Province·Black Sea Region·Code 28
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Giresun 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Giresun is Yılmaz: 12,618 people in 2022. Aydın is second with 10,949. Yılmaz has led Giresun every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Giresun in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,618 | 28.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 10,949 | 24.3 | 9 |
| 03 | Özdemir | 6,115 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 6,001 | 13.3 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 4,806 | 10.7 | 2 |
| 06 | Demir | 4,802 | 10.7 | 3 |
| 07 | Şahin | 4,670 | 10.4 | 6 |
| 08 | Kılıç | 4,361 | 9.7 | 13 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,688 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 10 | Çakır | 3,687 | 8.2 | 24 |
| 11 | Bayram | 3,260 | 7.2 | – |
| 12 | Kara | 2,927 | 6.5 | 16 |
| 13 | Arslan | 2,764 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 14 | Usta | 2,714 | 6.0 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 2,629 | 5.8 | 18 |
| 16 | Turan | 2,395 | 5.3 | – |
| 17 | Uzun | 2,175 | 4.8 | – |
| 18 | Çelik | 2,074 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 19 | Karaman | 2,070 | 4.6 | – |
| 20 | Yıldırım | 2,019 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 21 | Yavuz | 1,967 | 4.4 | 23 |
| 22 | Aksu | 1,883 | 4.2 | – |
| 23 | Akkaya | 1,851 | 4.1 | – |
| 24 | Köse | 1,742 | 3.9 | – |
| 25 | Kurt | 1,696 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 26 | Karakaya | 1,672 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Aslan | 1,610 | 3.6 | 14 |
| 28 | Keskin | 1,553 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Küçük | 1,536 | 3.4 | – |
| 30 | Öksüz | 1,504 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Giresun’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 450,862 in 2022, about 28.0 in every 1,000 people in Giresun are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 103,738 people, 23.0% of the population.1,2
Giresun lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.7% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 453,912 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 448,400 |
| 2020 | 448,721 |
| 2021 | 450,154 |
| 2022 | 450,862 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erzincan | Yılmaz3,782 | Kaya3,126 | Demir3,051 |
| Gümüşhane | Yılmaz3,095 | Kaya2,745 | Şahin2,357 |
| Ordu | Yılmaz15,937 | Şahin10,622 | Öztürk9,458 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,315 | Yıldırım10,684 | Şahin10,142 |
| Trabzon | Yılmaz18,603 | Aydın12,734 | Öztürk11,880 |
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,782 people in 2022, 30% of the figure in Giresun.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,095 people in 2022, 25% of the figure in Giresun.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 15,937 people in 2022, 1.3 times as many as in Giresun.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,315 people in 2022, 90% of the figure in Giresun.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,603 people in 2022, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Giresun puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 154,604 | 18 |
| Şahin | 88,628 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,165 | 18 |
| Aydın | 82,519 | 18 |
| Demir | 74,128 | 18 |
| Kaya | 72,936 | 18 |
| Arslan | 58,829 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,738 | 18 |
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 Giresun between 2021 and 2022?
In Giresun’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, no new surname entered; 5 moved up, 4 moved down and 21 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +85 |
| Aydın | 2 | 2 | −32 |
| Özdemir | 3 | 3 | +51 |
| Öztürk | 4 | 4 | +69 |
| Kaya | 6 | 5 | +44 |
| Demir | 5 | 6 | +22 |
| Şahin | 7 | 7 | +15 |
| Kılıç | 8 | 8 | −34 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 9 | +48 |
| Çakır | 9 | 10 | +41 |
| Bayram | 11 | 11 | −18 |
| Kara | 12 | 12 | +41 |
| Arslan | 13 | 13 | +6 |
| Usta | 14 | 14 | +3 |
| Koç | 15 | 15 | +12 |
| Turan | 16 | 16 | +28 |
| Uzun | 17 | 17 | −14 |
| Çelik | 19 | 18 | +2 |
| Karaman | 20 | 19 | +21 |
| Yıldırım | 18 | 20 | −58 |
| Yavuz | 21 | 21 | −18 |
| Aksu | 22 | 22 | −3 |
| Akkaya | 23 | 23 | +14 |
| Köse | 24 | 24 | +6 |
| Kurt | 26 | 25 | +4 |
| Karakaya | 25 | 26 | −41 |
| Aslan | 27 | 27 | +35 |
| Keskin | 28 | 28 | −5 |
| Küçük | 29 | 29 | −11 |
| Öksüz | 30 | 30 | +10 |
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