Province·Aegean Region·Code 43
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Kütahya 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kütahya is Yılmaz: 6,288 people in 2023. Demir is second with 5,265. Yılmaz has led Kütahya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Kütahya in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 6,288 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 5,265 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 5,125 | 8.9 | 8 |
| 04 | Çelik | 4,631 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 05 | Şahin | 4,457 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 06 | Kaya | 4,306 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 07 | Çetin | 4,223 | 7.3 | 15 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 4,214 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,930 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 10 | Aydın | 3,920 | 6.8 | 9 |
| 11 | Arslan | 3,745 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 12 | Yıldırım | 3,626 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 13 | Kahraman | 3,287 | 5.7 | – |
| 14 | Çakır | 3,279 | 5.7 | 24 |
| 15 | Sarı | 3,273 | 5.7 | – |
| 16 | Yavuz | 2,878 | 5.0 | 23 |
| 17 | Aslan | 2,525 | 4.4 | 14 |
| 18 | Yiğit | 2,453 | 4.3 | – |
| 19 | Kara | 2,440 | 4.2 | 16 |
| 20 | Doğan | 2,274 | 4.0 | 12 |
| 21 | Şen | 2,239 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Dönmez | 2,236 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Korkmaz | 2,124 | 3.7 | 21 |
| 24 | Koç | 1,985 | 3.4 | 18 |
| 25 | Karaca | 1,978 | 3.4 | – |
| 26 | Bayram | 1,974 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Acar | 1,914 | 3.3 | 28 |
| 28 | Can | 1,905 | 3.3 | 27 |
| 29= | Kurt | 1,872 | 3.3 | 17 |
| 29= | Uslu | 1,872 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Tekin | 1,805 | 3.1 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kütahya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 575,674 in 2023, about 10.9 in every 1,000 people in Kütahya are called Yılmaz. The 31 listed surnames together cover 98,043 people, 17.0% of the population.1,2
Kütahya lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.4% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 577,941 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 579,257 |
| 2020 | 576,688 |
| 2021 | 578,640 |
| 2022 | 580,701 |
| 2023 | 575,674 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afyonkarahisar | Yılmaz9,983 | Çelik8,858 | Yıldırım7,123 |
| Balıkesir | Yılmaz14,160 | Kaya9,809 | Demir9,546 |
| Bilecik | Yılmaz3,366 | Kaya2,591 | Çelik2,475 |
| Bursa | Yılmaz45,834 | Aydın32,597 | Kaya31,146 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz12,116 | Kaya8,423 | Demir7,487 |
| Manisa | Yılmaz19,005 | Kaya14,463 | Demir12,794 |
| Uşak | Yılmaz5,745 | Kaya4,728 | Yıldırım4,338 |
- AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar: also Yılmaz, with 9,983 people in 2023, 1.6 times as many as in Kütahya.
- BalıkesirBalıkesir: also Yılmaz, with 14,160 people in 2023, 2.3 times as many as in Kütahya.
- BilecikBilecik: also Yılmaz, with 3,366 people in 2023, 54% of the figure in Kütahya.
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 45,834 people in 2023, 7.3 times as many as in Kütahya.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,116 people in 2023, 1.9 times as many as in Kütahya.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 19,005 people in 2023, 3.0 times as many as in Kütahya.
- UşakUşak: also Yılmaz, with 5,745 people in 2023, 91% of the figure in Kütahya.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Kütahya’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 6,272 | Demir 5,268 | Öztürk 5,175 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 6,421 | Demir 5,274 | Öztürk 5,201 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 6,365 | Demir 5,240 | Öztürk 5,186 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 6,330 | Demir 5,236 | Öztürk 5,191 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 6,313 | Demir 5,297 | Öztürk 5,174 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 6,288 | Demir 5,265 | Öztürk 5,125 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Aegean Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Kütahya puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 133,361 | 8 |
| Kaya | 96,884 | 8 |
| Demir | 90,303 | 8 |
| Çelik | 83,820 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 81,013 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 72,816 | 8 |
| Öztürk | 71,016 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 70,259 | 8 |
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 Kütahya between 2022 and 2023?
In Kütahya’s top 31 list between 2022 and 2023, 1 surname entered and 0 left; 6 moved up, 5 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −25 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | −32 |
| Öztürk | 3 | 3 | −49 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | −40 |
| Şahin | 5 | 5 | −6 |
| Kaya | 6 | 6 | +25 |
| Çetin | 8 | 7 | −36 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 8 | −65 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 9 | +27 |
| Aydın | 9 | 10 | −62 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | −18 |
| Yıldırım | 12 | 12 | −58 |
| Kahraman | 13 | 13 | +6 |
| Çakır | 15 | 14 | +23 |
| Sarı | 14 | 15 | −1 |
| Yavuz | 16 | 16 | −73 |
| Aslan | 17 | 17 | −21 |
| Yiğit | 19 | 18 | +35 |
| Kara | 18 | 19 | −38 |
| Doğan | 20 | 20 | −41 |
| Şen | 21 | 21 | −57 |
| Dönmez | 22 | 22 | +1 |
| Korkmaz | 23 | 23 | −10 |
| Koç | 24 | 24 | −18 |
| Karaca | 26 | 25 | −3 |
| Bayram | 25 | 26 | −10 |
| Acar | 27 | 27 | −55 |
| Can | 28 | 28 | −26 |
| Kurt | 30 | 29 | −21 |
| Uslu | 29 | 29 | −33 |
| Tekin | Entered | 30 | — |
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