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TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Kahramanmaraş 2024
The most common surname in Kahramanmaraş is Demir (14,549 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Kahramanmaraş. Kurt is second with 10,476. Demir has led Kahramanmaraş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Kahramanmaraş, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 14,549 | 12.8 | 3 |
| 02 | Kurt | 10,476 | 9.2 | 17 |
| 03 | Kaya | 10,308 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 10,234 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 05 | Doğan | 10,146 | 8.9 | 12 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 8,947 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 8,056 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 08 | Şahin | 7,607 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 09 | Kara | 7,321 | 6.5 | 16 |
| 10 | Köse | 6,992 | 6.2 | – |
| 11 | Gül | 6,831 | 6.0 | – |
| 12 | Arslan | 6,692 | 5.9 | 11 |
| 13 | Yıldırım | 6,490 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 14 | Kılınç | 6,158 | 5.4 | – |
| 15 | Gök | 5,525 | 4.9 | – |
| 16 | Bolat | 5,226 | 4.6 | – |
| 17 | Çam | 4,998 | 4.4 | – |
| 18 | Güneş | 4,931 | 4.3 | 29 |
| 19 | Koca | 4,575 | 4.0 | – |
| 20 | Polat | 4,462 | 3.9 | 19 |
| 21 | Ceyhan | 4,290 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Kaplan | 3,958 | 3.5 | – |
| 23 | Topal | 3,871 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Taş | 3,845 | 3.4 | – |
| 25 | Öztürk | 3,715 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 26 | Avcı | 3,631 | 3.2 | – |
| 27 | Sarı | 3,578 | 3.2 | – |
| 28 | Demirci | 3,528 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Aslan | 3,512 | 3.1 | 14 |
| 30 | Dağ | 3,484 | 3.1 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kahramanmaraş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,134,105 in 2024, about 12.8 in every 1,000 people in Kahramanmaraş are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 187,936 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Kahramanmaraş lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.9% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 1,144,851 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,154,102 |
| 2020 | 1,168,163 |
| 2021 | 1,171,298 |
| 2022 | 1,177,436 |
| 2023 | 1,116,618 |
| 2024 | 1,134,105 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (26,063 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 22,539.
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,525 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 2nd there with 8,075.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (44,195 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 3rd there with 36,292.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (19,508 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 8th there with 10,927.
- MalatyaMalatya: Şahin leads (9,912 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 7th there with 6,732.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: also Demir, with 5,501 people in 2024, 38% of the figure in Kahramanmaraş.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,300 people); Demir, first in Kahramanmaraş, ranks 10th there with 5,905.
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 |
| 2024 | Demir 14,549 | Kurt 10,476 | Kaya 10,308 |
| 2025 | Demir 14,767 | Kurt 10,703 | Kaya 10,414 |
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