Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 25
TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Erzurum 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzurum is Yılmaz: 10,923 people in 2021. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 255 people behind. Yılmaz has led Erzurum every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzurum, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 10,923 | 14.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,668 | 14.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Polat | 9,757 | 12.9 | 19 |
| 04 | Çelik | 9,468 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 9,154 | 12.1 | 7 |
| 06 | Demir | 8,524 | 11.3 | 3 |
| 07 | Aydın | 8,369 | 11.1 | 9 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 8,155 | 10.8 | 5 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 6,290 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,586 | 7.4 | 13 |
| 11 | Arslan | 4,998 | 6.6 | 11 |
| 12 | Şahin | 4,533 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 13 | Doğan | 4,422 | 5.8 | 12 |
| 14 | Öztürk | 4,211 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 15 | Bingöl | 4,141 | 5.5 | – |
| 16 | Kara | 4,118 | 5.4 | 16 |
| 17 | Aktaş | 3,921 | 5.2 | 30 |
| 18 | Korkmaz | 3,396 | 4.5 | 21 |
| 19 | Şimşek | 3,394 | 4.5 | 20 |
| 20 | Koçak | 3,286 | 4.3 | – |
| 21 | Aslan | 3,265 | 4.3 | 14 |
| 22 | Kurt | 3,213 | 4.2 | 17 |
| 23 | Yavuz | 3,152 | 4.2 | 24 |
| 24 | Turan | 2,995 | 4.0 | – |
| 25 | Karataş | 2,953 | 3.9 | – |
| 26 | Güler | 2,637 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Güneş | 2,603 | 3.4 | 29 |
| 28 | Aras | 2,575 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Coşkun | 2,549 | 3.4 | – |
| 30 | Koç | 2,347 | 3.1 | 18 |
How do these counts compare with Erzurum’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 756,893 in 2021, about 14.4 in every 1,000 people in Erzurum are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 155,603 people, 20.6% of the population.1,2
Erzurum lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.4% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 767,848 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 762,062 |
| 2020 | 758,279 |
| 2021 | 756,893 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,614 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 10th there with 5,334.
- ArdahanArdahan: also Yılmaz, with 3,053 people in 2021, 28% of the figure in Erzurum.
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,539 people in 2021, 42% of the figure in Erzurum.
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 878 people in 2021, 8% of the figure in Erzurum.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,958 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 1,780.
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,769 people in 2021, 35% of the figure in Erzurum.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,170 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 3,904.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,944 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 3rd there with 4,956.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,785 people in 2021, 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