Province·Black Sea Region·Code 28
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Giresun
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Giresun is Yılmaz: 12,598 people in 2025. Aydın is second with 11,109. Yılmaz has led Giresun every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Giresun, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,598 | 27.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 11,109 | 24.4 | 9 |
| 03 | Özdemir | 6,072 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 6,001 | 13.2 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 5,029 | 11.1 | 2 |
| 06 | Demir | 4,966 | 10.9 | 3 |
| 07 | Şahin | 4,807 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 08 | Kılıç | 4,396 | 9.7 | 13 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,862 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Çakır | 3,660 | 8.0 | 24 |
| 11 | Bayram | 3,215 | 7.1 | – |
| 12 | Kara | 2,964 | 6.5 | 16 |
| 13 | Arslan | 2,890 | 6.4 | 11 |
| 14 | Usta | 2,768 | 6.1 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 2,649 | 5.8 | 18 |
| 16 | Turan | 2,373 | 5.2 | – |
| 17 | Uzun | 2,190 | 4.8 | – |
| 18 | Karaman | 2,127 | 4.7 | – |
| 19 | Yıldırım | 2,091 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 20 | Çelik | 2,057 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 21 | Yavuz | 1,986 | 4.4 | 23 |
| 22 | Aksu | 1,872 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Akkaya | 1,807 | 4.0 | – |
| 24 | Kurt | 1,749 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 25 | Köse | 1,747 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Karakaya | 1,696 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Aslan | 1,658 | 3.6 | 14 |
| 28 | Keskin | 1,523 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Öksüz | 1,510 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Küçük | 1,494 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Giresun’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 455,074 in 2025, about 27.7 in every 1,000 people in Giresun are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 104,866 people, 23.0% of the population.1,2
Giresun lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.3% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 453,912 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 448,400 |
| 2020 | 448,721 |
| 2021 | 450,154 |
| 2022 | 450,862 |
| 2023 | 461,712 |
| 2024 | 455,922 |
| 2025 | 455,074 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,714 people in 2025, 29% of the figure in Giresun.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 2,952 people in 2025, 23% of the figure in Giresun.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 15,948 people in 2025, 1.3 times as many as in Giresun.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,172 people in 2025, 89% of the figure in Giresun.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,792 people in 2025, 1.5 times as many as in Giresun.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Giresun’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 12,402 | Aydın 10,864 | Özdemir 6,016 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 12,367 | Aydın 10,816 | Öztürk 5,971 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 12,527 | Aydın 10,938 | Özdemir 6,007 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 12,533 | Aydın 10,981 | Özdemir 6,064 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 12,618 | Aydın 10,949 | Özdemir 6,115 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 12,720 | Aydın 11,130 | Özdemir 6,105 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 12,677 | Aydın 11,061 | Özdemir 6,062 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 12,598 | Aydın 11,109 | Özdemir 6,072 |
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