Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 24
TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Erzincan 2019
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzincan is Yılmaz: 3,704 people in 2019. Kaya is second with 3,045. Yılmaz has led Erzincan every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzincan, 2019
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,704 | 15.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 3,045 | 13.0 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,928 | 12.5 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 2,503 | 10.7 | 5 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 2,461 | 10.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,140 | 9.1 | 12 |
| 07 | Polat | 2,023 | 8.6 | 19 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,912 | 8.1 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,861 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 10 | Şahin | 1,758 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 1,680 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,497 | 6.4 | 9 |
| 13 | Koç | 1,445 | 6.2 | 18 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,256 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 1,188 | 5.1 | 20 |
| 16 | Güneş | 1,079 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 17 | Gül | 1,057 | 4.5 | – |
| 18 | Öztürk | 1,011 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 19 | Mutlu | 980 | 4.2 | – |
| 20 | Korkmaz | 957 | 4.1 | 21 |
| 21 | Can | 938 | 4.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Bulut | 901 | 3.8 | – |
| 23 | Yalçın | 888 | 3.8 | – |
| 24 | Kurt | 870 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 25 | Aksu | 863 | 3.7 | – |
| 26 | Aktaş | 792 | 3.4 | 30 |
| 27 | Turan | 754 | 3.2 | – |
| 28 | Kara | 753 | 3.2 | 16 |
| 29 | Erdoğan | 737 | 3.1 | 26 |
| 30 | Taş | 724 | 3.1 | – |
How do these counts compare with Erzincan’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 234,747 in 2019, about 15.8 in every 1,000 people in Erzincan are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 44,705 people, 19.0% of the population.1,2
Erzincan lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.5% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 236,034 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 234,747 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BayburtBayburt: Bayram leads (842 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 2nd there with 835.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,903 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 5th there with 1,779.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,046 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 3rd there with 9,745.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,948 people in 2019, 3.0 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,367 people in 2019, 3.3 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,561 people in 2019, almost exactly as many as in Erzincan.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (10,511 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 4th there with 9,143.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,329 people in 2019, 3.1 times as many as in Erzincan.
- TunceliTunceli: Yıldız leads (1,421 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 7th there with 948.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Erzincan’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,757 | Kaya 3,096 | Demir 2,874 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,704 | Kaya 3,045 | Demir 2,928 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,765 | Kaya 3,062 | Demir 2,876 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,769 | Kaya 3,160 | Demir 2,938 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,782 | Kaya 3,126 | Demir 3,051 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 3,863 | Demir 3,132 | Kaya 3,111 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 3,787 | Demir 3,095 | Kaya 3,070 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 3,714 | Kaya 3,081 | Demir 3,041 |
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