Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 25
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Erzurum
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzurum is Yılmaz: 10,589 people in 2025. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 222 people behind. Yılmaz has led Erzurum every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzurum, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 10,589 | 14.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,367 | 14.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Polat | 9,429 | 12.8 | 19 |
| 04 | Çelik | 9,131 | 12.4 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 8,992 | 12.2 | 7 |
| 06 | Demir | 8,259 | 11.2 | 3 |
| 07 | Aydın | 8,200 | 11.1 | 9 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 7,787 | 10.6 | 5 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 6,058 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,422 | 7.4 | 13 |
| 11 | Arslan | 4,803 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 12 | Şahin | 4,359 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 13 | Öztürk | 4,202 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 14 | Doğan | 4,147 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 15 | Kara | 3,993 | 5.4 | 16 |
| 16 | Aktaş | 3,952 | 5.4 | 30 |
| 17 | Bingöl | 3,863 | 5.2 | – |
| 18 | Korkmaz | 3,329 | 4.5 | 21 |
| 19 | Şimşek | 3,264 | 4.4 | 20 |
| 20 | Yavuz | 3,134 | 4.3 | 23 |
| 21 | Kurt | 3,122 | 4.2 | 17 |
| 22 | Aslan | 3,117 | 4.2 | 14 |
| 23 | Koçak | 3,098 | 4.2 | – |
| 24 | Turan | 2,868 | 3.9 | – |
| 25 | Karataş | 2,851 | 3.9 | – |
| 26 | Coşkun | 2,541 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Güler | 2,536 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Aras | 2,428 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Güneş | 2,380 | 3.2 | 29 |
| 30 | Koç | 2,289 | 3.1 | 18 |
How do these counts compare with Erzurum’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 736,877 in 2025, about 14.4 in every 1,000 people in Erzurum are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 150,510 people, 20.4% of the population.1,2
Erzurum lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 4.0% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 767,848 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 762,062 |
| 2020 | 758,279 |
| 2021 | 756,893 |
| 2022 | 749,754 |
| 2023 | 749,993 |
| 2024 | 745,005 |
| 2025 | 736,877 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,283 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 10th there with 5,218.
- ArdahanArdahan: also Yılmaz, with 2,990 people in 2025, 28% of the figure in Erzurum.
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,504 people in 2025, 43% of the figure in Erzurum.
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 855 people in 2025, 8% of the figure in Erzurum.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,873 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 1,739.
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,714 people in 2025, 35% of the figure in Erzurum.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,129 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 3,597.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,658 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 3rd there with 4,874.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,878 people in 2025, 84% of the figure in Erzurum.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Erzurum’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 11,067 | Kaya 10,700 | Polat 9,834 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 10,948 | Kaya 10,690 | Polat 9,803 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 10,909 | Kaya 10,622 | Polat 9,846 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 10,923 | Kaya 10,668 | Polat 9,757 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 10,774 | Kaya 10,605 | Polat 9,645 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 10,766 | Kaya 10,558 | Polat 9,611 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 10,657 | Kaya 10,407 | Polat 9,492 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 10,589 | Kaya 10,367 | Polat 9,429 |
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