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TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Osmaniye 2019
The most common surname in Osmaniye is Demir (5,238 people, 2019). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Osmaniye. It is a close race: Yılmaz in second place is only 202 people behind. Demir has led Osmaniye every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Osmaniye, 2019
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 5,238 | 9.7 | 3 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 5,036 | 9.3 | 1 |
| 03 | Kaya | 4,580 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 04 | Çelik | 4,074 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 05 | Doğan | 3,570 | 6.6 | 12 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 3,505 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 07 | Kurt | 3,483 | 6.5 | 17 |
| 08 | Şahin | 3,421 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 09 | Kara | 3,251 | 6.0 | 16 |
| 10 | Gök | 3,238 | 6.0 | – |
| 11 | Yıldız | 3,066 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 2,919 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 13 | Aslan | 2,832 | 5.3 | 14 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 2,514 | 4.7 | 13 |
| 15 | Öztürk | 2,330 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 16 | Köse | 2,152 | 4.0 | – |
| 17 | Çetin | 1,972 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 18 | Ateş | 1,878 | 3.5 | – |
| 19 | Coşkun | 1,869 | 3.5 | – |
| 20 | Arslan | 1,761 | 3.3 | 11 |
| 21 | Avcı | 1,730 | 3.2 | – |
| 22 | Demirci | 1,725 | 3.2 | – |
| 23 | Güneş | 1,679 | 3.1 | 29 |
| 24 | Gül | 1,660 | 3.1 | – |
| 25 | Yiğit | 1,599 | 3.0 | – |
| 26 | Türkmenoğlu | 1,595 | 3.0 | – |
| 27 | Özkan | 1,592 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 28 | Koç | 1,539 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 29 | Küçük | 1,517 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Güzel | 1,448 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Osmaniye’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 538,759 in 2019, about 9.7 in every 1,000 people in Osmaniye are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 78,773 people, 14.6% of the population.1,2
Osmaniye lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.8% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 534,415 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 538,759 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (25,737 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 3rd there with 21,507.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (41,477 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 3rd there with 33,676.
- HatayHatay: Yılmaz leads (16,326 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 6th there with 10,794.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: also Demir, with 14,517 people in 2019, 2.8 times as many as in Osmaniye.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Osmaniye’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 5,140 | Yılmaz 4,981 | Kaya 4,537 |
| 2019 | Demir 5,238 | Yılmaz 5,036 | Kaya 4,580 |
| 2020 | Demir 5,274 | Yılmaz 5,058 | Kaya 4,599 |
| 2021 | Demir 5,387 | Yılmaz 5,083 | Kaya 4,637 |
| 2022 | Demir 5,476 | Yılmaz 5,126 | Kaya 4,666 |
| 2023 | Demir 5,441 | Yılmaz 5,133 | Kaya 4,681 |
| 2024 | Demir 5,501 | Yılmaz 5,176 | Kaya 4,726 |
| 2025 | Demir 5,600 | Yılmaz 5,183 | Kaya 4,776 |
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