Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 49
TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Muş 2019
The most common surname in Muş is Çelik (6,940 people, 2019). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Muş. Demir is second with 5,858. Çelik has led Muş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Çelik
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Muş in 2019?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çelik | 6,940 | 17.0 | 4 |
| 02 | Demir | 5,858 | 14.3 | 3 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 5,059 | 12.4 | 1 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 4,890 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 05 | Sönmez | 4,458 | 10.9 | – |
| 06 | Bingöl | 4,380 | 10.7 | – |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 4,353 | 10.6 | 7 |
| 08 | Kaya | 4,269 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 09 | Arslan | 4,161 | 10.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Güler | 3,582 | 8.8 | – |
| 11 | Özdemir | 3,417 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 12 | Aydın | 3,220 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 13 | Karakaya | 2,834 | 6.9 | – |
| 14 | Taş | 2,812 | 6.9 | – |
| 15 | Aktaş | 2,629 | 6.4 | 30 |
| 16 | Bozkurt | 2,538 | 6.2 | – |
| 17 | Tekin | 2,457 | 6.0 | – |
| 18 | Çetin | 2,392 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 19 | Özmen | 2,315 | 5.7 | – |
| 20 | Yalçın | 2,189 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Doğan | 2,149 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 22 | Özkan | 2,107 | 5.2 | 22 |
| 23 | Özcan | 2,086 | 5.1 | 24 |
| 24 | Şahin | 2,085 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 25 | Işık | 2,064 | 5.0 | – |
| 26 | Aydemir | 2,035 | 5.0 | – |
| 27 | Balkaya | 2,003 | 4.9 | – |
| 28 | Polat | 1,916 | 4.7 | 19 |
| 29 | Subaşı | 1,913 | 4.7 | – |
| 30 | Çiftçi | 1,880 | 4.6 | – |
How do these counts compare with Muş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 408,809 in 2019, about 17.0 in every 1,000 people in Muş are called Çelik. The 30 listed surnames together cover 94,991 people, 23.2% of the population.1,2
Muş lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.2% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 407,992 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 408,809 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ağrı | Kaya16,972 | Demir12,816 | Yıldız8,650 |
| Batman | Demir11,567 | Çelik9,648 | Yıldız8,621 |
| Bingöl | Kaya3,903 | Demir3,203 | Yıldız2,327 |
| Bitlis | Demir3,907 | Çelik3,633 | Yılmaz3,061 |
| Diyarbakır | Kaya32,492 | Demir23,563 | Çelik23,098 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz10,948 | Kaya10,690 | Polat9,803 |
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,972 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 8,396.
- BatmanBatman: Demir leads (11,567 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 9,648.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,903 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 2,104.
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (3,907 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 3,633.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (32,492 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 3rd there with 23,098.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,948 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 9,508.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Muş’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Çelik 6,973 | Demir 5,811 | Yılmaz 4,975 |
| 2019 | Çelik 6,940 | Demir 5,858 | Yılmaz 5,059 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2019 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Muş puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 96,266 | 14 |
| Demir | 82,693 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 70,839 | 14 |
| Çelik | 70,205 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 63,049 | 14 |
| Yıldırım | 57,329 | 13 |
| Aydın | 45,563 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,502 | 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 Muş between 2018 and 2019?
In Muş’s top 30 list between 2018 and 2019, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 3 moved up, 3 moved down and 23 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2018 | 2019 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çelik | 1 | 1 | −33 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | +47 |
| Yılmaz | 3 | 3 | +84 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | −6 |
| Sönmez | 5 | 5 | +13 |
| Bingöl | 6 | 6 | +9 |
| Yıldırım | 7 | 7 | −16 |
| Kaya | 8 | 8 | −57 |
| Arslan | 9 | 9 | −9 |
| Güler | 10 | 10 | +23 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | +50 |
| Aydın | 12 | 12 | +21 |
| Karakaya | 14 | 13 | +76 |
| Taş | 13 | 14 | −15 |
| Aktaş | 15 | 15 | +34 |
| Bozkurt | 16 | 16 | +52 |
| Tekin | 17 | 17 | +57 |
| Çetin | 18 | 18 | +30 |
| Özmen | 19 | 19 | +2 |
| Yalçın | 20 | 20 | −18 |
| Doğan | 21 | 21 | −24 |
| Özkan | 22 | 22 | −26 |
| Özcan | 23 | 23 | +18 |
| Şahin | 25 | 24 | +27 |
| Işık | 24 | 25 | +2 |
| Aydemir | 27 | 26 | +21 |
| Balkaya | 26 | 27 | −36 |
| Polat | 28 | 28 | −25 |
| Subaşı | 29 | 29 | −18 |
| Çiftçi | Entered | 30 | — |
| Korkmaz | 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