Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 24
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Erzincan 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzincan is Yılmaz: 3,757 people in 2018. Kaya is second with 3,096. Yılmaz has led Erzincan every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Erzincan in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,757 | 15.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 3,096 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,874 | 12.2 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 2,495 | 10.6 | 7 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 2,461 | 10.4 | 5 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,212 | 9.4 | 12 |
| 07 | Polat | 2,086 | 8.8 | 19 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,893 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,873 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,748 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 11 | Şahin | 1,739 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,461 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 13 | Koç | 1,448 | 6.1 | 18 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,274 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 1,166 | 4.9 | 20 |
| 16 | Güneş | 1,095 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 17 | Gül | 1,064 | 4.5 | – |
| 18 | Öztürk | 1,010 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 19 | Can | 974 | 4.1 | 27 |
| 20 | Korkmaz | 958 | 4.1 | 21 |
| 21 | Mutlu | 916 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Bulut | 892 | 3.8 | – |
| 23 | Aksu | 876 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Yalçın | 867 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Kurt | 821 | 3.5 | 17 |
| 26 | Aktaş | 795 | 3.4 | 30 |
| 27 | Erdoğan | 756 | 3.2 | 26 |
| 28 | Kara | 747 | 3.2 | 16 |
| 29 | Turan | 744 | 3.2 | – |
| 30 | Taş | 726 | 3.1 | – |
How do these counts compare with Erzincan’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 236,034 in 2018, about 15.9 in every 1,000 people in Erzincan are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 44,824 people, 19.0% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayburt | Bayram871 | Yılmaz785 | Şahin738 |
| Bingöl | Kaya3,875 | Demir3,181 | Yıldız2,346 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım11,987 | Kaya10,745 | Yılmaz9,716 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz11,067 | Kaya10,700 | Polat9,834 |
| Giresun | Yılmaz12,402 | Aydın10,864 | Özdemir6,016 |
| Gümüşhane | Yılmaz3,520 | Kaya2,942 | Demir2,901 |
| Malatya | Şahin10,528 | Doğan10,501 | Kaya9,799 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,458 | Yıldırım10,777 | Şahin10,260 |
| Tunceli | Yıldız1,474 | Demir1,458 | Doğan1,327 |
- BayburtBayburt: Bayram leads (871 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 2nd there with 785.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,875 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 5th there with 1,804.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (11,987 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 3rd there with 9,716.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 11,067 people in 2018, 2.9 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,402 people in 2018, 3.3 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,520 people in 2018, 94% of the figure in Erzincan.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (10,528 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 4th there with 9,232.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,458 people in 2018, 3.0 times as many as in Erzincan.
- TunceliTunceli: Yıldız leads (1,474 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 7th there with 977.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Erzincan puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 96,184 | 14 |
| Demir | 82,476 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 71,257 | 14 |
| Çelik | 70,359 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 63,343 | 14 |
| Yıldırım | 57,517 | 13 |
| Aydın | 45,695 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,726 | 13 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
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