Province·Black Sea Region·Code 53
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Rize 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Rize is Yılmaz: 8,962 people in 2023. 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, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 8,962 | 25.6 | 1 |
| 02 | Yazıcı | 4,283 | 12.2 | – |
| 03 | Çelik | 3,461 | 9.9 | 4 |
| 04 | Uzun | 3,445 | 9.8 | – |
| 05 | Öztürk | 3,356 | 9.6 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,985 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 2,645 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 08 | Köse | 2,558 | 7.3 | – |
| 09 | Sarı | 2,357 | 6.7 | – |
| 10 | Çolak | 2,333 | 6.7 | – |
| 11 | Demir | 2,233 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 12 | Öksüz | 1,936 | 5.5 | – |
| 13 | Demirci | 1,909 | 5.4 | – |
| 14 | Aydın | 1,816 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 15 | Kopuz | 1,814 | 5.2 | – |
| 16 | Balcı | 1,741 | 5.0 | – |
| 17 | Çakır | 1,695 | 4.8 | 24 |
| 18 | Türüt | 1,595 | 4.6 | – |
| 19 | Özdemir | 1,565 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 20 | Kaya | 1,550 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 21 | Büyük | 1,492 | 4.3 | – |
| 22 | Kandemir | 1,458 | 4.2 | – |
| 23 | Kazdal | 1,430 | 4.1 | – |
| 24 | Kurt | 1,386 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 25 | Topçu | 1,338 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Kara | 1,310 | 3.7 | 16 |
| 27 | Avcı | 1,275 | 3.6 | – |
| 28 | Baş | 1,270 | 3.6 | – |
| 29 | Aksu | 1,267 | 3.6 | – |
| 30 | Bayraktar | 1,215 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Rize’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 350,506 in 2023, about 25.6 in every 1,000 people in Rize are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 67,680 people, 19.3% of the population.1,2
Rize lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.5% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 348,608 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 343,212 |
| 2020 | 344,359 |
| 2021 | 345,662 |
| 2022 | 344,016 |
| 2023 | 350,506 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,679 people in 2023, 52% of the figure in Rize.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,766 people in 2023, 1.2 times as many as in Rize.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,771 people in 2023, 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