Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 33
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Mersin 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Mersin is Yılmaz: 25,531 people in 2022. Demir is second with 19,433. Yılmaz has led Mersin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Mersin in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 25,531 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 19,433 | 10.1 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 19,287 | 10.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Şahin | 17,979 | 9.4 | 6 |
| 05 | Çelik | 17,601 | 9.2 | 4 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 16,411 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 15,951 | 8.3 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 14,474 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 12,501 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 10 | Aslan | 11,056 | 5.8 | 14 |
| 11 | Aydın | 10,702 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Arslan | 9,714 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 13 | Şimşek | 9,671 | 5.0 | 20 |
| 14 | Kara | 9,568 | 5.0 | 16 |
| 15 | Çetin | 8,882 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 16 | Kurt | 8,152 | 4.3 | 17 |
| 17 | Öztürk | 7,911 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 18 | Taş | 7,532 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Kılıç | 7,274 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 20 | Sarı | 6,369 | 3.3 | – |
| 21 | Gök | 6,360 | 3.3 | – |
| 22 | Yalçın | 6,283 | 3.3 | – |
| 23 | Can | 6,215 | 3.2 | 27 |
| 24 | Bulut | 6,149 | 3.2 | – |
| 25 | Uysal | 5,911 | 3.1 | – |
| 26 | Özer | 5,799 | 3.0 | – |
| 27 | Özkan | 5,661 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 28 | Şen | 5,637 | 2.9 | – |
| 29 | Koç | 5,559 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 30 | Ateş | 5,473 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Mersin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,916,432 in 2022, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Mersin are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 315,046 people, 16.4% of the population.1,2
Mersin lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 5.6% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 1,814,468 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,840,425 |
| 2020 | 1,868,757 |
| 2021 | 1,891,145 |
| 2022 | 1,916,432 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz26,197 | Kaya23,583 | Demir22,244 |
| Antalya | Yılmaz38,917 | Kaya25,921 | Demir24,045 |
| Karaman | Yılmaz3,433 | Şahin2,516 | Uysal2,162 |
| Konya | Yılmaz24,185 | Çelik17,406 | Kaya17,087 |
| Niğde | Yılmaz5,247 | Öztürk4,199 | Şahin3,729 |
- AdanaAdana: also Yılmaz, with 26,197 people in 2022, almost exactly as many as in Mersin.
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 38,917 people in 2022, 1.5 times as many as in Mersin.
- KaramanKaraman: also Yılmaz, with 3,433 people in 2022, 13% of the figure in Mersin.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,185 people in 2022, 95% of the figure in Mersin.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,247 people in 2022, 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 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 25,278 | Demir 18,961 | Kaya 18,820 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 25,268 | Demir 19,229 | Kaya 18,996 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 25,531 | Demir 19,433 | Kaya 19,287 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Mersin puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 132,984 | 8 |
| Kaya | 104,826 | 8 |
| Demir | 102,651 | 8 |
| Çelik | 84,840 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 81,179 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 80,997 | 8 |
| Şahin | 80,297 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 69,752 | 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 2021 and 2022?
In Mersin’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, no new surname entered; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 26 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +263 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | +204 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +291 |
| Şahin | 4 | 4 | +90 |
| Çelik | 5 | 5 | +168 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +77 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | +88 |
| Doğan | 8 | 8 | +77 |
| Özdemir | 9 | 9 | +122 |
| Aslan | 10 | 10 | +210 |
| Aydın | 11 | 11 | +127 |
| Arslan | 13 | 12 | +145 |
| Şimşek | 12 | 13 | −60 |
| Kara | 14 | 14 | +69 |
| Çetin | 15 | 15 | +78 |
| Kurt | 16 | 16 | +47 |
| Öztürk | 17 | 17 | +89 |
| Taş | 18 | 18 | +49 |
| Kılıç | 19 | 19 | +68 |
| Sarı | 20 | 20 | +29 |
| Gök | 21 | 21 | +49 |
| Yalçın | 22 | 22 | +51 |
| Can | 23 | 23 | +20 |
| Bulut | 24 | 24 | +14 |
| Uysal | 25 | 25 | −21 |
| Özer | 26 | 26 | +3 |
| Özkan | 28 | 27 | +61 |
| Şen | 27 | 28 | −8 |
| Koç | 29 | 29 | +31 |
| Ateş | 30 | 30 | +58 |
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