Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 49
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Muş 2022
The most common surname in Muş is Çelik (6,866 people, 2022). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Muş. Demir is second with 5,805. Çelik has led Muş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Çelik
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Muş in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çelik | 6,866 | 17.2 | 4 |
| 02 | Demir | 5,805 | 14.5 | 3 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 4,933 | 12.4 | 1 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 4,786 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 05 | Sönmez | 4,456 | 11.2 | – |
| 06 | Bingöl | 4,438 | 11.1 | – |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 4,293 | 10.8 | 7 |
| 08 | Kaya | 4,116 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 09 | Arslan | 4,082 | 10.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Güler | 3,632 | 9.1 | – |
| 11 | Özdemir | 3,309 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 12 | Aydın | 3,112 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 13 | Karakaya | 2,828 | 7.1 | – |
| 14 | Taş | 2,764 | 6.9 | – |
| 15 | Aktaş | 2,692 | 6.7 | 30 |
| 16 | Bozkurt | 2,457 | 6.2 | – |
| 17 | Tekin | 2,404 | 6.0 | – |
| 18 | Çetin | 2,395 | 6.0 | 15 |
| 19 | Özmen | 2,179 | 5.5 | – |
| 20 | Yalçın | 2,156 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Özcan | 2,136 | 5.4 | 25 |
| 22 | Özkan | 2,103 | 5.3 | 22 |
| 23= | Doğan | 2,029 | 5.1 | 12 |
| 23= | Işık | 2,029 | 5.1 | – |
| 24 | Şahin | 2,021 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 25 | Balkaya | 2,019 | 5.1 | – |
| 26 | Aydemir | 1,938 | 4.9 | – |
| 27 | Subaşı | 1,899 | 4.8 | – |
| 28 | Polat | 1,882 | 4.7 | 19 |
| 29 | Çiftçi | 1,811 | 4.5 | – |
| 30 | Toplu | 1,778 | 4.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Muş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 399,202 in 2022, about 17.2 in every 1,000 people in Muş are called Çelik. The 31 listed surnames together cover 95,348 people, 23.9% of the population.1,2
Muş lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 2.2% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 407,992 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 408,809 |
| 2020 | 411,117 |
| 2021 | 405,228 |
| 2022 | 399,202 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ağrı | Kaya16,143 | Demir12,217 | Yıldız8,241 |
| Batman | Demir12,059 | Çelik10,111 | Yıldız9,077 |
| Bingöl | Kaya3,940 | Demir3,328 | Yıldız2,413 |
| Bitlis | Demir4,049 | Çelik3,683 | Yılmaz3,085 |
| Diyarbakır | Kaya33,771 | Demir24,225 | Çelik23,785 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz10,774 | Kaya10,605 | Polat9,645 |
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (16,143 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 8,148.
- BatmanBatman: Demir leads (12,059 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 10,111.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,940 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 2,073.
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (4,049 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 3,683.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (33,771 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 3rd there with 23,785.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,774 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 9,326.
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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Muş puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 95,501 | 14 |
| Demir | 82,464 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 70,307 | 14 |
| Çelik | 69,750 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 61,223 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 57,163 | 13 |
| Aydın | 44,929 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,126 | 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 2021 and 2022?
In Muş’s top 31 list between 2021 and 2022, 1 surname entered and 0 left; 8 moved up, 1 moved down and 21 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çelik | 1 | 1 | −78 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | −83 |
| Yılmaz | 3 | 3 | −23 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | −101 |
| Sönmez | 5 | 5 | −48 |
| Bingöl | 6 | 6 | −13 |
| Yıldırım | 7 | 7 | −48 |
| Kaya | 8 | 8 | −68 |
| Arslan | 9 | 9 | −68 |
| Güler | 10 | 10 | +5 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | −61 |
| Aydın | 12 | 12 | −68 |
| Karakaya | 13 | 13 | −5 |
| Taş | 14 | 14 | −48 |
| Aktaş | 15 | 15 | +30 |
| Bozkurt | 16 | 16 | −54 |
| Tekin | 17 | 17 | −30 |
| Çetin | 18 | 18 | −8 |
| Özmen | 19 | 19 | −80 |
| Yalçın | 20 | 20 | −36 |
| Özcan | 21 | 21 | ±0 |
| Özkan | 23 | 22 | +5 |
| Doğan | 24 | 23 | −66 |
| Işık | 25 | 23 | −32 |
| Şahin | 22 | 24 | −82 |
| Balkaya | 26 | 25 | −14 |
| Aydemir | 27 | 26 | −56 |
| Subaşı | 28 | 27 | −37 |
| Polat | 29 | 28 | −15 |
| Çiftçi | 30 | 29 | −25 |
| Toplu | Entered | 30 | — |
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