Province·Black Sea Region·Code 28
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Giresun 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Giresun is Yılmaz: 12,677 people in 2024. Aydın is second with 11,061. Yılmaz has led Giresun every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Giresun, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,677 | 27.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 11,061 | 24.3 | 9 |
| 03 | Özdemir | 6,062 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 5,994 | 13.1 | 8 |
| 05 | Demir | 4,927 | 10.8 | 3 |
| 06 | Kaya | 4,885 | 10.7 | 2 |
| 07 | Şahin | 4,757 | 10.4 | 6 |
| 08 | Kılıç | 4,438 | 9.7 | 13 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,858 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Çakır | 3,670 | 8.0 | 24 |
| 11 | Bayram | 3,274 | 7.2 | – |
| 12 | Kara | 2,992 | 6.6 | 16 |
| 13 | Arslan | 2,888 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 14 | Usta | 2,796 | 6.1 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 2,650 | 5.8 | 18 |
| 16 | Turan | 2,409 | 5.3 | – |
| 17 | Uzun | 2,190 | 4.8 | – |
| 18 | Karaman | 2,130 | 4.7 | – |
| 19 | Yıldırım | 2,084 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 20 | Çelik | 2,044 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 21 | Yavuz | 1,996 | 4.4 | 23 |
| 22 | Aksu | 1,891 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Akkaya | 1,810 | 4.0 | – |
| 24 | Köse | 1,778 | 3.9 | – |
| 25 | Kurt | 1,771 | 3.9 | 17 |
| 26 | Karakaya | 1,692 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Aslan | 1,652 | 3.6 | 14 |
| 28 | Keskin | 1,565 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Küçük | 1,522 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Öksüz | 1,511 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Giresun’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 455,922 in 2024, about 27.8 in every 1,000 people in Giresun are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 104,974 people, 23.0% of the population.1,2
Giresun lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.4% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 453,912 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 448,400 |
| 2020 | 448,721 |
| 2021 | 450,154 |
| 2022 | 450,862 |
| 2023 | 461,712 |
| 2024 | 455,922 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,787 people in 2024, 30% of the figure in Giresun.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,048 people in 2024, 24% of the figure in Giresun.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 16,008 people in 2024, 1.3 times as many as in Giresun.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,300 people in 2024, 89% of the figure in Giresun.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,762 people in 2024, 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