Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 76
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Iğdır
The most common surname in Iğdır is Aras (2,795 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 11th in Iğdır. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 19 people behind. Aras has led Iğdır every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Aras
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Iğdır, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aras | 2,795 | 13.6 | – |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,776 | 13.5 | 2 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 2,198 | 10.7 | 8 |
| 04 | Turan | 1,819 | 8.9 | – |
| 05 | Demir | 1,743 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 06 | Çelik | 1,717 | 8.4 | 4 |
| 07 | Güneş | 1,684 | 8.2 | 29 |
| 08 | Aktaş | 1,646 | 8.0 | 30 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,588 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 1,421 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 11 | Yılmaz | 1,412 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,351 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 1,146 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 14 | Akkuş | 1,086 | 5.3 | – |
| 15 | Çakmaz | 981 | 4.8 | – |
| 16 | Kızıltaş | 921 | 4.5 | – |
| 17 | Can | 898 | 4.4 | 27 |
| 18 | Karakuş | 828 | 4.0 | – |
| 19= | Gültekin | 808 | 3.9 | – |
| 19= | Koç | 808 | 3.9 | 18 |
| 20 | Kızılay | 796 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Alagöz | 779 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Bozkurt | 741 | 3.6 | – |
| 23 | Şahin | 733 | 3.6 | 6 |
| 24 | Yaşar | 727 | 3.5 | – |
| 25 | Bulut | 714 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Taşdemir | 699 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Karadağ | 688 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Karaçöl | 680 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Çekim | 652 | 3.2 | – |
| 30 | Gül | 648 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Iğdır’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 205,071 in 2025, about 13.6 in every 1,000 people in Iğdır are called Aras. The 31 listed surnames together cover 37,483 people, 18.3% of the population.1,2
Iğdır lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.9% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 197,456 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 199,442 |
| 2020 | 201,314 |
| 2021 | 203,159 |
| 2022 | 203,594 |
| 2023 | 209,738 |
| 2024 | 206,857 |
| 2025 | 205,071 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,283 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, is not in its top 30.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,129 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, ranks 10th there with 2,116.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Iğdır’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aras 2,788 | Kaya 2,694 | Öztürk 2,127 |
| 2019 | Aras 2,840 | Kaya 2,705 | Öztürk 2,157 |
| 2020 | Aras 2,880 | Kaya 2,696 | Öztürk 2,167 |
| 2021 | Aras 2,884 | Kaya 2,719 | Öztürk 2,163 |
| 2022 | Aras 2,882 | Kaya 2,672 | Öztürk 2,157 |
| 2023 | Aras 2,881 | Kaya 2,794 | Öztürk 2,171 |
| 2024 | Aras 2,848 | Kaya 2,802 | Öztürk 2,171 |
| 2025 | Aras 2,795 | Kaya 2,776 | Öztürk 2,198 |
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