Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 27
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Gaziantep 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Gaziantep is Yılmaz: 44,195 people in 2024. Kaya is second with 37,808. Yılmaz has led Gaziantep every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Gaziantep in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 44,195 | 20.1 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 37,808 | 17.2 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 36,292 | 16.5 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 29,344 | 13.4 | 7 |
| 05 | Aslan | 28,735 | 13.1 | 14 |
| 06 | Çelik | 28,364 | 12.9 | 4 |
| 07 | Polat | 25,880 | 11.8 | 19 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 24,586 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 09 | Doğan | 23,384 | 10.7 | 12 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 22,681 | 10.3 | 13 |
| 11 | Şahin | 22,257 | 10.1 | 6 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 19,970 | 9.1 | 5 |
| 13 | Bozkurt | 18,066 | 8.2 | – |
| 14 | Öztürk | 15,622 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 15 | Arslan | 15,198 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 16 | Kurt | 14,712 | 6.7 | 17 |
| 17 | Korkmaz | 14,354 | 6.5 | 21 |
| 18 | Kaplan | 14,202 | 6.5 | – |
| 19 | Güneş | 10,769 | 4.9 | 29 |
| 20 | Kılınç | 9,263 | 4.2 | – |
| 21 | Yaşar | 9,104 | 4.2 | – |
| 22 | Şimşek | 8,971 | 4.1 | 20 |
| 23 | Kara | 8,588 | 3.9 | 16 |
| 24 | Çetin | 8,402 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 25 | Avcı | 8,361 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Yavuz | 7,847 | 3.6 | 23 |
| 27 | Yalçın | 7,470 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Taş | 7,354 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Bulut | 7,235 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Ateş | 7,225 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Gaziantep’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,193,363 in 2024, about 20.1 in every 1,000 people in Gaziantep are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 536,239 people, 24.4% of the population.1,2
Gaziantep lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 8.1% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 2,028,563 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,069,364 |
| 2020 | 2,101,157 |
| 2021 | 2,130,432 |
| 2022 | 2,154,051 |
| 2023 | 2,164,134 |
| 2024 | 2,193,363 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adıyaman | Doğan8,525 | Demir8,075 | Kaya8,045 |
| Hatay | Yılmaz15,332 | Kaya11,989 | Arslan11,029 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Demir14,549 | Kurt10,476 | Kaya10,308 |
| Kilis | Yılmaz2,857 | Polat2,820 | Demir2,632 |
| Osmaniye | Demir5,501 | Yılmaz5,176 | Kaya4,726 |
| Şanlıurfa | Demir60,625 | Çiftçi34,045 | Kaya32,620 |
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,525 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 6th there with 6,900.
- HatayHatay: also Yılmaz, with 15,332 people in 2024, 35% of the figure in Gaziantep.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,549 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 4th there with 10,234.
- KilisKilis: also Yılmaz, with 2,857 people in 2024, 6% of the figure in Gaziantep.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: Demir leads (5,501 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 2nd there with 5,176.
- ŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfa: Demir leads (60,625 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 10th there with 16,555.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Gaziantep’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 40,816 | Kaya 34,828 | Demir 33,053 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 41,477 | Kaya 35,529 | Demir 33,676 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 42,230 | Kaya 36,149 | Demir 34,511 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 42,728 | Kaya 36,609 | Demir 35,039 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 43,254 | Kaya 37,157 | Demir 35,507 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 43,585 | Kaya 37,374 | Demir 35,797 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 44,195 | Kaya 37,808 | Demir 36,292 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Southeastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 9 provinces in the same region as Gaziantep puts Demir first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Demir | 170,243 | 9 |
| Kaya | 143,207 | 9 |
| Yılmaz | 109,489 | 9 |
| Çelik | 108,445 | 8 |
| Aslan | 108,139 | 9 |
| Yıldız | 92,174 | 9 |
| Yıldırım | 85,096 | 9 |
| Doğan | 73,013 | 7 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Gaziantep between 2023 and 2024?
In Gaziantep’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 0 moved up, 0 moved down and 30 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +610 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +434 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +495 |
| Yıldırım | 4 | 4 | +369 |
| Aslan | 5 | 5 | +546 |
| Çelik | 6 | 6 | +348 |
| Polat | 7 | 7 | +241 |
| Özdemir | 8 | 8 | +316 |
| Doğan | 9 | 9 | +222 |
| Kılıç | 10 | 10 | +350 |
| Şahin | 11 | 11 | +277 |
| Yıldız | 12 | 12 | +210 |
| Bozkurt | 13 | 13 | +149 |
| Öztürk | 14 | 14 | +269 |
| Arslan | 15 | 15 | +229 |
| Kurt | 16 | 16 | +190 |
| Korkmaz | 17 | 17 | +223 |
| Kaplan | 18 | 18 | +173 |
| Güneş | 19 | 19 | +117 |
| Kılınç | 20 | 20 | +22 |
| Yaşar | 21 | 21 | +156 |
| Şimşek | 22 | 22 | +150 |
| Kara | 23 | 23 | +91 |
| Çetin | 24 | 24 | +80 |
| Avcı | 25 | 25 | +130 |
| Yavuz | 26 | 26 | +162 |
| Yalçın | 27 | 27 | +140 |
| Taş | 28 | 28 | +39 |
| Bulut | 29 | 29 | +107 |
| Ateş | 30 | 30 | +157 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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