Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 49
TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Muş 2021
The most common surname in Muş is Çelik (6,944 people, 2021). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Muş. Demir is second with 5,888. Çelik has led Muş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Çelik
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Muş, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çelik | 6,944 | 17.1 | 4 |
| 02 | Demir | 5,888 | 14.5 | 3 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 4,956 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 4,887 | 12.1 | 5 |
| 05 | Sönmez | 4,504 | 11.1 | – |
| 06 | Bingöl | 4,451 | 11.0 | – |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 4,341 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 08 | Kaya | 4,184 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 09 | Arslan | 4,150 | 10.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Güler | 3,627 | 9.0 | – |
| 11 | Özdemir | 3,370 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 12 | Aydın | 3,180 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 13 | Karakaya | 2,833 | 7.0 | – |
| 14 | Taş | 2,812 | 6.9 | – |
| 15 | Aktaş | 2,662 | 6.6 | 30 |
| 16 | Bozkurt | 2,511 | 6.2 | – |
| 17 | Tekin | 2,434 | 6.0 | – |
| 18 | Çetin | 2,403 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 19 | Özmen | 2,259 | 5.6 | – |
| 20 | Yalçın | 2,192 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Özcan | 2,136 | 5.3 | 25 |
| 22 | Şahin | 2,103 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 23 | Özkan | 2,098 | 5.2 | 22 |
| 24 | Doğan | 2,095 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 25 | Işık | 2,061 | 5.1 | – |
| 26 | Balkaya | 2,033 | 5.0 | – |
| 27 | Aydemir | 1,994 | 4.9 | – |
| 28 | Subaşı | 1,936 | 4.8 | – |
| 29 | Polat | 1,897 | 4.7 | 19 |
| 30 | Çiftçi | 1,836 | 4.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Muş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 405,228 in 2021, about 17.1 in every 1,000 people in Muş are called Çelik. The 30 listed surnames together cover 94,777 people, 23.4% of the population.1,2
Muş lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.7% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 407,992 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 408,809 |
| 2020 | 411,117 |
| 2021 | 405,228 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,614 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 8,302.
- BatmanBatman: Demir leads (11,929 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 9,952.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,958 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 2,112.
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (4,006 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 3,683.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (33,503 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 3rd there with 23,659.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,923 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 9,468.
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 |
| 2020 | Çelik 7,067 | Demir 5,909 | Yılmaz 5,071 |
| 2021 | Çelik 6,944 | Demir 5,888 | Yılmaz 4,956 |
| 2022 | Çelik 6,866 | Demir 5,805 | Yılmaz 4,933 |
| 2023 | Çelik 6,736 | Demir 5,803 | Yılmaz 4,975 |
| 2024 | Çelik 6,679 | Demir 5,770 | Yılmaz 4,869 |
| 2025 | Çelik 6,658 | Demir 5,761 | Yılmaz 4,874 |
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