Province·Black Sea Region·Code 52
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Ordu
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Ordu is Yılmaz: 15,948 people in 2025. Şahin is second with 10,549. Yılmaz has led Ordu every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Ordu, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 15,948 | 20.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 10,549 | 13.7 | 6 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 9,558 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 04 | Aydın | 7,634 | 9.9 | 9 |
| 05 | Demir | 7,407 | 9.6 | 3 |
| 06 | Arslan | 6,250 | 8.1 | 11 |
| 07 | Çelik | 5,441 | 7.1 | 4 |
| 08 | Kaya | 5,310 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 5,204 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 5,108 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 4,883 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 12 | Keskin | 4,393 | 5.7 | – |
| 13 | Yıldırım | 4,137 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 14 | Aktaş | 3,897 | 5.1 | 30 |
| 15 | Çakır | 3,760 | 4.9 | 24 |
| 16 | Güler | 3,568 | 4.6 | – |
| 17 | Güney | 3,468 | 4.5 | – |
| 18 | Korkmaz | 3,240 | 4.2 | 21 |
| 19 | Baş | 3,175 | 4.1 | – |
| 20 | Koç | 3,059 | 4.0 | 18 |
| 21 | Aksu | 2,992 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 2,854 | 3.7 | 25 |
| 23 | Şen | 2,794 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Duman | 2,735 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Güneş | 2,678 | 3.5 | 29 |
| 26 | Yüksel | 2,627 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Karayiğit | 2,624 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Gümüş | 2,612 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Çakmak | 2,585 | 3.4 | – |
| 30 | Genç | 2,518 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Ordu’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 768,087 in 2025, about 20.8 in every 1,000 people in Ordu are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 143,008 people, 18.6% of the population.1,2
Ordu lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.5% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 771,932 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 754,198 |
| 2020 | 761,400 |
| 2021 | 760,872 |
| 2022 | 763,190 |
| 2023 | 775,800 |
| 2024 | 770,711 |
| 2025 | 768,087 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,598 people in 2025, 79% of the figure in Ordu.
- SamsunSamsun: also Yılmaz, with 25,396 people in 2025, 1.6 times as many as in Ordu.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,172 people in 2025, 70% of the figure in Ordu.
- TokatTokat: also Yılmaz, with 13,469 people in 2025, 84% of the figure in Ordu.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Ordu’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 16,633 | Şahin 10,956 | Öztürk 9,627 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 15,877 | Şahin 10,521 | Öztürk 9,429 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 15,950 | Şahin 10,610 | Öztürk 9,461 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 15,899 | Şahin 10,644 | Öztürk 9,426 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 15,937 | Şahin 10,622 | Öztürk 9,458 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 16,345 | Şahin 10,792 | Öztürk 9,658 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 16,008 | Şahin 10,667 | Öztürk 9,590 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 15,948 | Şahin 10,549 | Öztürk 9,558 |
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