Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 46
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Kahramanmaraş 2018
The most common surname in Kahramanmaraş is Demir (14,428 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 5th in Kahramanmaraş. Doğan is second with 10,719. Demir has led Kahramanmaraş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Kahramanmaraş in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 14,428 | 12.6 | 3 |
| 02 | Doğan | 10,719 | 9.4 | 12 |
| 03 | Kaya | 10,434 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Kurt | 10,307 | 9.0 | 17 |
| 05 | Yılmaz | 10,137 | 8.9 | 1 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 8,892 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 8,132 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 08 | Şahin | 7,697 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 09 | Kara | 7,374 | 6.4 | 16 |
| 10 | Arslan | 6,995 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 11 | Köse | 6,846 | 6.0 | – |
| 12 | Gül | 6,785 | 5.9 | – |
| 13 | Yıldırım | 6,604 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 14 | Kılınç | 6,169 | 5.4 | – |
| 15 | Gök | 5,603 | 4.9 | – |
| 16 | Bolat | 5,218 | 4.6 | – |
| 17 | Güneş | 4,926 | 4.3 | 29 |
| 18 | Çam | 4,814 | 4.2 | – |
| 19 | Polat | 4,614 | 4.0 | 19 |
| 20 | Koca | 4,488 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Ceyhan | 4,205 | 3.7 | – |
| 22 | Kaplan | 3,941 | 3.4 | – |
| 23 | Taş | 3,930 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Topal | 3,827 | 3.3 | – |
| 25 | Öztürk | 3,754 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 26 | Demirci | 3,555 | 3.1 | – |
| 27 | Sarı | 3,550 | 3.1 | – |
| 28 | Avcı | 3,484 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Aslan | 3,460 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 30 | Çelik | 3,442 | 3.0 | 4 |
How do these counts compare with Kahramanmaraş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,144,851 in 2018, about 12.6 in every 1,000 people in Kahramanmaraş are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 188,330 people, 16.5% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz25,641 | Kaya22,868 | Demir21,232 |
| Adıyaman | Doğan8,866 | Demir8,560 | Şahin8,202 |
| Gaziantep | Yılmaz40,816 | Kaya34,828 | Demir33,053 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz18,577 | Şahin17,561 | Yıldırım12,820 |
| Malatya | Şahin10,528 | Doğan10,501 | Kaya9,799 |
| Osmaniye | Demir5,140 | Yılmaz4,981 | Kaya4,537 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,458 | Yıldırım10,777 | Şahin10,260 |
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (25,641 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 21,232.
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,866 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 2nd there with 8,560.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (40,816 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 33,053.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (18,577 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 8th there with 10,240.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (10,528 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 7th there with 6,957.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: also Demir, with 5,140 people in 2018, 36% of the figure in Kahramanmaraş.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,458 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 9th there with 6,127.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Kahramanmaraş puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 128,314 | 8 |
| Kaya | 99,927 | 8 |
| Demir | 97,258 | 8 |
| Çelik | 81,523 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 78,144 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 77,970 | 8 |
| Şahin | 77,472 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 67,288 | 8 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
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