Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 50
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Nevşehir 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Nevşehir is Yılmaz: 4,445 people in 2018. Şahin is second with 3,670. Yılmaz has led Nevşehir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Nevşehir in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,445 | 14.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 3,670 | 12.3 | 6 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,750 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 2,457 | 8.2 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 2,299 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,231 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 2,218 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 08 | Çelik | 1,997 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 1,735 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 10 | Yıldırım | 1,721 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 11 | Aydın | 1,669 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Özer | 1,464 | 4.9 | – |
| 13 | Özcan | 1,460 | 4.9 | 24 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 1,347 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 15 | Yüksel | 1,328 | 4.5 | – |
| 16 | Ertaş | 1,291 | 4.3 | – |
| 17 | Ünal | 1,250 | 4.2 | – |
| 18 | Güven | 1,214 | 4.1 | – |
| 19 | Güneş | 1,162 | 3.9 | 29 |
| 20 | Şimşek | 1,151 | 3.9 | 20 |
| 21 | Çetin | 1,145 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 22 | Çalışkan | 1,064 | 3.6 | – |
| 23 | Uçar | 1,037 | 3.5 | – |
| 24 | Korkmaz | 1,032 | 3.5 | 21 |
| 25 | Aslan | 1,031 | 3.5 | 14 |
| 26 | Arslan | 1,028 | 3.4 | 11 |
| 27 | Özkan | 1,006 | 3.4 | 22 |
| 28 | Karataş | 987 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Şen | 984 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Ceylan | 980 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Nevşehir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 298,339 in 2018, about 14.9 in every 1,000 people in Nevşehir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 49,153 people, 16.5% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksaray | Kılıç4,001 | Öztürk3,964 | Koçak3,671 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz18,577 | Şahin17,561 | Yıldırım12,820 |
| Kırşehir | Şahin4,505 | Yılmaz4,458 | Kaya3,337 |
| Niğde | Yılmaz5,282 | Öztürk4,682 | Şahin3,617 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,837 | Yılmaz6,967 | Arslan5,551 |
- AksarayAksaray: Kılıç leads (4,001 people); Yılmaz, first in Nevşehir, ranks 4th there with 3,433.
- KayseriKayseri: also Yılmaz, with 18,577 people in 2018, 4.2 times as many as in Nevşehir.
- KırşehirKırşehir: Şahin leads (4,505 people); Yılmaz, first in Nevşehir, ranks 2nd there with 4,458.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,282 people in 2018, 1.2 times as many as in Nevşehir.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,837 people); Yılmaz, first in Nevşehir, ranks 2nd there with 6,967.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Nevşehir puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 181,821 | 13 |
| Şahin | 136,784 | 13 |
| Kaya | 112,112 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 111,337 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 105,067 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 101,849 | 13 |
| Demir | 100,709 | 13 |
| Doğan | 97,363 | 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
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