Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 30
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Hakkari 2023
The most common surname in Hakkari is Kaya (6,190 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Hakkari. Demir is second with 5,111. Kaya has led Hakkari every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kaya
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Hakkari, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kaya | 6,190 | 21.5 | 2 |
| 02 | Demir | 5,111 | 17.8 | 3 |
| 03 | Çiftçi | 4,036 | 14.0 | – |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 3,622 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 05 | Tekin | 3,399 | 11.8 | – |
| 06 | Çelik | 3,035 | 10.6 | 4 |
| 07 | Taş | 2,819 | 9.8 | – |
| 08 | Arslan | 2,773 | 9.6 | 11 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 2,606 | 9.1 | 13 |
| 10 | Fırat | 2,518 | 8.8 | – |
| 11 | Kurt | 2,429 | 8.4 | 17 |
| 12 | Akdoğan | 2,037 | 7.1 | – |
| 13 | Özer | 1,961 | 6.8 | – |
| 14 | Özdemir | 1,901 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 15 | Ölmez | 1,873 | 6.5 | – |
| 16 | Duman | 1,749 | 6.1 | – |
| 17 | Ediş | 1,660 | 5.8 | – |
| 18 | Yaşar | 1,628 | 5.7 | – |
| 19 | Dayan | 1,600 | 5.6 | – |
| 20 | Kaplan | 1,550 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Can | 1,442 | 5.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Yalçin | 1,374 | 4.8 | – |
| 23 | Korkmaz | 1,308 | 4.5 | 21 |
| 24 | Özkan | 1,288 | 4.5 | 22 |
| 25 | Akbaş | 1,244 | 4.3 | – |
| 26 | Töre | 1,233 | 4.3 | – |
| 27 | Yalçın | 1,203 | 4.2 | – |
| 28 | Keskin | 1,197 | 4.2 | – |
| 29= | Er | 1,175 | 4.1 | – |
| 29= | Koç | 1,175 | 4.1 | 18 |
| 30 | Düzen | 1,162 | 4.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Hakkari’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 287,625 in 2023, about 21.5 in every 1,000 people in Hakkari are called Kaya. The 31 listed surnames together cover 68,298 people, 23.7% of the population.1,2
Hakkari lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.4% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 286,470 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 280,991 |
| 2020 | 280,514 |
| 2021 | 278,218 |
| 2022 | 275,333 |
| 2023 | 287,625 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ŞırnakŞırnak: Demir leads (5,332 people); Kaya, first in Hakkari, ranks 6th there with 3,744.
- VanVan: Demir leads (17,766 people); Kaya, first in Hakkari, ranks 2nd there with 15,872.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Hakkari’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kaya 6,020 | Demir 4,898 | Çiftçi 4,033 |
| 2019 | Kaya 6,010 | Demir 4,896 | Çiftçi 4,038 |
| 2020 | Kaya 6,047 | Demir 4,914 | Çiftçi 4,085 |
| 2021 | Kaya 5,995 | Demir 4,876 | Çiftçi 4,023 |
| 2022 | Kaya 6,020 | Demir 4,891 | Çiftçi 3,990 |
| 2023 | Kaya 6,190 | Demir 5,111 | Çiftçi 4,036 |
| 2024 | Kaya 6,114 | Demir 5,016 | Çiftçi 4,023 |
| 2025 | Kaya 6,144 | Demir 5,008 | Çiftçi 4,033 |
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