Province·Black Sea Region·Code 29
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Gümüşhane 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Gümüşhane is Yılmaz: 3,048 people in 2024. Kaya is second with 2,694. Yılmaz has led Gümüşhane every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 321
Which surnames are most common in Gümüşhane in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,048 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,694 | 18.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Şahin | 2,344 | 16.4 | 6 |
| 04 | Demir | 2,263 | 15.9 | 3 |
| 05 | Çelik | 1,789 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 06 | Aydın | 1,668 | 11.7 | 9 |
| 07 | Mutlu | 1,386 | 9.7 | – |
| 08 | Yıldız | 1,258 | 8.8 | 5 |
| 09 | Doğan | 1,231 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 10 | Meral | 1,216 | 8.5 | – |
| 11 | Kılıç | 1,195 | 8.4 | 13 |
| 12 | Kara | 1,137 | 8.0 | 16 |
| 13 | Arslan | 1,107 | 7.8 | 11 |
| 14 | Öztürk | 1,035 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 973 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 16 | Keleş | 963 | 6.8 | – |
| 17 | Özdemir | 931 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 18 | Koç | 870 | 6.1 | 18 |
| 19 | Zengin | 855 | 6.0 | – |
| 20 | Nas | 848 | 5.9 | – |
| 21 | Gül | 778 | 5.5 | – |
| 22 | Yavuz | 732 | 5.1 | 23 |
| 23 | Polat | 731 | 5.1 | 19 |
| 24 | Sarı | 712 | 5.0 | – |
| 25 | Demirci | 696 | 4.9 | – |
| 26 | Aslan | 692 | 4.9 | 14 |
| 27 | Alkan | 690 | 4.8 | – |
| 28 | Şimşek | 662 | 4.6 | 20 |
| 29 | Çakır | 660 | 4.6 | 24 |
| 30= | Erdoğan | 630 | 4.4 | 26 |
| 30= | Kurt | 630 | 4.4 | 17 |
| 30= | Turan | 630 | 4.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Gümüşhane’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 142,617 in 2024, about 21.4 in every 1,000 people in Gümüşhane are called Yılmaz. The 32 listed surnames together cover 37,054 people, 26.0% of the population.1,2
Gümüşhane lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 12.4% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 162,748 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 164,521 |
| 2020 | 141,702 |
| 2021 | 150,119 |
| 2022 | 144,544 |
| 2023 | 148,539 |
| 2024 | 142,617 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayburt | Yılmaz874 | Bayram840 | Kaya791 |
| Erzincan | Yılmaz3,787 | Demir3,095 | Kaya3,070 |
| Giresun | Yılmaz12,677 | Aydın11,061 | Özdemir6,062 |
| Trabzon | Yılmaz18,762 | Aydın12,890 | Öztürk11,960 |
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 874 people in 2024, 29% of the figure in Gümüşhane.
- ErzincanErzincan: also Yılmaz, with 3,787 people in 2024, 1.2 times as many as in Gümüşhane.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,677 people in 2024, 4.2 times as many as in Gümüşhane.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,762 people in 2024, 6.2 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Gümüşhane puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 156,353 | 18 |
| Şahin | 89,903 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,838 | 18 |
| Aydın | 83,684 | 18 |
| Demir | 75,584 | 18 |
| Kaya | 74,193 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,676 | 16 |
| Çelik | 59,386 | 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 Gümüşhane between 2023 and 2024?
In Gümüşhane’s top 32 list between 2023 and 2024, 3 surnames entered and 1 left; 9 moved up, 9 moved down and 11 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −205 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | −80 |
| Şahin | 4 | 3 | −140 |
| Demir | 3 | 4 | −255 |
| Çelik | 5 | 5 | −148 |
| Aydın | 6 | 6 | −125 |
| Mutlu | 7 | 7 | −105 |
| Yıldız | 8 | 8 | −134 |
| Doğan | 11 | 9 | −4 |
| Meral | 9 | 10 | −101 |
| Kılıç | 10 | 11 | −72 |
| Kara | 12 | 12 | −23 |
| Arslan | 13 | 13 | +11 |
| Öztürk | 14 | 14 | −32 |
| Yıldırım | 17 | 15 | +10 |
| Keleş | 15 | 16 | −99 |
| Özdemir | 16 | 17 | −45 |
| Koç | 20 | 18 | −25 |
| Zengin | 21 | 19 | −3 |
| Nas | 19 | 20 | −62 |
| Gül | 18 | 21 | −135 |
| Yavuz | 23 | 22 | −37 |
| Polat | 22 | 23 | −47 |
| Sarı | 24 | 24 | −35 |
| Demirci | 26 | 25 | −32 |
| Aslan | 27 | 26 | −28 |
| Alkan | Entered | 27 | — |
| Şimşek | 28 | 28 | +4 |
| Çakır | 30 | 29 | +21 |
| Erdoğan | 25 | 30 | −109 |
| Kurt | Entered | 30 | — |
| Turan | Entered | 30 | — |
| Şen | 29 | Left | — |
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