Province·Black Sea Region·Code 29
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Gümüşhane
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Gümüşhane is Yılmaz: 2,952 people in 2025. Kaya is second with 2,498. Yılmaz has led Gümüşhane every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Gümüşhane, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 2,952 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,498 | 18.0 | 2 |
| 03 | Şahin | 2,296 | 16.5 | 6 |
| 04 | Demir | 2,184 | 15.7 | 3 |
| 05 | Çelik | 1,785 | 12.9 | 4 |
| 06 | Aydın | 1,549 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 07 | Mutlu | 1,397 | 10.1 | – |
| 08 | Yıldız | 1,233 | 8.9 | 5 |
| 09 | Doğan | 1,193 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 1,187 | 8.6 | 13 |
| 11 | Arslan | 1,089 | 7.8 | 11 |
| 12 | Kara | 1,056 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 13 | Öztürk | 1,039 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 14 | Meral | 1,031 | 7.4 | – |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 982 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 16 | Keleş | 968 | 7.0 | – |
| 17 | Özdemir | 914 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 18 | Zengin | 850 | 6.1 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 829 | 6.0 | 18 |
| 20 | Nas | 825 | 5.9 | – |
| 21 | Gül | 744 | 5.4 | – |
| 22 | Sarı | 713 | 5.1 | – |
| 23 | Yavuz | 698 | 5.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Polat | 688 | 5.0 | 19 |
| 25 | Demirci | 674 | 4.9 | – |
| 26 | Aslan | 654 | 4.7 | 14 |
| 27 | Şimşek | 636 | 4.6 | 20 |
| 28 | Erdoğan | 627 | 4.5 | 26 |
| 29= | Çakır | 624 | 4.5 | 24 |
| 29= | Kurt | 624 | 4.5 | 17 |
| 30 | Baş | 618 | 4.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Gümüşhane’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 138,807 in 2025, about 21.3 in every 1,000 people in Gümüşhane are called Yılmaz. The 31 listed surnames together cover 35,157 people, 25.3% of the population.1,2
Gümüşhane lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 14.7% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 162,748 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 164,521 |
| 2020 | 141,702 |
| 2021 | 150,119 |
| 2022 | 144,544 |
| 2023 | 148,539 |
| 2024 | 142,617 |
| 2025 | 138,807 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 855 people in 2025, 29% of the figure in Gümüşhane.
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,714 people in 2025, 1.3 times as many as in Gümüşhane.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,598 people in 2025, 4.3 times as many as in Gümüşhane.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,792 people in 2025, 6.4 times as many as in Gümüşhane.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Gümüşhane’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,520 | Kaya 2,942 | Demir 2,901 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,561 | Kaya 3,195 | Şahin 2,770 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,142 | Kaya 2,703 | Demir 2,443 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,199 | Kaya 2,862 | Demir 2,580 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,095 | Kaya 2,745 | Şahin 2,357 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 3,253 | Kaya 2,774 | Demir 2,518 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 3,048 | Kaya 2,694 | Şahin 2,344 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 2,952 | Kaya 2,498 | Şahin 2,296 |
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