Province·Black Sea Region·Code 53
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Rize
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Rize is Yılmaz: 8,878 people in 2025. It leads by a wide margin, 2.1 times as many bearers as Yazıcı in second place. Yılmaz has led Rize every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Rize, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 8,878 | 25.6 | 1 |
| 02 | Yazıcı | 4,139 | 11.9 | – |
| 03 | Çelik | 3,436 | 9.9 | 4 |
| 04 | Uzun | 3,407 | 9.8 | – |
| 05 | Öztürk | 3,291 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,929 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 2,549 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 08 | Köse | 2,477 | 7.1 | – |
| 09 | Sarı | 2,333 | 6.7 | – |
| 10 | Çolak | 2,284 | 6.6 | – |
| 11 | Demir | 2,231 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 12 | Öksüz | 1,891 | 5.5 | – |
| 13 | Demirci | 1,885 | 5.4 | – |
| 14 | Kopuz | 1,818 | 5.2 | – |
| 15 | Aydın | 1,773 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 16 | Çakır | 1,694 | 4.9 | 24 |
| 17 | Balcı | 1,659 | 4.8 | – |
| 18 | Türüt | 1,571 | 4.5 | – |
| 19 | Kaya | 1,554 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 20 | Özdemir | 1,510 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 21 | Büyük | 1,469 | 4.2 | – |
| 22 | Kandemir | 1,437 | 4.1 | – |
| 23 | Kazdal | 1,435 | 4.1 | – |
| 24 | Kurt | 1,376 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 25 | Kara | 1,307 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 26 | Topçu | 1,298 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Aksu | 1,271 | 3.7 | – |
| 28 | Avcı | 1,270 | 3.7 | – |
| 29 | Baş | 1,256 | 3.6 | – |
| 30 | Bayraktar | 1,219 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Rize’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 346,947 in 2025, about 25.6 in every 1,000 people in Rize are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 66,647 people, 19.2% of the population.1,2
Rize lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.5% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 348,608 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 343,212 |
| 2020 | 344,359 |
| 2021 | 345,662 |
| 2022 | 344,016 |
| 2023 | 350,506 |
| 2024 | 346,977 |
| 2025 | 346,947 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,504 people in 2025, 51% of the figure in Rize.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,589 people in 2025, 1.2 times as many as in Rize.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,792 people in 2025, 2.1 times as many as in Rize.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Rize’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 8,870 | Yazıcı 4,240 | Uzun 3,462 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 8,668 | Yazıcı 4,193 | Çelik 3,365 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 8,754 | Yazıcı 4,198 | Çelik 3,389 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 8,785 | Yazıcı 4,197 | Çelik 3,457 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 8,719 | Yazıcı 4,202 | Çelik 3,409 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 8,962 | Yazıcı 4,283 | Çelik 3,461 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 8,839 | Yazıcı 4,175 | Çelik 3,413 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 8,878 | Yazıcı 4,139 | Çelik 3,436 |
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