Province·Black Sea Region·Code 53
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Rize 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Rize is Yılmaz: 8,839 people in 2024. 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
Which surnames are most common in Rize in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 8,839 | 25.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Yazıcı | 4,175 | 12.0 | – |
| 03 | Çelik | 3,413 | 9.8 | 4 |
| 04 | Uzun | 3,374 | 9.7 | – |
| 05 | Öztürk | 3,302 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,939 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 2,580 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 08 | Köse | 2,496 | 7.2 | – |
| 09 | Sarı | 2,332 | 6.7 | – |
| 10 | Çolak | 2,292 | 6.6 | – |
| 11 | Demir | 2,202 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 12 | Öksüz | 1,910 | 5.5 | – |
| 13 | Demirci | 1,894 | 5.5 | – |
| 14 | Kopuz | 1,821 | 5.2 | – |
| 15 | Aydın | 1,811 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 16 | Balcı | 1,672 | 4.8 | – |
| 17 | Çakır | 1,670 | 4.8 | 24 |
| 18 | Türüt | 1,587 | 4.6 | – |
| 19 | Kaya | 1,552 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 20 | Özdemir | 1,544 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 21 | Büyük | 1,468 | 4.2 | – |
| 22 | Kandemir | 1,442 | 4.2 | – |
| 23 | Kazdal | 1,426 | 4.1 | – |
| 24 | Kurt | 1,373 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 25 | Topçu | 1,308 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Kara | 1,297 | 3.7 | 16 |
| 27 | Baş | 1,282 | 3.7 | – |
| 28 | Aksu | 1,264 | 3.6 | – |
| 29 | Avcı | 1,254 | 3.6 | – |
| 30 | Bayraktar | 1,204 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Rize’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 346,977 in 2024, about 25.5 in every 1,000 people in Rize are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 66,723 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 2024.2
| 2018 | 348,608 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 343,212 |
| 2020 | 344,359 |
| 2021 | 345,662 |
| 2022 | 344,016 |
| 2023 | 350,506 |
| 2024 | 346,977 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artvin | Yılmaz4,576 | Aydın2,327 | Çelik2,251 |
| Erzurum | Yılmaz10,657 | Kaya10,407 | Polat9,492 |
| Trabzon | Yılmaz18,762 | Aydın12,890 | Öztürk11,960 |
- ArtvinArtvin: also Yılmaz, with 4,576 people in 2024, 52% of the figure in Rize.
- ErzurumErzurum: also Yılmaz, with 10,657 people in 2024, 1.2 times as many as in Rize.
- TrabzonTrabzon: also Yılmaz, with 18,762 people in 2024, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Rize puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 156,353 | 18 |
| Şahin | 89,903 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,838 | 18 |
| Aydın | 83,684 | 18 |
| Demir | 75,584 | 18 |
| Kaya | 74,193 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,676 | 16 |
| Çelik | 59,386 | 18 |
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 Rize between 2023 and 2024?
In Rize’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 4 moved up, 3 moved down and 23 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −123 |
| Yazıcı | 2 | 2 | −108 |
| Çelik | 3 | 3 | −48 |
| Uzun | 4 | 4 | −71 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | −54 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | −46 |
| Yıldırım | 7 | 7 | −65 |
| Köse | 8 | 8 | −62 |
| Sarı | 9 | 9 | −25 |
| Çolak | 10 | 10 | −41 |
| Demir | 11 | 11 | −31 |
| Öksüz | 12 | 12 | −26 |
| Demirci | 13 | 13 | −15 |
| Kopuz | 15 | 14 | +7 |
| Aydın | 14 | 15 | −5 |
| Balcı | 16 | 16 | −69 |
| Çakır | 17 | 17 | −25 |
| Türüt | 18 | 18 | −8 |
| Kaya | 20 | 19 | +2 |
| Özdemir | 19 | 20 | −21 |
| Büyük | 21 | 21 | −24 |
| Kandemir | 22 | 22 | −16 |
| Kazdal | 23 | 23 | −4 |
| Kurt | 24 | 24 | −13 |
| Topçu | 25 | 25 | −30 |
| Kara | 26 | 26 | −13 |
| Baş | 28 | 27 | +12 |
| Aksu | 29 | 28 | −3 |
| Avcı | 27 | 29 | −21 |
| Bayraktar | 30 | 30 | −11 |
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