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TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Giresun 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Giresun is Yılmaz: 12,402 people in 2018. Aydın is second with 10,864. Yılmaz has led Giresun every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Giresun, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,402 | 27.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 10,864 | 23.9 | 9 |
| 03 | Özdemir | 6,016 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 6,015 | 13.3 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 4,938 | 10.9 | 2 |
| 06 | Demir | 4,690 | 10.3 | 3 |
| 07 | Şahin | 4,662 | 10.3 | 6 |
| 08 | Kılıç | 4,501 | 9.9 | 13 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,815 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 10 | Çakır | 3,617 | 8.0 | 23 |
| 11 | Bayram | 3,236 | 7.1 | – |
| 12 | Kara | 2,802 | 6.2 | 16 |
| 13 | Arslan | 2,773 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 14 | Usta | 2,766 | 6.1 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 2,613 | 5.8 | 18 |
| 16 | Turan | 2,362 | 5.2 | – |
| 17 | Uzun | 2,216 | 4.9 | – |
| 18 | Karaman | 2,089 | 4.6 | – |
| 19 | Çelik | 2,081 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 20 | Yavuz | 2,053 | 4.5 | 25 |
| 21 | Yıldırım | 2,042 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 22 | Aksu | 1,844 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Akkaya | 1,836 | 4.0 | – |
| 24 | Köse | 1,736 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Kurt | 1,702 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 26 | Karakaya | 1,609 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Keskin | 1,583 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Aslan | 1,512 | 3.3 | 14 |
| 29 | Küçük | 1,506 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Öksüz | 1,460 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Giresun’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 453,912 in 2018, about 27.3 in every 1,000 people in Giresun are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 103,341 people, 22.8% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,757 people in 2018, 30% of the figure in Giresun.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,520 people in 2018, 28% of the figure in Giresun.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 16,633 people in 2018, 1.3 times as many as in Giresun.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,458 people in 2018, 92% of the figure in Giresun.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,406 people in 2018, 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