Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 76
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Iğdır 2018
The most common surname in Iğdır is Aras (2,788 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 11th in Iğdır. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 94 people behind. Aras has led Iğdır every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Aras
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Iğdır, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aras | 2,788 | 14.1 | – |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,694 | 13.6 | 2 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 2,127 | 10.8 | 8 |
| 04 | Turan | 1,806 | 9.1 | – |
| 05 | Güneş | 1,684 | 8.5 | 29 |
| 06 | Demir | 1,672 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 1,599 | 8.1 | 7 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,520 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 09 | Aktaş | 1,508 | 7.6 | 30 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 1,345 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 11 | Yılmaz | 1,326 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,254 | 6.4 | 9 |
| 13 | Akkuş | 1,119 | 5.7 | – |
| 14 | Kılıç | 1,072 | 5.4 | 13 |
| 15 | Kızıltaş | 1,000 | 5.1 | – |
| 16 | Çakmaz | 934 | 4.7 | – |
| 17 | Can | 914 | 4.6 | 27 |
| 18 | Gültekin | 853 | 4.3 | – |
| 19 | Karakuş | 837 | 4.2 | – |
| 20 | Kızılay | 801 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Alagöz | 792 | 4.0 | – |
| 22 | Koç | 774 | 3.9 | 18 |
| 23 | Çekim | 754 | 3.8 | – |
| 24 | Bozkurt | 731 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Yaşar | 730 | 3.7 | – |
| 26 | Taşdemir | 723 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Şahin | 673 | 3.4 | 6 |
| 28 | Bulut | 660 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Karadağ | 656 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Gül | 650 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Iğdır’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 197,456 in 2018, about 14.1 in every 1,000 people in Iğdır are called Aras. The 30 listed surnames together cover 35,996 people, 18.2% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,981 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, is not in its top 30.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,299 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, ranks 8th there with 2,391.
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