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TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Kahramanmaraş 2020
The most common surname in Kahramanmaraş is Demir (14,730 people, 2020). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 5th in Kahramanmaraş. Doğan is second with 10,817. Demir has led Kahramanmaraş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Kahramanmaraş in 2020?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 14,730 | 12.6 | 3 |
| 02 | Doğan | 10,817 | 9.3 | 12 |
| 03 | Kaya | 10,577 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Kurt | 10,576 | 9.1 | 17 |
| 05 | Yılmaz | 10,412 | 8.9 | 1 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 9,137 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 8,365 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 08 | Şahin | 7,860 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 09 | Kara | 7,441 | 6.4 | 16 |
| 10 | Köse | 7,002 | 6.0 | – |
| 11 | Gül | 6,964 | 6.0 | – |
| 12 | Arslan | 6,828 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 13 | Yıldırım | 6,689 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 14 | Kılınç | 6,350 | 5.4 | – |
| 15 | Gök | 5,671 | 4.9 | – |
| 16 | Bolat | 5,376 | 4.6 | – |
| 17 | Çam | 4,975 | 4.3 | – |
| 18 | Güneş | 4,957 | 4.2 | 29 |
| 19 | Polat | 4,659 | 4.0 | 19 |
| 20 | Koca | 4,583 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Ceyhan | 4,289 | 3.7 | – |
| 22 | Kaplan | 4,026 | 3.4 | – |
| 23 | Taş | 3,967 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Öztürk | 3,899 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 25 | Topal | 3,889 | 3.3 | – |
| 26 | Sarı | 3,645 | 3.1 | – |
| 27 | Avcı | 3,598 | 3.1 | – |
| 28 | Demirci | 3,583 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Aslan | 3,536 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 30 | Dağ | 3,510 | 3.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kahramanmaraş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,168,163 in 2020, about 12.6 in every 1,000 people in Kahramanmaraş are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 191,911 people, 16.4% of the population.1,2
Kahramanmaraş lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.0% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 1,144,851 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,154,102 |
| 2020 | 1,168,163 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz25,967 | Kaya23,328 | Demir21,830 |
| Adıyaman | Doğan8,886 | Demir8,656 | Şahin8,346 |
| Gaziantep | Yılmaz42,230 | Kaya36,149 | Demir34,511 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz19,035 | Şahin17,778 | Yıldırım13,141 |
| Malatya | Doğan10,589 | Şahin10,506 | Kaya9,894 |
| Osmaniye | Demir5,274 | Yılmaz5,058 | Kaya4,599 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,320 | Yıldırım10,758 | Şahin10,154 |
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (25,967 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 21,830.
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,886 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 2nd there with 8,656.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (42,230 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 34,511.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (19,035 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 8th there with 10,508.
- MalatyaMalatya: Doğan leads (10,589 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 7th there with 7,169.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: also Demir, with 5,274 people in 2020, 36% of the figure in Kahramanmaraş.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,320 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 10th there with 5,981.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Kahramanmaraş’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 14,428 | Doğan 10,719 | Kaya 10,434 |
| 2019 | Demir 14,517 | Doğan 10,729 | Kaya 10,450 |
| 2020 | Demir 14,730 | Doğan 10,817 | Kaya 10,577 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2020 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Kahramanmaraş puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 131,462 | 8 |
| Kaya | 102,667 | 8 |
| Demir | 100,265 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 80,107 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 80,031 | 8 |
| Çelik | 79,951 | 7 |
| Şahin | 79,490 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 69,025 | 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
What changed in Kahramanmaraş between 2019 and 2020?
In Kahramanmaraş’s top 30 list between 2019 and 2020, no new surname entered; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 26 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2019 | 2020 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 1 | 1 | +213 |
| Doğan | 2 | 2 | +88 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +127 |
| Kurt | 4 | 4 | +158 |
| Yılmaz | 5 | 5 | +196 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | +196 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 7 | +146 |
| Şahin | 8 | 8 | +124 |
| Kara | 9 | 9 | +51 |
| Köse | 10 | 10 | +110 |
| Gül | 11 | 11 | +121 |
| Arslan | 12 | 12 | +48 |
| Yıldırım | 13 | 13 | +50 |
| Kılınç | 14 | 14 | +123 |
| Gök | 15 | 15 | +54 |
| Bolat | 16 | 16 | +61 |
| Çam | 18 | 17 | +95 |
| Güneş | 17 | 18 | +22 |
| Polat | 19 | 19 | −7 |
| Koca | 20 | 20 | +30 |
| Ceyhan | 21 | 21 | +74 |
| Kaplan | 22 | 22 | +46 |
| Taş | 23 | 23 | +50 |
| Öztürk | 25 | 24 | +118 |
| Topal | 24 | 25 | +57 |
| Sarı | 26 | 26 | +43 |
| Avcı | 27 | 27 | +55 |
| Demirci | 28 | 28 | +60 |
| Aslan | 29 | 29 | +58 |
| Dağ | 30 | 30 | +43 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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