Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 24
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Erzincan 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzincan is Yılmaz: 3,787 people in 2024. Demir is second with 3,095. Yılmaz has led Erzincan every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzincan, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,787 | 15.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 3,095 | 12.8 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 3,070 | 12.7 | 2 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 2,654 | 11.0 | 5 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 2,459 | 10.2 | 7 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,163 | 9.0 | 12 |
| 07 | Polat | 2,044 | 8.5 | 19 |
| 08 | Çelik | 2,023 | 8.4 | 4 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,863 | 7.7 | 13 |
| 10 | Şahin | 1,805 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 1,726 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 12 | Koç | 1,532 | 6.4 | 18 |
| 13 | Aydın | 1,521 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,269 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 1,231 | 5.1 | 20 |
| 16 | Güneş | 1,108 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 17 | Gül | 1,034 | 4.3 | – |
| 18 | Öztürk | 1,012 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 19 | Mutlu | 1,011 | 4.2 | – |
| 20 | Bulut | 967 | 4.0 | – |
| 21 | Can | 960 | 4.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 940 | 3.9 | 21 |
| 23 | Kurt | 906 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 24 | Yalçın | 898 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Aktaş | 866 | 3.6 | 30 |
| 26 | Aksu | 855 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Turan | 817 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Taş | 738 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Karadağ | 733 | 3.0 | – |
| 30 | Erdoğan | 719 | 3.0 | 26 |
How do these counts compare with Erzincan’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 241,239 in 2024, about 15.7 in every 1,000 people in Erzincan are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 45,806 people, 19.0% of the population.1,2
Erzincan lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.2% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 236,034 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 234,747 |
| 2020 | 234,431 |
| 2021 | 237,351 |
| 2022 | 239,223 |
| 2023 | 243,399 |
| 2024 | 241,239 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 874 people in 2024, 23% of the figure in Erzincan.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,929 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 6th there with 1,733.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,393 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 3rd there with 9,891.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,657 people in 2024, 2.8 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,677 people in 2024, 3.3 times as many as in Erzincan.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,048 people in 2024, 80% of the figure in Erzincan.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,912 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 4th there with 8,408.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,300 people in 2024, 3.0 times as many as in Erzincan.
- TunceliTunceli: Yıldız leads (1,458 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzincan, ranks 7th there with 979.
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