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TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Kahramanmaraş 2023
The most common surname in Kahramanmaraş is Demir (14,290 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Kahramanmaraş. Kurt is second with 10,291. Demir has led Kahramanmaraş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Kahramanmaraş in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 14,290 | 12.8 | 3 |
| 02 | Kurt | 10,291 | 9.2 | 17 |
| 03 | Kaya | 10,144 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 10,039 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 05 | Doğan | 10,017 | 9.0 | 12 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 8,754 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 7,930 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 08 | Şahin | 7,486 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 09 | Kara | 7,158 | 6.4 | 16 |
| 10 | Köse | 6,908 | 6.2 | – |
| 11 | Gül | 6,754 | 6.0 | – |
| 12 | Arslan | 6,529 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 13 | Yıldırım | 6,413 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 14 | Kılınç | 6,050 | 5.4 | – |
| 15 | Gök | 5,471 | 4.9 | – |
| 16 | Bolat | 5,156 | 4.6 | – |
| 17 | Çam | 4,934 | 4.4 | – |
| 18 | Güneş | 4,817 | 4.3 | 29 |
| 19 | Koca | 4,471 | 4.0 | – |
| 20 | Polat | 4,409 | 3.9 | 19 |
| 21 | Ceyhan | 4,246 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Kaplan | 3,921 | 3.5 | – |
| 23 | Taş | 3,835 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Topal | 3,822 | 3.4 | – |
| 25 | Öztürk | 3,648 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 26 | Avcı | 3,559 | 3.2 | – |
| 27 | Sarı | 3,530 | 3.2 | – |
| 28 | Demirci | 3,515 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Dağ | 3,461 | 3.1 | – |
| 30 | Aslan | 3,445 | 3.1 | 14 |
How do these counts compare with Kahramanmaraş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,116,618 in 2023, about 12.8 in every 1,000 people in Kahramanmaraş are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 185,003 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Kahramanmaraş lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 2.5% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,144,851 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,154,102 |
| 2020 | 1,168,163 |
| 2021 | 1,171,298 |
| 2022 | 1,177,436 |
| 2023 | 1,116,618 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz26,091 | Kaya23,543 | Demir22,376 |
| Adıyaman | Doğan8,460 | Demir8,122 | Şahin7,954 |
| Gaziantep | Yılmaz43,585 | Kaya37,374 | Demir35,797 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz19,289 | Şahin18,182 | Yıldırım13,263 |
| Malatya | Şahin9,813 | Doğan9,641 | Kaya9,357 |
| Osmaniye | Demir5,441 | Yılmaz5,133 | Kaya4,681 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,466 | Yıldırım10,959 | Şahin10,418 |
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (26,091 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 22,376.
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,460 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 2nd there with 8,122.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (43,585 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 35,797.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (19,289 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 8th there with 10,844.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,813 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 7th there with 6,576.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: also Demir, with 5,441 people in 2023, 38% of the figure in Kahramanmaraş.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,466 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 10th there with 6,152.
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 |
| 2021 | Demir 14,825 | Doğan 10,795 | Kaya 10,671 |
| 2022 | Demir 14,921 | Doğan 10,724 | Kurt 10,707 |
| 2023 | Demir 14,290 | Kurt 10,291 | Kaya 10,144 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Kahramanmaraş puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 131,519 | 8 |
| Kaya | 104,090 | 8 |
| Demir | 102,232 | 8 |
| Çelik | 81,238 | 7 |
| Yıldız | 80,353 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 80,260 | 8 |
| Şahin | 79,760 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 68,903 | 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 2022 and 2023?
In Kahramanmaraş’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 5 moved up, 3 moved down and 21 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 1 | 1 | −631 |
| Kurt | 3 | 2 | −416 |
| Kaya | 4 | 3 | −524 |
| Yılmaz | 5 | 4 | −506 |
| Doğan | 2 | 5 | −707 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | −392 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 7 | −517 |
| Şahin | 8 | 8 | −471 |
| Kara | 9 | 9 | −330 |
| Köse | 10 | 10 | −152 |
| Gül | 11 | 11 | −289 |
| Arslan | 12 | 12 | −340 |
| Yıldırım | 13 | 13 | −337 |
| Kılınç | 14 | 14 | −295 |
| Gök | 15 | 15 | −226 |
| Bolat | 16 | 16 | −247 |
| Çam | 17 | 17 | −119 |
| Güneş | 18 | 18 | −220 |
| Koca | 19 | 19 | −169 |
| Polat | 20 | 20 | −217 |
| Ceyhan | 21 | 21 | −97 |
| Kaplan | 22 | 22 | −187 |
| Taş | 23 | 23 | −167 |
| Topal | 24 | 24 | −94 |
| Öztürk | 25 | 25 | −261 |
| Avcı | 28 | 26 | −64 |
| Sarı | 26 | 27 | −122 |
| Demirci | 30 | 28 | −87 |
| Dağ | Entered | 29 | — |
| Aslan | 27 | 30 | −183 |
| Çelik | 29 | Left | — |
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