Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 71
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Kırıkkale 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kırıkkale is Yılmaz: 2,825 people in 2022. It is a close race: Şahin in second place is only 97 people behind. Yılmaz has led Kırıkkale every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Kırıkkale in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 2,825 | 10.2 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 2,728 | 9.8 | 6 |
| 03 | Doğan | 2,486 | 9.0 | 12 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 2,328 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 2,009 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 06 | Arslan | 1,888 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 1,812 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 08 | Demir | 1,794 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 1,542 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 1,480 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 11 | Çelik | 1,380 | 5.0 | 4 |
| 12 | Kaya | 1,353 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 13 | Karakaya | 1,251 | 4.5 | – |
| 14 | Kaplan | 1,110 | 4.0 | – |
| 15 | Aydın | 1,046 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 16 | Çetin | 1,035 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 17 | Ceylan | 971 | 3.5 | – |
| 18 | Yeşilyurt | 935 | 3.4 | – |
| 19 | Aktaş | 906 | 3.3 | 30 |
| 20 | Erdoğan | 855 | 3.1 | 26 |
| 21 | Aksoy | 842 | 3.0 | – |
| 22 | Köksal | 826 | 3.0 | – |
| 23 | Demirel | 816 | 2.9 | – |
| 24 | Öcal | 812 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Ünal | 799 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Bozkurt | 791 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Şimşek | 788 | 2.8 | 20 |
| 28 | Acar | 785 | 2.8 | 28 |
| 29 | Koç | 781 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 30 | Tekin | 775 | 2.8 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kırıkkale’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 277,046 in 2022, about 10.2 in every 1,000 people in Kırıkkale are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 39,749 people, 14.3% of the population.1,2
Kırıkkale lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 3.3% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 286,602 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 283,017 |
| 2020 | 278,703 |
| 2021 | 275,968 |
| 2022 | 277,046 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | Yılmaz86,884 | Şahin61,158 | Yıldırım51,458 |
| Çankırı | Yılmaz2,483 | Şahin1,917 | Çelik1,874 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,751 | Yılmaz5,861 | Kaya5,098 |
| Kırşehir | Yılmaz4,459 | Şahin4,442 | Kaya3,314 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,518 | Yılmaz6,859 | Arslan5,400 |
- AnkaraAnkara: also Yılmaz, with 86,884 people in 2022, 30.8 times as many as in Kırıkkale.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,483 people in 2022, 88% of the figure in Kırıkkale.
- ÇorumÇorum: Şahin leads (7,751 people); Yılmaz, first in Kırıkkale, ranks 2nd there with 5,861.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Yılmaz, with 4,459 people in 2022, 1.6 times as many as in Kırıkkale.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,518 people); Yılmaz, first in Kırıkkale, ranks 2nd there with 6,859.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Kırıkkale’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 2,975 | Şahin 2,914 | Doğan 2,603 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 2,868 | Şahin 2,849 | Doğan 2,536 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 2,813 | Şahin 2,761 | Doğan 2,474 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 2,813 | Şahin 2,705 | Doğan 2,442 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 2,825 | Şahin 2,728 | Doğan 2,486 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Kırıkkale puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 187,166 | 13 |
| Şahin | 141,072 | 13 |
| Kaya | 116,085 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 115,146 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 107,991 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 105,454 | 13 |
| Demir | 104,505 | 13 |
| Doğan | 100,433 | 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 Kırıkkale between 2021 and 2022?
In Kırıkkale’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, no new surname entered; 4 moved up, 10 moved down and 16 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +12 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +23 |
| Doğan | 3 | 3 | +44 |
| Yıldırım | 4 | 4 | +18 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | +4 |
| Arslan | 6 | 6 | +3 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 7 | +19 |
| Demir | 8 | 8 | +33 |
| Kılıç | 9 | 9 | ±0 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 10 | +11 |
| Çelik | 12 | 11 | +24 |
| Kaya | 11 | 12 | −19 |
| Karakaya | 13 | 13 | +2 |
| Kaplan | 14 | 14 | −15 |
| Aydın | 16 | 15 | +6 |
| Çetin | 15 | 16 | −9 |
| Ceylan | 17 | 17 | +2 |
| Yeşilyurt | 18 | 18 | +9 |
| Aktaş | 19 | 19 | +3 |
| Erdoğan | 20 | 20 | +6 |
| Aksoy | 20 | 21 | −7 |
| Köksal | 21 | 22 | −6 |
| Demirel | 25 | 23 | +37 |
| Öcal | 22 | 24 | +9 |
| Ünal | 23 | 25 | +2 |
| Bozkurt | 24 | 26 | +6 |
| Şimşek | 26 | 27 | +10 |
| Acar | 29 | 28 | +22 |
| Koç | 26 | 29 | +3 |
| Tekin | 27 | 30 | ±0 |
| Karaca | 28 | Left | — |
| Eroğlu | 30 | 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