Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 25
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Erzurum 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzurum is Yılmaz: 11,067 people in 2018. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 367 people behind. Yılmaz has led Erzurum every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzurum, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 11,067 | 14.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,700 | 13.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Polat | 9,834 | 12.8 | 19 |
| 04 | Çelik | 9,634 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 9,229 | 12.0 | 7 |
| 06 | Demir | 8,643 | 11.3 | 3 |
| 07 | Aydın | 8,504 | 11.1 | 9 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 8,256 | 10.8 | 5 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 6,304 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,667 | 7.4 | 13 |
| 11 | Arslan | 5,168 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Doğan | 4,549 | 5.9 | 12 |
| 13 | Şahin | 4,460 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 14 | Öztürk | 4,303 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 15 | Bingöl | 4,187 | 5.5 | – |
| 16 | Kara | 4,019 | 5.2 | 16 |
| 17 | Aktaş | 3,947 | 5.1 | 30 |
| 18 | Korkmaz | 3,411 | 4.4 | 21 |
| 19 | Şimşek | 3,394 | 4.4 | 20 |
| 20 | Koçak | 3,378 | 4.4 | – |
| 21 | Aslan | 3,249 | 4.2 | 14 |
| 22 | Kurt | 3,240 | 4.2 | 17 |
| 23 | Yavuz | 3,123 | 4.1 | 25 |
| 24 | Turan | 3,078 | 4.0 | – |
| 25 | Karataş | 2,904 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Güler | 2,702 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Güneş | 2,638 | 3.4 | 29 |
| 28 | Aras | 2,634 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Coşkun | 2,571 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Koç | 2,441 | 3.2 | 18 |
How do these counts compare with Erzurum’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 767,848 in 2018, about 14.4 in every 1,000 people in Erzurum are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 157,234 people, 20.5% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,981 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 10th there with 5,540.
- ArdahanArdahan: also Yılmaz, with 3,131 people in 2018, 28% of the figure in Erzurum.
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,643 people in 2018, 42% of the figure in Erzurum.
- BayburtBayburt: Bayram leads (871 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 2nd there with 785.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,875 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 1,804.
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,757 people in 2018, 34% of the figure in Erzurum.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,299 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 3,984.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,973 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 3rd there with 4,975.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,870 people in 2018, 80% 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