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 27 | Özcan | 1,455 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 28 | Keleş | 1,431 | 3.5 | – |
| 29 | Yalçın | 1,429 | 3.5 | – |
| 30 | Ceylan | 1,396 | 3.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Düzce’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 409,865 in 2023, about 19.3 in every 1,000 people in Düzce are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 79,185 people, 19.3% of the population.1,2
Düzce lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 5.7% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 387,844 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 392,166 |
| 2020 | 395,679 |
| 2021 | 400,976 |
| 2022 | 405,131 |
| 2023 | 409,865 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,053 people in 2023, 77% of the figure in Düzce.
- SakaryaSakarya: also Yılmaz, with 17,110 people in 2023, 2.2 times as many as in Düzce.
- ZonguldakZonguldak: also Yılmaz, with 9,874 people in 2023, 1.3 times as many as in Düzce.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Düzce’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 7,638 | Şahin 4,700 | Aydın 4,355 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 7,686 | Şahin 4,728 | Aydın 4,428 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 7,769 | Şahin 4,799 | Aydın 4,480 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 7,821 | Şahin 4,816 | Aydın 4,521 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 7,857 | Şahin 4,904 | Aydın 4,617 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 7,896 | Şahin 5,028 | Aydın 4,626 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 7,944 | Şahin 5,059 | Aydın 4,648 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 8,034 | Şahin 5,106 | Aydın 4,673 |
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