Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 23
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Elazığ 2020
The most common surname in Elazığ is Yıldırım (12,080 people, 2020). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Elazığ. Kaya is second with 10,775. Yıldırım has led Elazığ every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yıldırım
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Elazığ, 2020
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yıldırım | 12,080 | 20.5 | 7 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,775 | 18.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 9,773 | 16.6 | 1 |
| 04 | Çelik | 8,779 | 14.9 | 4 |
| 05 | Demir | 8,261 | 14.1 | 3 |
| 06 | Doğan | 7,821 | 13.3 | 12 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 7,598 | 12.9 | 5 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 6,515 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 09 | Aydın | 6,464 | 11.0 | 9 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 4,978 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 11 | Polat | 4,891 | 8.3 | 19 |
| 12 | Bulut | 4,372 | 7.4 | – |
| 13 | Öztürk | 3,729 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 14 | Arslan | 3,579 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 15 | Aslan | 3,451 | 5.9 | 14 |
| 16 | Şahin | 3,420 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 17 | Gül | 3,019 | 5.1 | – |
| 18 | Çiçek | 2,902 | 4.9 | – |
| 19 | Karabulut | 2,839 | 4.8 | – |
| 20 | Güneş | 2,704 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 21 | Taş | 2,628 | 4.5 | – |
| 22 | Karataş | 2,434 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Şimşek | 2,341 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 24 | Can | 2,267 | 3.9 | 27 |
| 25 | Ataş | 2,227 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Canpolat | 2,119 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Aydemir | 2,055 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Koç | 2,053 | 3.5 | 18 |
| 29 | Yalçın | 1,940 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Ateş | 1,913 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Elazığ’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 587,960 in 2020, about 20.5 in every 1,000 people in Elazığ are called Yıldırım. The 30 listed surnames together cover 139,927 people, 23.8% of the population.1,2
Elazığ lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.3% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 595,638 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 591,098 |
| 2020 | 587,960 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,987 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 16th there with 1,039.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (33,246 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 7th there with 13,646.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,765 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 2,420.
- MalatyaMalatya: Doğan leads (10,589 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 5th there with 8,133.
- TunceliTunceli: Demir leads (1,440 people); Yıldırım, first in Elazığ, ranks 4th there with 1,209.
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