Province·Black Sea Region·Code 37
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Kastamonu 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kastamonu is Yılmaz: 7,117 people in 2023. It leads by a wide margin, 1.8 times as many bearers as Demir in second place. Yılmaz has led Kastamonu every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Kastamonu in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 7,117 | 18.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 4,050 | 10.4 | 3 |
| 03 | Çelik | 3,509 | 9.0 | 4 |
| 04 | Kaya | 3,424 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 05 | Özdemir | 3,065 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,832 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 07 | Kara | 2,553 | 6.6 | 16 |
| 08 | Şahin | 2,401 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 09 | Öztürk | 2,361 | 6.1 | 8 |
| 10 | Aydın | 2,261 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 11 | Arslan | 2,188 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 12 | Ünal | 1,971 | 5.1 | – |
| 13 | Acar | 1,921 | 4.9 | 28 |
| 14 | Demirci | 1,884 | 4.8 | – |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 1,795 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 16 | Özcan | 1,693 | 4.4 | 25 |
| 17 | Özkan | 1,585 | 4.1 | 22 |
| 18 | Doğan | 1,542 | 4.0 | 12 |
| 19 | Şen | 1,466 | 3.8 | – |
| 20 | Korkmaz | 1,241 | 3.2 | 21 |
| 21 | Kılıç | 1,235 | 3.2 | 13 |
| 22 | Köse | 1,215 | 3.1 | – |
| 23 | Çetin | 1,147 | 2.9 | 15 |
| 24 | Güler | 1,138 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Can | 1,082 | 2.8 | 27 |
| 26 | Yüksel | 1,052 | 2.7 | – |
| 27 | Kurt | 1,048 | 2.7 | 17 |
| 28 | Baş | 1,012 | 2.6 | – |
| 29 | Aslan | 983 | 2.5 | 14 |
| 30 | Kartal | 970 | 2.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kastamonu’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 388,990 in 2023, about 18.3 in every 1,000 people in Kastamonu are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 61,741 people, 15.9% of the population.1,2
Kastamonu lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.5% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 383,373 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 379,405 |
| 2020 | 376,377 |
| 2021 | 375,592 |
| 2022 | 378,115 |
| 2023 | 388,990 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartın | Yılmaz3,131 | Kaya2,372 | Özdemir1,914 |
| Çankırı | Yılmaz2,646 | Şahin2,034 | Çelik1,978 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,802 | Yılmaz5,881 | Kaya5,163 |
| Karabük | Yılmaz5,050 | Özdemir2,872 | Kaya2,528 |
| Sinop | Yılmaz4,267 | Öztürk3,860 | Özdemir3,744 |
- BartınBartın: also Yılmaz, with 3,131 people in 2023, 44% of the figure in Kastamonu.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,646 people in 2023, 37% of the figure in Kastamonu.
- ÇorumÇorum: Şahin leads (7,802 people); Yılmaz, first in Kastamonu, ranks 2nd there with 5,881.
- KarabükKarabük: also Yılmaz, with 5,050 people in 2023, 71% of the figure in Kastamonu.
- SinopSinop: also Yılmaz, with 4,267 people in 2023, 60% of the figure in Kastamonu.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Kastamonu’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 6,807 | Demir 3,845 | Çelik 3,340 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 6,739 | Demir 3,832 | Kaya 3,280 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 6,632 | Demir 3,759 | Çelik 3,287 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 6,633 | Demir 3,824 | Kaya 3,319 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 6,731 | Demir 3,885 | Çelik 3,359 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 7,117 | Demir 4,050 | Çelik 3,509 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Kastamonu puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 157,388 | 18 |
| Şahin | 90,554 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 84,332 | 18 |
| Aydın | 84,124 | 18 |
| Demir | 75,889 | 18 |
| Kaya | 74,192 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,910 | 16 |
| Çelik | 59,656 | 18 |
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 Kastamonu between 2022 and 2023?
In Kastamonu’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +386 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | +165 |
| Çelik | 3 | 3 | +150 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | +84 |
| Özdemir | 5 | 5 | +95 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | +147 |
| Kara | 7 | 7 | +55 |
| Şahin | 8 | 8 | +52 |
| Öztürk | 9 | 9 | +97 |
| Aydın | 10 | 10 | +87 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | +127 |
| Ünal | 12 | 12 | +78 |
| Acar | 13 | 13 | +65 |
| Demirci | 14 | 14 | +99 |
| Yıldırım | 15 | 15 | +95 |
| Özcan | 16 | 16 | +90 |
| Özkan | 17 | 17 | +39 |
| Doğan | 18 | 18 | +68 |
| Şen | 19 | 19 | +34 |
| Korkmaz | 21 | 20 | +47 |
| Kılıç | 22 | 21 | +97 |
| Köse | 20 | 22 | +20 |
| Çetin | 24 | 23 | +51 |
| Güler | 23 | 24 | +35 |
| Can | 25 | 25 | +21 |
| Yüksel | 28 | 26 | +71 |
| Kurt | 27 | 27 | +58 |
| Baş | 26 | 28 | +21 |
| Aslan | 30 | 29 | +37 |
| Kartal | Entered | 30 | — |
| Tekin | 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