Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 49
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Muş 2023
The most common surname in Muş is Çelik (6,736 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 3rd in Muş. Demir is second with 5,803. Çelik has led Muş every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Çelik
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Muş, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çelik | 6,736 | 16.8 | 4 |
| 02 | Demir | 5,803 | 14.5 | 3 |
| 03 | Yılmaz | 4,975 | 12.4 | 1 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 4,813 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 05 | Sönmez | 4,388 | 11.0 | – |
| 06 | Bingöl | 4,386 | 11.0 | – |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 4,295 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 08 | Kaya | 4,135 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 09 | Arslan | 4,049 | 10.1 | 11 |
| 10 | Güler | 3,679 | 9.2 | – |
| 11 | Özdemir | 3,282 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 12 | Aydın | 3,163 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 13 | Karakaya | 2,851 | 7.1 | – |
| 14 | Taş | 2,791 | 7.0 | – |
| 15 | Aktaş | 2,725 | 6.8 | 30 |
| 16 | Bozkurt | 2,397 | 6.0 | – |
| 17 | Tekin | 2,395 | 6.0 | – |
| 18 | Çetin | 2,377 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 19 | Özmen | 2,240 | 5.6 | – |
| 20 | Özcan | 2,233 | 5.6 | 25 |
| 21 | Yalçın | 2,200 | 5.5 | – |
| 22 | Özkan | 2,099 | 5.2 | 22 |
| 23 | Işık | 2,091 | 5.2 | – |
| 24 | Balkaya | 2,058 | 5.1 | – |
| 25 | Doğan | 2,026 | 5.1 | 12 |
| 26 | Şahin | 2,011 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 27 | Aydemir | 1,925 | 4.8 | – |
| 28 | Subaşı | 1,923 | 4.8 | – |
| 29 | Polat | 1,835 | 4.6 | 19 |
| 30 | Toplu | 1,786 | 4.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Muş’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 399,879 in 2023, about 16.8 in every 1,000 people in Muş are called Çelik. The 30 listed surnames together cover 93,667 people, 23.4% of the population.1,2
Muş lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 2.0% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 407,992 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 408,809 |
| 2020 | 411,117 |
| 2021 | 405,228 |
| 2022 | 399,202 |
| 2023 | 399,879 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,970 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 8,121.
- BatmanBatman: Demir leads (12,281 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 10,383.
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,952 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 2,087.
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (4,125 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 2nd there with 3,640.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (34,156 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 3rd there with 24,042.
- ErzurumErzurum: Yılmaz leads (10,766 people); Çelik, first in Muş, ranks 4th there with 9,263.
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