Province·Black Sea Region·Code 52
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Ordu 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Ordu is Yılmaz: 15,937 people in 2022. Şahin is second with 10,622. Yılmaz has led Ordu every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 321
Which surnames are most common in Ordu in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 15,937 | 20.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 10,622 | 13.9 | 6 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 9,458 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 04 | Aydın | 7,610 | 10.0 | 9 |
| 05 | Demir | 7,272 | 9.5 | 3 |
| 06 | Arslan | 6,256 | 8.2 | 11 |
| 07 | Çelik | 5,360 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 08= | Kaya | 5,224 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 08= | Yıldız | 5,224 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 09 | Kılıç | 4,990 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 4,852 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 11 | Keskin | 4,412 | 5.8 | – |
| 12 | Yıldırım | 4,071 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 13 | Aktaş | 3,863 | 5.1 | 30 |
| 14 | Çakır | 3,806 | 5.0 | 24 |
| 15 | Güler | 3,524 | 4.6 | – |
| 16 | Güney | 3,463 | 4.5 | – |
| 17 | Korkmaz | 3,189 | 4.2 | 21 |
| 18 | Baş | 3,151 | 4.1 | – |
| 19 | Aksu | 2,991 | 3.9 | – |
| 20 | Koç | 2,965 | 3.9 | 18 |
| 21 | Şen | 2,829 | 3.7 | – |
| 22 | Duman | 2,726 | 3.6 | – |
| 23 | Özcan | 2,721 | 3.6 | 25 |
| 24 | Gümüş | 2,628 | 3.4 | – |
| 25 | Güneş | 2,625 | 3.4 | 29 |
| 26 | Yüksel | 2,620 | 3.4 | – |
| 27= | Çakmak | 2,540 | 3.3 | – |
| 27= | Karayiğit | 2,540 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Genç | 2,506 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Altun | 2,493 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Özkan | 2,365 | 3.1 | 22 |
How do these counts compare with Ordu’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 763,190 in 2022, about 20.9 in every 1,000 people in Ordu are called Yılmaz. The 32 listed surnames together cover 146,833 people, 19.2% of the population.1,2
Ordu lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.1% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 771,932 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 754,198 |
| 2020 | 761,400 |
| 2021 | 760,872 |
| 2022 | 763,190 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giresun | Yılmaz12,618 | Aydın10,949 | Özdemir6,115 |
| Samsun | Yılmaz24,847 | Şahin18,310 | Kaya16,309 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,315 | Yıldırım10,684 | Şahin10,142 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz12,911 | Şahin11,227 | Demir7,878 |
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,618 people in 2022, 79% of the figure in Ordu.
- SamsunSamsun: also Yılmaz, with 24,847 people in 2022, 1.6 times as many as in Ordu.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,315 people in 2022, 71% of the figure in Ordu.
- TokatTokat: also Yılmaz, with 12,911 people in 2022, 81% 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Ordu puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 154,604 | 18 |
| Şahin | 88,628 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,165 | 18 |
| Aydın | 82,519 | 18 |
| Demir | 74,128 | 18 |
| Kaya | 72,936 | 18 |
| Arslan | 58,829 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,738 | 18 |
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 Ordu between 2021 and 2022?
In Ordu’s top 32 list between 2021 and 2022, 2 surnames entered and 0 left; 21 moved up, 0 moved down and 9 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +38 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | −22 |
| Öztürk | 3 | 3 | +32 |
| Aydın | 4 | 4 | +49 |
| Demir | 5 | 5 | +48 |
| Arslan | 6 | 6 | +3 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +54 |
| Kaya | 8 | 8 | +15 |
| Yıldız | 9 | 8 | +36 |
| Kılıç | 10 | 9 | +44 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 10 | −12 |
| Keskin | 12 | 11 | +7 |
| Yıldırım | 13 | 12 | +33 |
| Aktaş | 14 | 13 | +11 |
| Çakır | 15 | 14 | +73 |
| Güler | 16 | 15 | ±0 |
| Güney | 17 | 16 | +2 |
| Korkmaz | 18 | 17 | +21 |
| Baş | 19 | 18 | +21 |
| Aksu | 20 | 19 | +28 |
| Koç | 21 | 20 | +21 |
| Şen | 22 | 21 | +47 |
| Duman | 23 | 22 | −21 |
| Özcan | 24 | 23 | +36 |
| Gümüş | 26 | 24 | −3 |
| Güneş | 25 | 25 | −32 |
| Yüksel | 27 | 26 | −3 |
| Çakmak | 28 | 27 | −9 |
| Karayiğit | 29 | 27 | +13 |
| Genç | 30 | 28 | −13 |
| Altun | Entered | 29 | — |
| Özkan | 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