Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 76
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Iğdır 2022
The most common surname in Iğdır is Aras (2,882 people, 2022). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 11th in Iğdır. Kaya is second with 2,672. Aras has led Iğdır every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Aras
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Iğdır, 2022
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aras | 2,882 | 14.2 | – |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,672 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 2,157 | 10.6 | 8 |
| 04 | Turan | 1,793 | 8.8 | – |
| 05 | Demir | 1,732 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 06 | Güneş | 1,712 | 8.4 | 29 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 1,658 | 8.1 | 7 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,649 | 8.1 | 4 |
| 09 | Aktaş | 1,565 | 7.7 | 30 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 1,403 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 11 | Yılmaz | 1,388 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,319 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 13 | Akkuş | 1,137 | 5.6 | – |
| 14 | Kılıç | 1,097 | 5.4 | 13 |
| 15 | Kızıltaş | 995 | 4.9 | – |
| 16 | Çakmaz | 979 | 4.8 | – |
| 17 | Can | 926 | 4.5 | 27 |
| 18 | Karakuş | 845 | 4.2 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 823 | 4.0 | 18 |
| 20 | Gültekin | 795 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Kızılay | 793 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Alagöz | 790 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Bozkurt | 750 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Yaşar | 742 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Şahin | 715 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 26 | Çekim | 713 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Taşdemir | 696 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Karadağ | 687 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Bulut | 672 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Karaçöl | 657 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Iğdır’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 203,594 in 2022, about 14.2 in every 1,000 people in Iğdır are called Aras. The 30 listed surnames together cover 36,742 people, 18.0% of the population.1,2
Iğdır lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.1% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 197,456 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 199,442 |
| 2020 | 201,314 |
| 2021 | 203,159 |
| 2022 | 203,594 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,143 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, is not in its top 30.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,170 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, ranks 8th there with 2,250.
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