Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 25
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Erzurum 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Erzurum is Yılmaz: 10,766 people in 2023. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 208 people behind. Yılmaz has led Erzurum every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Erzurum, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 10,766 | 14.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,558 | 14.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Polat | 9,611 | 12.8 | 19 |
| 04 | Çelik | 9,263 | 12.4 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 9,141 | 12.2 | 7 |
| 06 | Demir | 8,475 | 11.3 | 3 |
| 07 | Aydın | 8,363 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 7,953 | 10.6 | 5 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 6,183 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,574 | 7.4 | 13 |
| 11 | Arslan | 4,927 | 6.6 | 11 |
| 12 | Şahin | 4,451 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 13 | Doğan | 4,298 | 5.7 | 12 |
| 14 | Öztürk | 4,284 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 15 | Aktaş | 4,016 | 5.4 | 30 |
| 16 | Kara | 4,006 | 5.3 | 16 |
| 17 | Bingöl | 3,964 | 5.3 | – |
| 18 | Korkmaz | 3,360 | 4.5 | 21 |
| 19 | Şimşek | 3,348 | 4.5 | 20 |
| 20 | Aslan | 3,191 | 4.3 | 14 |
| 21 | Koçak | 3,173 | 4.2 | – |
| 22 | Kurt | 3,165 | 4.2 | 17 |
| 23 | Yavuz | 3,111 | 4.1 | 23 |
| 24 | Turan | 3,045 | 4.1 | – |
| 25 | Karataş | 2,930 | 3.9 | – |
| 26 | Güler | 2,605 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Coşkun | 2,580 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Güneş | 2,493 | 3.3 | 29 |
| 29 | Aras | 2,480 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Koç | 2,330 | 3.1 | 18 |
How do these counts compare with Erzurum’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 749,993 in 2023, about 14.4 in every 1,000 people in Erzurum are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 153,644 people, 20.5% of the population.1,2
Erzurum lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 2.3% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 767,848 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 762,062 |
| 2020 | 758,279 |
| 2021 | 756,893 |
| 2022 | 749,754 |
| 2023 | 749,993 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,970 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 10th there with 5,356.
- ArdahanArdahan: also Yılmaz, with 3,049 people in 2023, 28% of the figure in Erzurum.
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,679 people in 2023, 43% of the figure in Erzurum.
- BayburtBayburt: Bayram leads (860 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 2nd there with 859.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,952 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 1,758.
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,863 people in 2023, 36% of the figure in Erzurum.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,168 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 5th there with 3,776.
- MuşMuş: Çelik leads (6,736 people); Yılmaz, first in Erzurum, ranks 3rd there with 4,975.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,962 people in 2023, 83% 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