Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 80
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Osmaniye 2022
The most common surname in Osmaniye is Demir (5,476 people, 2022). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Osmaniye. Yılmaz is second with 5,126. Demir has led Osmaniye every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Osmaniye in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 5,476 | 9.8 | 3 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 5,126 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 03 | Kaya | 4,666 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 04 | Çelik | 4,189 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 3,618 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Doğan | 3,617 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 07 | Kurt | 3,497 | 6.3 | 17 |
| 08 | Şahin | 3,468 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 09 | Kara | 3,340 | 6.0 | 16 |
| 10 | Gök | 3,238 | 5.8 | – |
| 11 | Yıldız | 3,069 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 2,891 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 13 | Aslan | 2,886 | 5.2 | 14 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 2,553 | 4.6 | 13 |
| 15 | Öztürk | 2,426 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 16 | Köse | 2,159 | 3.9 | – |
| 17 | Çetin | 2,007 | 3.6 | 15 |
| 18 | Ateş | 1,944 | 3.5 | – |
| 19 | Coşkun | 1,869 | 3.3 | – |
| 20 | Arslan | 1,865 | 3.3 | 11 |
| 21 | Demirci | 1,782 | 3.2 | – |
| 22 | Avcı | 1,770 | 3.2 | – |
| 23 | Güneş | 1,763 | 3.2 | 29 |
| 24 | Gül | 1,649 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Yiğit | 1,620 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Özkan | 1,608 | 2.9 | 22 |
| 27 | Türkmenoğlu | 1,576 | 2.8 | – |
| 28 | Koç | 1,570 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 29 | Küçük | 1,543 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Korkmaz | 1,514 | 2.7 | 21 |
How do these counts compare with Osmaniye’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 559,405 in 2022, about 9.8 in every 1,000 people in Osmaniye are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 80,299 people, 14.4% of the population.1,2
Osmaniye lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.7% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 534,415 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 538,759 |
| 2020 | 548,556 |
| 2021 | 553,012 |
| 2022 | 559,405 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | Yılmaz26,197 | Kaya23,583 | Demir22,244 |
| Gaziantep | Yılmaz43,254 | Kaya37,157 | Demir35,507 |
| Hatay | Yılmaz16,714 | Kaya12,944 | Arslan11,700 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Demir14,921 | Doğan10,724 | Kurt10,707 |
- AdanaAdana: Yılmaz leads (26,197 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 3rd there with 22,244.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (43,254 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 3rd there with 35,507.
- HatayHatay: Yılmaz leads (16,714 people); Demir, first in Osmaniye, ranks 5th there with 11,223.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: also Demir, with 14,921 people in 2022, 2.7 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Osmaniye puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 132,984 | 8 |
| Kaya | 104,826 | 8 |
| Demir | 102,651 | 8 |
| Çelik | 84,840 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 81,179 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 80,997 | 8 |
| Şahin | 80,297 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 69,752 | 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
What changed in Osmaniye between 2021 and 2022?
In Osmaniye’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, no new surname entered; 4 moved up, 4 moved down and 22 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 1 | 1 | +89 |
| Yılmaz | 2 | 2 | +43 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +29 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | +44 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 5 | +45 |
| Doğan | 5 | 6 | +34 |
| Kurt | 7 | 7 | −11 |
| Şahin | 8 | 8 | +42 |
| Kara | 9 | 9 | +73 |
| Gök | 10 | 10 | +3 |
| Yıldız | 11 | 11 | +51 |
| Özdemir | 13 | 12 | +29 |
| Aslan | 12 | 13 | −3 |
| Kılıç | 14 | 14 | +28 |
| Öztürk | 15 | 15 | +48 |
| Köse | 16 | 16 | −24 |
| Çetin | 17 | 17 | +30 |
| Ateş | 18 | 18 | +42 |
| Coşkun | 19 | 19 | +2 |
| Arslan | 20 | 20 | +31 |
| Demirci | 22 | 21 | +39 |
| Avcı | 21 | 22 | ±0 |
| Güneş | 23 | 23 | +23 |
| Gül | 24 | 24 | −1 |
| Yiğit | 25 | 25 | +7 |
| Özkan | 27 | 26 | +22 |
| Türkmenoğlu | 26 | 27 | −24 |
| Koç | 28 | 28 | +28 |
| Küçük | 29 | 29 | +19 |
| Korkmaz | 30 | 30 | +32 |
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