Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 70
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Karaman 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Karaman is Yılmaz: 3,537 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 2,532. Yılmaz has led Karaman every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Karaman in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,537 | 13.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 2,532 | 9.6 | 6 |
| 03 | Uysal | 2,168 | 8.2 | – |
| 04 | Demir | 1,983 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 05 | Kaya | 1,962 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 06 | Çelik | 1,953 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 07 | Doğan | 1,929 | 7.3 | 12 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 1,880 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,648 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 10 | Şimşek | 1,547 | 5.9 | 20 |
| 11 | Öztürk | 1,428 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 12 | Arslan | 1,413 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 13 | Koçak | 1,342 | 5.1 | – |
| 14 | Aydın | 1,340 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 15 | Özdemir | 1,179 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 16 | Çetin | 1,172 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 17 | Şen | 1,058 | 4.0 | – |
| 18 | Yavuz | 1,047 | 4.0 | 23 |
| 19 | Kara | 1,014 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 20 | Ceylan | 958 | 3.6 | – |
| 21 | Ünal | 945 | 3.6 | – |
| 22 | Sarı | 905 | 3.4 | – |
| 23 | Koç | 893 | 3.4 | 18 |
| 24 | Can | 849 | 3.2 | 27 |
| 25 | Ünlü | 832 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Uyar | 815 | 3.1 | – |
| 27 | Özkan | 799 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 28 | Tekin | 795 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Duran | 767 | 2.9 | – |
| 30 | Gök | 758 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Karaman’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 263,960 in 2023, about 13.4 in every 1,000 people in Karaman are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 41,448 people, 15.7% of the population.1,2
Karaman lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.8% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 251,913 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 253,279 |
| 2020 | 254,919 |
| 2021 | 258,838 |
| 2022 | 260,838 |
| 2023 | 263,960 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antalya | Yılmaz39,425 | Kaya26,499 | Demir24,572 |
| Konya | Yılmaz24,456 | Çelik17,591 | Kaya17,295 |
| Mersin | Yılmaz25,658 | Demir19,685 | Kaya19,509 |
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 39,425 people in 2023, 11.1 times as many as in Karaman.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,456 people in 2023, 6.9 times as many as in Karaman.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,658 people in 2023, 7.3 times as many as in Karaman.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Karaman’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,329 | Şahin 2,444 | Uysal 2,058 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,361 | Şahin 2,430 | Uysal 2,081 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,367 | Şahin 2,449 | Uysal 2,129 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,419 | Şahin 2,495 | Uysal 2,145 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,433 | Şahin 2,516 | Uysal 2,162 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 3,537 | Şahin 2,532 | Uysal 2,168 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Karaman puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 188,886 | 13 |
| Şahin | 142,204 | 13 |
| Kaya | 118,027 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 116,330 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 109,299 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 106,487 | 13 |
| Demir | 106,099 | 13 |
| Doğan | 101,889 | 13 |
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 Karaman between 2022 and 2023?
In Karaman’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, no new surname entered; 6 moved up, 5 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +104 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +16 |
| Uysal | 3 | 3 | +6 |
| Demir | 5 | 4 | +18 |
| Kaya | 6 | 5 | +17 |
| Çelik | 4 | 6 | −27 |
| Doğan | 7 | 7 | +18 |
| Yıldız | 8 | 8 | +47 |
| Yıldırım | 9 | 9 | +64 |
| Şimşek | 10 | 10 | +15 |
| Öztürk | 11 | 11 | −2 |
| Arslan | 12 | 12 | +30 |
| Koçak | 14 | 13 | +9 |
| Aydın | 13 | 14 | +1 |
| Özdemir | 16 | 15 | +23 |
| Çetin | 15 | 16 | +10 |
| Şen | 17 | 17 | −3 |
| Yavuz | 18 | 18 | +5 |
| Kara | 19 | 19 | −4 |
| Ceylan | 20 | 20 | +13 |
| Ünal | 21 | 21 | +3 |
| Sarı | 22 | 22 | −3 |
| Koç | 23 | 23 | +6 |
| Can | 24 | 24 | +6 |
| Ünlü | 26 | 25 | +14 |
| Uyar | 25 | 26 | −11 |
| Özkan | 28 | 27 | +15 |
| Tekin | 27 | 28 | +8 |
| Duran | 29 | 29 | +1 |
| Gök | 30 | 30 | +2 |
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