Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 24
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Erzincan 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzincan is Yılmaz: 3,782 people in 2022. Kaya is second with 3,126. Yılmaz has led Erzincan every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzincan, 2022
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,782 | 15.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 3,126 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 3,051 | 12.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 2,612 | 10.9 | 5 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 2,466 | 10.3 | 7 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,131 | 8.9 | 12 |
| 07 | Polat | 2,099 | 8.8 | 19 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,941 | 8.1 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,887 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 10 | Şahin | 1,780 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 1,692 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 12 | Koç | 1,540 | 6.4 | 18 |
| 13 | Aydın | 1,480 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,288 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 1,213 | 5.1 | 20 |
| 16 | Güneş | 1,116 | 4.7 | 29 |
| 17 | Gül | 1,052 | 4.4 | – |
| 18 | Mutlu | 1,029 | 4.3 | – |
| 19 | Öztürk | 1,027 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 20 | Korkmaz | 950 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 21 | Bulut | 949 | 4.0 | – |
| 22 | Can | 944 | 3.9 | 27 |
| 23 | Kurt | 887 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 24 | Yalçın | 885 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Aksu | 873 | 3.6 | – |
| 26 | Aktaş | 855 | 3.6 | 30 |
| 27 | Turan | 803 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Erdoğan | 761 | 3.2 | 26 |
| 29 | Taş | 740 | 3.1 | – |
| 30 | Kalkan | 720 | 3.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Erzincan’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 239,223 in 2022, about 15.8 in every 1,000 people in Erzincan are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 45,679 people, 19.1% of the population.1,2
Erzincan lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.4% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 236,034 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 234,747 |
| 2020 | 234,431 |
| 2021 | 237,351 |
| 2022 | 239,223 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 872 people in 2022, 23% of the figure in Erzincan.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,940 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 5th there with 1,720.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,274 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 3rd there with 9,820.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,774 people in 2022, 2.8 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,618 people in 2022, 3.3 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,095 people in 2022, 82% of the figure in Erzincan.
- MalatyaMalatya: Doğan leads (10,624 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 4th there with 9,216.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,315 people in 2022, 3.0 times as many as in Erzincan.
- TunceliTunceli: Demir leads (1,442 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 7th there with 918.
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