Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 76
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Iğdır 2023
The most common surname in Iğdır is Aras (2,881 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 11th in Iğdır. It is a close race: Kaya in second place is only 87 people behind. Aras has led Iğdır every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Aras
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Iğdır, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aras | 2,881 | 13.7 | – |
| 02 | Kaya | 2,794 | 13.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 2,171 | 10.4 | 8 |
| 04 | Turan | 1,813 | 8.6 | – |
| 05 | Demir | 1,804 | 8.6 | 3 |
| 06 | Güneş | 1,726 | 8.2 | 29 |
| 07 | Çelik | 1,680 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 08 | Yıldırım | 1,678 | 8.0 | 7 |
| 09 | Aktaş | 1,582 | 7.5 | 30 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 1,510 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 11 | Yılmaz | 1,460 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 12 | Aydın | 1,359 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 1,160 | 5.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Akkuş | 1,110 | 5.3 | – |
| 15 | Kızıltaş | 983 | 4.7 | – |
| 16 | Çakmaz | 972 | 4.6 | – |
| 17 | Can | 946 | 4.5 | 27 |
| 18 | Karakuş | 849 | 4.0 | – |
| 19 | Gültekin | 839 | 4.0 | – |
| 20 | Koç | 827 | 3.9 | 18 |
| 21 | Alagöz | 789 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Kızılay | 773 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Bozkurt | 768 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Yaşar | 754 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Şahin | 733 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 26 | Taşdemir | 710 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Çekim | 696 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Karadağ | 694 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Bulut | 684 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Gül | 673 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Iğdır’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 209,738 in 2023, about 13.7 in every 1,000 people in Iğdır are called Aras. The 30 listed surnames together cover 37,418 people, 17.8% of the population.1,2
Iğdır lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 6.2% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 197,456 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 199,442 |
| 2020 | 201,314 |
| 2021 | 203,159 |
| 2022 | 203,594 |
| 2023 | 209,738 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,970 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, is not in its top 30.
- KarsKars: Kaya leads (6,168 people); Aras, first in Iğdır, ranks 8th there with 2,215.
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