Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 80
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Osmaniye 2018
The most common surname in Osmaniye is Demir (5,140 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Osmaniye. It is a close race: Yılmaz in second place is only 159 people behind. Demir has led Osmaniye every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 321
Which surnames are most common in Osmaniye in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 5,140 | 9.6 | 3 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 4,981 | 9.3 | 1 |
| 03 | Kaya | 4,537 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 04 | Çelik | 4,028 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 05= | Doğan | 3,482 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 05= | Yıldırım | 3,482 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Kurt | 3,480 | 6.5 | 17 |
| 07 | Şahin | 3,349 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 08 | Kara | 3,254 | 6.1 | 16 |
| 09 | Gök | 3,176 | 5.9 | – |
| 10 | Yıldız | 3,009 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 2,936 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 12 | Aslan | 2,809 | 5.3 | 14 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 2,470 | 4.6 | 13 |
| 14 | Öztürk | 2,305 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 15 | Köse | 2,094 | 3.9 | – |
| 16 | Çetin | 1,996 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 17 | Ateş | 1,860 | 3.5 | – |
| 18 | Coşkun | 1,857 | 3.5 | – |
| 19 | Arslan | 1,741 | 3.3 | 11 |
| 20= | Avcı | 1,700 | 3.2 | – |
| 20= | Demirci | 1,700 | 3.2 | – |
| 21 | Gül | 1,648 | 3.1 | – |
| 22 | Yiğit | 1,615 | 3.0 | – |
| 23 | Güneş | 1,598 | 3.0 | 29 |
| 24 | Türkmenoğlu | 1,578 | 3.0 | – |
| 25 | Özkan | 1,570 | 2.9 | 22 |
| 26 | Koç | 1,527 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 27 | Küçük | 1,522 | 2.8 | – |
| 28 | Güzel | 1,444 | 2.7 | – |
| 29 | Çolak | 1,439 | 2.7 | – |
| 30 | Şen | 1,433 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Osmaniye’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 534,415 in 2018, about 9.6 in every 1,000 people in Osmaniye are called Demir. The 32 listed surnames together cover 80,760 people, 15.1% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz25,641 | Kaya22,868 | Demir21,232 |
| Gaziantep | Yılmaz40,816 | Kaya34,828 | Demir33,053 |
| Hatay | Yılmaz16,136 | Kaya12,238 | Arslan11,302 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Demir14,428 | Doğan10,719 | Kaya10,434 |
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (25,641 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 3rd there with 21,232.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (40,816 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 3rd there with 33,053.
- HatayHatay: Yılmaz leads (16,136 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 6th there with 10,603.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: also Demir, with 14,428 people in 2018, 2.8 times as many as in Osmaniye.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Osmaniye puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 128,314 | 8 |
| Kaya | 99,927 | 8 |
| Demir | 97,258 | 8 |
| Çelik | 81,523 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 78,144 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 77,970 | 8 |
| Şahin | 77,472 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 67,288 | 8 |
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