Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 24
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Erzincan 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzincan is Yılmaz: 3,863 people in 2023. Demir is second with 3,132. Yılmaz has led Erzincan every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Erzincan in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,863 | 15.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 3,132 | 12.9 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 3,111 | 12.8 | 2 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 2,621 | 10.8 | 5 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 2,533 | 10.4 | 7 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,185 | 9.0 | 12 |
| 07 | Polat | 2,097 | 8.6 | 19 |
| 08 | Çelik | 2,031 | 8.3 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,846 | 7.6 | 13 |
| 10 | Şahin | 1,794 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 1,704 | 7.0 | 10 |
| 12 | Koç | 1,561 | 6.4 | 18 |
| 13 | Aydın | 1,530 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,274 | 5.2 | 11 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 1,230 | 5.1 | 20 |
| 16 | Güneş | 1,136 | 4.7 | 29 |
| 17 | Gül | 1,053 | 4.3 | – |
| 18 | Öztürk | 1,033 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 19 | Mutlu | 980 | 4.0 | – |
| 20 | Can | 972 | 4.0 | 27 |
| 21 | Bulut | 965 | 4.0 | – |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 946 | 3.9 | 21 |
| 23 | Yalçın | 896 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Aktaş | 892 | 3.7 | 30 |
| 25 | Kurt | 887 | 3.6 | 17 |
| 26 | Aksu | 851 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Turan | 831 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Taş | 776 | 3.2 | – |
| 29 | Erdoğan | 743 | 3.1 | 26 |
| 30= | Ateş | 725 | 3.0 | – |
| 30= | Kara | 725 | 3.0 | 16 |
How do these counts compare with Erzincan’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 243,399 in 2023, about 15.9 in every 1,000 people in Erzincan are called Yılmaz. The 31 listed surnames together cover 46,923 people, 19.3% of the population.1,2
Erzincan lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.1% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 236,034 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 234,747 |
| 2020 | 234,431 |
| 2021 | 237,351 |
| 2022 | 239,223 |
| 2023 | 243,399 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayburt | Bayram860 | Yılmaz859 | Kaya788 |
| Bingöl | Kaya3,952 | Demir3,279 | Yıldız2,423 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım12,379 | Kaya10,983 | Yılmaz9,952 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz10,766 | Kaya10,558 | Polat9,611 |
| Giresun | Yılmaz12,720 | Aydın11,130 | Özdemir6,105 |
| Gümüşhane | Yılmaz3,253 | Kaya2,774 | Demir2,518 |
| Malatya | Şahin9,813 | Doğan9,641 | Kaya9,357 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,466 | Yıldırım10,959 | Şahin10,418 |
| Tunceli | Yıldız1,520 | Demir1,488 | Çelik1,360 |
- BayburtBayburt: Bayram leads (860 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 2nd there with 859.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,952 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 5th there with 1,758.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,379 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 3rd there with 9,952.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,766 people in 2023, 2.8 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,720 people in 2023, 3.3 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,253 people in 2023, 84% of the figure in Erzincan.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,813 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 4th there with 8,400.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,466 people in 2023, 3.0 times as many as in Erzincan.
- TunceliTunceli: Yıldız leads (1,520 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 7th there with 988.
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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Erzincan puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 95,127 | 14 |
| Demir | 82,455 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 70,468 | 14 |
| Çelik | 69,305 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 61,059 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 57,030 | 13 |
| Aydın | 45,044 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,269 | 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 2022 and 2023?
In Erzincan’s top 31 list between 2022 and 2023, 2 surnames entered and 1 left; 6 moved up, 6 moved down and 17 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +81 |
| Demir | 3 | 2 | +81 |
| Kaya | 2 | 3 | −15 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | +9 |
| Yıldırım | 5 | 5 | +67 |
| Doğan | 6 | 6 | +54 |
| Polat | 7 | 7 | −2 |
| Çelik | 8 | 8 | +90 |
| Kılıç | 9 | 9 | −41 |
| Şahin | 10 | 10 | +14 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | +12 |
| Koç | 12 | 12 | +21 |
| Aydın | 13 | 13 | +50 |
| Arslan | 14 | 14 | −14 |
| Şimşek | 15 | 15 | +17 |
| Güneş | 16 | 16 | +20 |
| Gül | 17 | 17 | +1 |
| Öztürk | 19 | 18 | +6 |
| Mutlu | 18 | 19 | −49 |
| Can | 22 | 20 | +28 |
| Bulut | 21 | 21 | +16 |
| Korkmaz | 20 | 22 | −4 |
| Yalçın | 24 | 23 | +11 |
| Aktaş | 26 | 24 | +37 |
| Kurt | 23 | 25 | ±0 |
| Aksu | 25 | 26 | −22 |
| Turan | 27 | 27 | +28 |
| Taş | 29 | 28 | +36 |
| Erdoğan | 28 | 29 | −18 |
| Ateş | Entered | 30 | — |
| Kara | Entered | 30 | — |
| Kalkan | 30 | Left | — |
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