Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 33
TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Mersin 2019
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Mersin is Yılmaz: 24,957 people in 2019. Demir is second with 18,536. Yılmaz has led Mersin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Mersin in 2019?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 24,957 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 18,536 | 10.1 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 18,492 | 10.0 | 2 |
| 04 | Şahin | 17,676 | 9.6 | 6 |
| 05 | Çelik | 16,980 | 9.2 | 4 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 16,011 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 15,591 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 14,164 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 12,058 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 10 | Aslan | 10,497 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 11 | Aydın | 10,377 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Şimşek | 9,542 | 5.2 | 20 |
| 13 | Kara | 9,328 | 5.1 | 16 |
| 14 | Arslan | 9,300 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 15 | Çetin | 8,673 | 4.7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kurt | 7,934 | 4.3 | 17 |
| 17 | Öztürk | 7,598 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 18 | Taş | 7,312 | 4.0 | – |
| 19 | Kılıç | 6,988 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 20 | Sarı | 6,364 | 3.5 | – |
| 21 | Gök | 6,209 | 3.4 | – |
| 22 | Yalçın | 6,129 | 3.3 | – |
| 23 | Bulut | 6,097 | 3.3 | – |
| 24 | Can | 6,087 | 3.3 | 27 |
| 25 | Uysal | 5,893 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Özer | 5,705 | 3.1 | – |
| 27 | Şen | 5,563 | 3.0 | – |
| 28 | Özkan | 5,486 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 29 | Koç | 5,456 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 30 | Ateş | 5,346 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Mersin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,840,425 in 2019, about 13.6 in every 1,000 people in Mersin are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 306,349 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Mersin lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.4% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 1,814,468 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,840,425 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz25,737 | Kaya23,109 | Demir21,507 |
| Antalya | Yılmaz37,646 | Kaya24,731 | Çelik22,866 |
| Karaman | Yılmaz3,361 | Şahin2,430 | Uysal2,081 |
| Konya | Yılmaz23,586 | Çelik17,050 | Kaya16,679 |
| Niğde | Yılmaz5,206 | Öztürk4,312 | Şahin3,610 |
- AdanaAdana: also Yılmaz, with 25,737 people in 2019, almost exactly as many as in Mersin.
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 37,646 people in 2019, 1.5 times as many as in Mersin.
- KaramanKaraman: also Yılmaz, with 3,361 people in 2019, 13% of the figure in Mersin.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 23,586 people in 2019, 95% of the figure in Mersin.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,206 people in 2019, 21% of the figure in Mersin.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Mersin’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 24,680 | Demir 18,403 | Kaya 18,222 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 24,957 | Demir 18,536 | Kaya 18,492 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2019 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Mersin puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 129,888 | 8 |
| Kaya | 101,415 | 8 |
| Demir | 98,690 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 79,147 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 79,017 | 8 |
| Çelik | 78,883 | 7 |
| Şahin | 78,375 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 68,080 | 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 Mersin between 2018 and 2019?
In Mersin’s top 30 list between 2018 and 2019, no new surname entered; 1 moved up, 1 moved down and 28 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2018 | 2019 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +277 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | +133 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +270 |
| Şahin | 4 | 4 | +155 |
| Çelik | 5 | 5 | +107 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +124 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | +240 |
| Doğan | 8 | 8 | +132 |
| Özdemir | 9 | 9 | +179 |
| Aslan | 10 | 10 | +105 |
| Aydın | 11 | 11 | +33 |
| Şimşek | 12 | 12 | +27 |
| Kara | 13 | 13 | +35 |
| Arslan | 14 | 14 | +71 |
| Çetin | 15 | 15 | +49 |
| Kurt | 16 | 16 | +89 |
| Öztürk | 17 | 17 | +121 |
| Taş | 18 | 18 | +38 |
| Kılıç | 19 | 19 | +28 |
| Sarı | 20 | 20 | +7 |
| Gök | 21 | 21 | −7 |
| Yalçın | 24 | 22 | +84 |
| Bulut | 23 | 23 | +31 |
| Can | 22 | 24 | +13 |
| Uysal | 25 | 25 | +42 |
| Özer | 26 | 26 | +50 |
| Şen | 27 | 27 | ±0 |
| Özkan | 28 | 28 | +66 |
| Koç | 29 | 29 | +48 |
| Ateş | 30 | 30 | +28 |
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