Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 50
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Nevşehir 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Nevşehir is Yılmaz: 4,685 people in 2024. Şahin is second with 3,848. Yılmaz has led Nevşehir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Nevşehir in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,685 | 14.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 3,848 | 12.1 | 6 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,903 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 2,531 | 8.0 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 2,510 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 06 | Doğan | 2,381 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 2,353 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 08 | Çelik | 2,117 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,879 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 1,834 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 11 | Aydın | 1,751 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 12 | Özer | 1,523 | 4.8 | – |
| 13 | Özcan | 1,473 | 4.6 | 25 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 1,406 | 4.4 | 13 |
| 15 | Ertaş | 1,387 | 4.4 | – |
| 16 | Yüksel | 1,364 | 4.3 | – |
| 17 | Güven | 1,293 | 4.1 | – |
| 18 | Ünal | 1,278 | 4.0 | – |
| 19 | Güneş | 1,258 | 4.0 | 29 |
| 20 | Şimşek | 1,207 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 21 | Arslan | 1,169 | 3.7 | 11 |
| 22 | Aslan | 1,149 | 3.6 | 14 |
| 23 | Çetin | 1,125 | 3.5 | 15 |
| 24 | Korkmaz | 1,120 | 3.5 | 21 |
| 25 | Karataş | 1,098 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Yalçın | 1,069 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Uçar | 1,049 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Ceylan | 1,044 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Çalışkan | 1,042 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Açıkgöz | 1,038 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Nevşehir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 317,952 in 2024, about 14.7 in every 1,000 people in Nevşehir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 51,884 people, 16.3% of the population.1,2
Nevşehir lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 6.6% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 298,339 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 303,010 |
| 2020 | 304,962 |
| 2021 | 308,003 |
| 2022 | 310,011 |
| 2023 | 315,994 |
| 2024 | 317,952 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksaray | Kılıç4,302 | Öztürk4,150 | Koçak3,907 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz19,508 | Şahin18,246 | Yıldırım13,368 |
| Kırşehir | Yılmaz4,504 | Şahin4,410 | Kaya3,352 |
| Niğde | Yılmaz5,312 | Öztürk4,480 | Şahin3,793 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,438 | Yılmaz6,730 | Arslan5,329 |
- AksarayAksaray: Kılıç leads (4,302 people); Yılmaz, first in Nevşehir, ranks 4th there with 3,756.
- KayseriKayseri: also Yılmaz, with 19,508 people in 2024, 4.2 times as many as in Nevşehir.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Yılmaz, with 4,504 people in 2024, almost exactly as many as in Nevşehir.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,312 people in 2024, 1.1 times as many as in Nevşehir.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,438 people); Yılmaz, first in Nevşehir, ranks 2nd there with 6,730.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Nevşehir’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 4,445 | Şahin 3,670 | Demir 2,750 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 4,440 | Şahin 3,719 | Demir 2,741 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 4,469 | Şahin 3,730 | Demir 2,768 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 4,560 | Şahin 3,759 | Demir 2,805 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 4,620 | Şahin 3,752 | Demir 2,836 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 4,686 | Şahin 3,778 | Demir 2,921 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 4,685 | Şahin 3,848 | Demir 2,903 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Nevşehir puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 189,712 | 13 |
| Şahin | 142,690 | 13 |
| Kaya | 118,442 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 116,839 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 109,647 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 107,244 | 13 |
| Demir | 106,707 | 13 |
| Doğan | 102,278 | 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 Nevşehir between 2023 and 2024?
In Nevşehir’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 5 moved up, 5 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +70 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | −18 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 4 | +37 |
| Kaya | 4 | 5 | −17 |
| Doğan | 6 | 6 | ±0 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 7 | −1 |
| Çelik | 8 | 8 | −54 |
| Yıldırım | 9 | 9 | +24 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 10 | +16 |
| Aydın | 11 | 11 | −19 |
| Özer | 12 | 12 | −5 |
| Özcan | 13 | 13 | +8 |
| Kılıç | 15 | 14 | +17 |
| Ertaş | 14 | 15 | −4 |
| Yüksel | 16 | 16 | −10 |
| Güven | 18 | 17 | +8 |
| Ünal | 17 | 18 | −18 |
| Güneş | 19 | 19 | −9 |
| Şimşek | 20 | 20 | +3 |
| Arslan | 23 | 21 | +54 |
| Aslan | 22 | 22 | +7 |
| Çetin | 21 | 23 | −18 |
| Korkmaz | 24 | 24 | +23 |
| Karataş | 25 | 25 | +21 |
| Yalçın | 26 | 26 | −1 |
| Uçar | 29 | 27 | +2 |
| Ceylan | 28 | 28 | −10 |
| Çalışkan | 27 | 29 | −26 |
| Açıkgöz | Entered | 30 | — |
| Özkan | 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