Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 23
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Elazığ 2018
The most common surname in Elazığ is Yıldırım (11,987 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Elazığ. Kaya is second with 10,745. Yıldırım has led Elazığ every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yıldırım
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Elazığ, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yıldırım | 11,987 | 20.1 | 7 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,745 | 18.0 | 2 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 9,716 | 16.3 | 1 |
| 04 | Çelik | 8,704 | 14.6 | 4 |
| 05 | Demir | 8,237 | 13.8 | 3 |
| 06 | Doğan | 7,802 | 13.1 | 12 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 7,602 | 12.8 | 5 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 6,540 | 11.0 | 10 |
| 09 | Aydın | 6,438 | 10.8 | 9 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 4,943 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 11 | Polat | 4,880 | 8.2 | 19 |
| 12 | Bulut | 4,383 | 7.4 | – |
| 13 | Öztürk | 3,755 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 14 | Arslan | 3,623 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 15 | Aslan | 3,496 | 5.9 | 14 |
| 16 | Şahin | 3,425 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 17 | Gül | 3,033 | 5.1 | – |
| 18 | Çiçek | 2,887 | 4.8 | – |
| 19 | Karabulut | 2,810 | 4.7 | – |
| 20 | Güneş | 2,714 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 21 | Taş | 2,612 | 4.4 | – |
| 22 | Karataş | 2,448 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Şimşek | 2,404 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 24 | Can | 2,259 | 3.8 | 27 |
| 25 | Ataş | 2,222 | 3.7 | – |
| 26 | Aydemir | 2,135 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Canpolat | 2,107 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Koç | 2,083 | 3.5 | 18 |
| 29 | Yalçın | 1,994 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Güler | 1,914 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Elazığ’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 595,638 in 2018, about 20.1 in every 1,000 people in Elazığ are called Yıldırım. The 30 listed surnames together cover 139,898 people, 23.5% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,875 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 16th there with 1,086.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (31,876 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 7th there with 13,268.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,757 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 4th there with 2,495.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (10,528 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 8,132.
- TunceliTunceli: Yıldız leads (1,474 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 1,298.
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