Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 38
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Kayseri 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kayseri is Yılmaz: 19,289 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 18,182. Yılmaz has led Kayseri every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Kayseri in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 19,289 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 18,182 | 12.6 | 6 |
| 03 | Yıldırım | 13,263 | 9.2 | 7 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 13,233 | 9.2 | 5 |
| 05 | Doğan | 13,143 | 9.1 | 12 |
| 06 | Kaya | 12,426 | 8.6 | 2 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 12,097 | 8.4 | 8 |
| 08 | Demir | 10,844 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 10,641 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 10 | Çelik | 9,110 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 11 | Arslan | 8,689 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 8,490 | 5.9 | 13 |
| 13 | Aydın | 7,453 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 14 | Erdoğan | 7,452 | 5.2 | 26 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 6,771 | 4.7 | 20 |
| 16 | Koç | 6,455 | 4.5 | 18 |
| 17 | Polat | 6,214 | 4.3 | 19 |
| 18 | Aslan | 6,172 | 4.3 | 14 |
| 19 | Özkan | 6,145 | 4.3 | 22 |
| 20 | Bulut | 5,080 | 3.5 | – |
| 21 | Çetin | 4,850 | 3.4 | 15 |
| 22 | Kara | 4,486 | 3.1 | 16 |
| 23 | Karakaya | 4,465 | 3.1 | – |
| 24 | Özcan | 4,441 | 3.1 | 25 |
| 25 | Ünal | 4,387 | 3.0 | – |
| 26 | Coşkun | 4,337 | 3.0 | – |
| 27 | Bozkurt | 4,165 | 2.9 | – |
| 28 | Korkmaz | 4,100 | 2.8 | 21 |
| 29 | Kahraman | 4,070 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Özer | 3,953 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kayseri’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,445,683 in 2023, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Kayseri are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 244,403 people, 16.9% of the population.1,2
Kayseri lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.0% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,389,680 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,407,409 |
| 2020 | 1,421,455 |
| 2021 | 1,434,357 |
| 2022 | 1,441,523 |
| 2023 | 1,445,683 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz26,091 | Kaya23,543 | Demir22,376 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Demir14,290 | Kurt10,291 | Kaya10,144 |
| Nevşehir | Yılmaz4,686 | Şahin3,778 | Demir2,921 |
| Niğde | Yılmaz5,379 | Öztürk4,808 | Şahin3,843 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,466 | Yıldırım10,959 | Şahin10,418 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,547 | Yılmaz6,896 | Arslan5,454 |
- AdanaAdana: also Yılmaz, with 26,091 people in 2023, 1.4 times as many as in Kayseri.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,290 people); Yılmaz, first in Kayseri, ranks 4th there with 10,039.
- NevşehirNevşehir: also Yılmaz, with 4,686 people in 2023, 24% of the figure in Kayseri.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,379 people in 2023, 28% of the figure in Kayseri.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,466 people in 2023, 59% of the figure in Kayseri.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,547 people); Yılmaz, first in Kayseri, ranks 2nd there with 6,896.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Kayseri’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 18,577 | Şahin 17,561 | Yıldırım 12,820 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 18,770 | Şahin 17,647 | Yıldırım 12,927 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 19,035 | Şahin 17,778 | Yıldırım 13,141 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 19,117 | Şahin 17,992 | Yıldırım 13,231 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 19,227 | Şahin 18,071 | Yıldız 13,225 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 19,289 | Şahin 18,182 | Yıldırım 13,263 |
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 Kayseri 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 Kayseri between 2022 and 2023?
In Kayseri’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, no new surname entered; 3 moved up, 3 moved down and 24 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +62 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +111 |
| Yıldırım | 4 | 3 | +41 |
| Yıldız | 3 | 4 | +8 |
| Doğan | 5 | 5 | +78 |
| Kaya | 6 | 6 | +90 |
| Öztürk | 7 | 7 | +5 |
| Demir | 8 | 8 | +114 |
| Özdemir | 9 | 9 | +62 |
| Çelik | 10 | 10 | +42 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | +1 |
| Kılıç | 12 | 12 | +49 |
| Aydın | 13 | 13 | −12 |
| Erdoğan | 14 | 14 | −11 |
| Şimşek | 15 | 15 | −11 |
| Koç | 16 | 16 | +22 |
| Polat | 18 | 17 | +66 |
| Aslan | 17 | 18 | −32 |
| Özkan | 19 | 19 | +17 |
| Bulut | 20 | 20 | +97 |
| Çetin | 21 | 21 | +72 |
| Kara | 22 | 22 | −15 |
| Karakaya | 23 | 23 | −22 |
| Özcan | 25 | 24 | +28 |
| Ünal | 24 | 25 | −29 |
| Coşkun | 26 | 26 | +16 |
| Bozkurt | 27 | 27 | +13 |
| Korkmaz | 28 | 28 | ±0 |
| Kahraman | 29 | 29 | +38 |
| Özer | 30 | 30 | −15 |
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