Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 23
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Elazığ
The most common surname in Elazığ is Yıldırım (12,502 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Elazığ. Kaya is second with 11,108. Yıldırım has led Elazığ every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yıldırım
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Elazığ, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yıldırım | 12,502 | 20.6 | 7 |
| 02 | Kaya | 11,108 | 18.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 9,923 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 04 | Çelik | 8,886 | 14.7 | 4 |
| 05 | Demir | 8,486 | 14.0 | 3 |
| 06 | Doğan | 8,005 | 13.2 | 12 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 7,826 | 12.9 | 5 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 6,641 | 11.0 | 10 |
| 09 | Aydın | 6,564 | 10.8 | 9 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,133 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 11 | Polat | 4,952 | 8.2 | 19 |
| 12 | Bulut | 4,368 | 7.2 | – |
| 13 | Öztürk | 3,857 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 14 | Aslan | 3,638 | 6.0 | 14 |
| 15 | Arslan | 3,637 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 16 | Şahin | 3,476 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 17 | Gül | 3,091 | 5.1 | – |
| 18 | Çiçek | 2,904 | 4.8 | – |
| 19 | Karabulut | 2,863 | 4.7 | – |
| 20 | Güneş | 2,743 | 4.5 | 29 |
| 21 | Taş | 2,602 | 4.3 | – |
| 22 | Karataş | 2,529 | 4.2 | – |
| 23 | Şimşek | 2,329 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 24 | Can | 2,306 | 3.8 | 27 |
| 25 | Ataş | 2,245 | 3.7 | – |
| 26 | Canpolat | 2,180 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Aydemir | 2,106 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Koç | 2,104 | 3.5 | 18 |
| 29 | Ateş | 1,983 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Yalçın | 1,970 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Elazığ’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 605,678 in 2025, about 20.6 in every 1,000 people in Elazığ are called Yıldırım. The 30 listed surnames together cover 142,957 people, 23.6% of the population.1,2
Elazığ lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.7% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 595,638 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 591,098 |
| 2020 | 587,960 |
| 2021 | 588,088 |
| 2022 | 591,497 |
| 2023 | 604,411 |
| 2024 | 603,941 |
| 2025 | 605,678 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,873 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 16th there with 1,050.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (35,014 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 7th there with 14,276.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,714 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 2,432.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,891 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 7,633.
- TunceliTunceli: Demir leads (1,401 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 1,238.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Elazığ’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yıldırım 11,987 | Kaya 10,745 | Yılmaz 9,716 |
| 2019 | Yıldırım 12,046 | Kaya 10,712 | Yılmaz 9,745 |
| 2020 | Yıldırım 12,080 | Kaya 10,775 | Yılmaz 9,773 |
| 2021 | Yıldırım 12,188 | Kaya 10,775 | Yılmaz 9,827 |
| 2022 | Yıldırım 12,274 | Kaya 10,815 | Yılmaz 9,820 |
| 2023 | Yıldırım 12,379 | Kaya 10,983 | Yılmaz 9,952 |
| 2024 | Yıldırım 12,393 | Kaya 11,035 | Yılmaz 9,891 |
| 2025 | Yıldırım 12,502 | Kaya 11,108 | Yılmaz 9,923 |
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