Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 44
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Malatya 2023
The most common surname in Malatya is Şahin (9,813 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Malatya. It is a close race: Doğan in second place is only 172 people behind. The lead has changed hands: in 2020 the most common surname here was Doğan.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Malatya in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 9,813 | 13.2 | 6 |
| 02 | Doğan | 9,641 | 13.0 | 12 |
| 03 | Kaya | 9,357 | 12.6 | 2 |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 8,400 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 7,621 | 10.3 | 7 |
| 06 | Özdemir | 6,942 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 07 | Demir | 6,576 | 8.9 | 3 |
| 08 | Aslan | 6,444 | 8.7 | 14 |
| 09 | Çelik | 5,791 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,163 | 7.0 | 13 |
| 11 | Korkmaz | 4,350 | 5.9 | 21 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 3,886 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 13 | Polat | 3,697 | 5.0 | 19 |
| 14 | Koç | 3,370 | 4.5 | 18 |
| 15 | Öztürk | 3,368 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 16 | Yiğit | 3,302 | 4.4 | – |
| 17 | Arslan | 3,269 | 4.4 | 11 |
| 18 | Güler | 3,190 | 4.3 | – |
| 19 | Aydın | 3,189 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 20 | Fırat | 2,702 | 3.6 | – |
| 21 | Karakuş | 2,651 | 3.6 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 2,572 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 23 | Karaca | 2,546 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Özer | 2,498 | 3.4 | – |
| 25 | Gürbüz | 2,399 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Güneş | 2,343 | 3.2 | 29 |
| 27 | Bulut | 2,278 | 3.1 | – |
| 28 | Karaman | 2,262 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Gül | 2,213 | 3.0 | – |
| 30 | Çoban | 2,191 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Malatya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 742,725 in 2023, about 13.2 in every 1,000 people in Malatya are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 134,024 people, 18.0% of the population.1,2
Malatya lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 6.8% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 797,036 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 800,165 |
| 2020 | 806,156 |
| 2021 | 808,692 |
| 2022 | 812,580 |
| 2023 | 742,725 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adıyaman | Doğan8,460 | Demir8,122 | Şahin7,954 |
| Diyarbakır | Kaya34,156 | Demir24,369 | Çelik24,042 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım12,379 | Kaya10,983 | Yılmaz9,952 |
| Erzincan | Yılmaz3,863 | Demir3,132 | Kaya3,111 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Demir14,290 | Kurt10,291 | Kaya10,144 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,466 | Yıldırım10,959 | Şahin10,418 |
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,460 people); Şahin, first in Malatya, ranks 3rd there with 7,954.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (34,156 people); Şahin, first in Malatya, ranks 28th there with 6,438.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,379 people); Şahin, first in Malatya, ranks 16th there with 3,549.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,863 people); Şahin, first in Malatya, ranks 10th there with 1,794.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,290 people); Şahin, first in Malatya, ranks 8th there with 7,486.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,466 people); Şahin, first in Malatya, ranks 3rd there with 10,418.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Malatya’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Şahin 10,528 | Doğan 10,501 | Kaya 9,799 |
| 2019 | Şahin 10,511 | Doğan 10,456 | Kaya 9,833 |
| 2020 | Doğan 10,589 | Şahin 10,506 | Kaya 9,894 |
| 2021 | Doğan 10,638 | Şahin 10,461 | Kaya 10,017 |
| 2022 | Doğan 10,624 | Şahin 10,504 | Kaya 10,102 |
| 2023 | Şahin 9,813 | Doğan 9,641 | Kaya 9,357 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Malatya puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 95,127 | 14 |
| Demir | 82,455 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 70,468 | 14 |
| Çelik | 69,305 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 61,059 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 57,030 | 13 |
| Aydın | 45,044 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,269 | 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 Malatya between 2022 and 2023?
In Malatya’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, 2 surnames entered and 2 left; 6 moved up, 6 moved down and 16 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 2 | 1 | −691 |
| Doğan | 1 | 2 | −983 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | −745 |
| Yılmaz | 4 | 4 | −816 |
| Yıldırım | 5 | 5 | −599 |
| Özdemir | 6 | 6 | −680 |
| Demir | 7 | 7 | −656 |
| Aslan | 8 | 8 | −432 |
| Çelik | 9 | 9 | −682 |
| Kılıç | 10 | 10 | −323 |
| Korkmaz | 11 | 11 | −386 |
| Yıldız | 12 | 12 | −501 |
| Polat | 13 | 13 | −321 |
| Koç | 15 | 14 | −216 |
| Öztürk | 14 | 15 | −275 |
| Yiğit | 17 | 16 | −222 |
| Arslan | 16 | 17 | −302 |
| Güler | 19 | 18 | −254 |
| Aydın | 18 | 19 | −325 |
| Fırat | 20 | 20 | −262 |
| Karakuş | 21 | 21 | −178 |
| Özcan | 22 | 22 | −252 |
| Karaca | 24 | 23 | −207 |
| Özer | 23 | 24 | −259 |
| Gürbüz | 26 | 25 | −109 |
| Güneş | 25 | 26 | −175 |
| Bulut | 27 | 27 | −189 |
| Karaman | Entered | 28 | — |
| Gül | 29 | 29 | −167 |
| Çoban | Entered | 30 | — |
| Çetin | 28 | Left | — |
| Bozkurt | 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