Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 24
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Erzincan 2020
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzincan is Yılmaz: 3,765 people in 2020. Kaya is second with 3,062. Yılmaz has led Erzincan every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Erzincan in 2020?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,765 | 16.1 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 3,062 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,876 | 12.3 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 2,518 | 10.7 | 5 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 2,420 | 10.3 | 7 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,116 | 9.0 | 12 |
| 07 | Polat | 2,048 | 8.7 | 19 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,852 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,828 | 7.8 | 13 |
| 10 | Şahin | 1,742 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 1,656 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,475 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 13 | Koç | 1,468 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,265 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 1,208 | 5.2 | 20 |
| 16 | Güneş | 1,083 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 17 | Gül | 1,043 | 4.4 | – |
| 18 | Öztürk | 1,024 | 4.4 | 8 |
| 19 | Mutlu | 979 | 4.2 | – |
| 20 | Korkmaz | 939 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 21 | Can | 927 | 4.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Bulut | 916 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Yalçın | 891 | 3.8 | – |
| 24 | Aksu | 861 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Kurt | 860 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 26 | Aktaş | 807 | 3.4 | 30 |
| 27 | Erdoğan | 757 | 3.2 | 26 |
| 28 | Turan | 755 | 3.2 | – |
| 29 | Taş | 724 | 3.1 | – |
| 30 | Kara | 712 | 3.0 | 16 |
How do these counts compare with Erzincan’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 234,431 in 2020, about 16.1 in every 1,000 people in Erzincan are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 44,577 people, 19.0% of the population.1,2
Erzincan lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.7% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 236,034 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 234,747 |
| 2020 | 234,431 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayburt | Bayram847 | Yılmaz826 | Şahin774 |
| Bingöl | Kaya3,987 | Demir3,274 | Yıldız2,344 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım12,080 | Kaya10,775 | Yılmaz9,773 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz10,909 | Kaya10,622 | Polat9,846 |
| Giresun | Yılmaz12,527 | Aydın10,938 | Özdemir6,007 |
| Gümüşhane | Yılmaz3,142 | Kaya2,703 | Demir2,443 |
| Malatya | Doğan10,589 | Şahin10,506 | Kaya9,894 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,320 | Yıldırım10,758 | Şahin10,154 |
| Tunceli | Demir1,440 | Yıldız1,392 | Doğan1,254 |
- BayburtBayburt: Bayram leads (847 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 2nd there with 826.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,987 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 5th there with 1,743.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,080 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 3rd there with 9,773.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,909 people in 2020, 2.9 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,527 people in 2020, 3.3 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,142 people in 2020, 83% of the figure in Erzincan.
- MalatyaMalatya: Doğan leads (10,589 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 4th there with 9,181.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,320 people in 2020, 3.0 times as many as in Erzincan.
- TunceliTunceli: Demir leads (1,440 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 7th there with 885.
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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2020 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Erzincan puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 96,713 | 14 |
| Demir | 83,160 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 71,000 | 14 |
| Çelik | 70,442 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 62,078 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 57,406 | 13 |
| Aydın | 45,653 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,537 | 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
What changed in Erzincan between 2019 and 2020?
In Erzincan’s top 30 list between 2019 and 2020, no new surname entered; 3 moved up, 3 moved down and 24 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2019 | 2020 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +61 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +17 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | −52 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | +15 |
| Yıldırım | 5 | 5 | −41 |
| Doğan | 6 | 6 | −24 |
| Polat | 7 | 7 | +25 |
| Çelik | 8 | 8 | −60 |
| Kılıç | 9 | 9 | −33 |
| Şahin | 10 | 10 | −16 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | −24 |
| Aydın | 12 | 12 | −22 |
| Koç | 13 | 13 | +23 |
| Arslan | 14 | 14 | +9 |
| Şimşek | 15 | 15 | +20 |
| Güneş | 16 | 16 | +4 |
| Gül | 17 | 17 | −14 |
| Öztürk | 18 | 18 | +13 |
| Mutlu | 19 | 19 | −1 |
| Korkmaz | 20 | 20 | −18 |
| Can | 21 | 21 | −11 |
| Bulut | 22 | 22 | +15 |
| Yalçın | 23 | 23 | +3 |
| Aksu | 25 | 24 | −2 |
| Kurt | 24 | 25 | −10 |
| Aktaş | 26 | 26 | +15 |
| Erdoğan | 29 | 27 | +20 |
| Turan | 27 | 28 | +1 |
| Taş | 30 | 29 | ±0 |
| Kara | 28 | 30 | −41 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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