Province·Black Sea Region·Code 55
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Samsun 2020
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Samsun is Yılmaz: 24,787 people in 2020. Şahin is second with 18,154. Yılmaz has led Samsun every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Samsun in 2020?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 24,787 | 18.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 18,154 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 03 | Kaya | 16,162 | 11.9 | 2 |
| 04 | Aydın | 14,130 | 10.4 | 9 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 13,670 | 10.1 | 8 |
| 06 | Demir | 12,683 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 07 | Arslan | 11,507 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 08 | Çakır | 10,762 | 7.9 | 23 |
| 09 | Keskin | 10,371 | 7.6 | – |
| 10 | Yıldız | 9,792 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 11 | Çelik | 9,683 | 7.1 | 4 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 8,276 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 13 | Yıldırım | 8,262 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 7,594 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 15 | Kurt | 7,138 | 5.3 | 17 |
| 16 | Sağlam | 6,102 | 4.5 | – |
| 17 | Şen | 5,788 | 4.3 | – |
| 18 | Kara | 5,782 | 4.3 | 16 |
| 19 | Koç | 5,577 | 4.1 | 18 |
| 20 | Köse | 5,524 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Uzun | 5,182 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Baş | 5,133 | 3.8 | – |
| 23 | Aslan | 5,106 | 3.8 | 14 |
| 24 | Yüksel | 4,874 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Yavuz | 4,745 | 3.5 | 24 |
| 26 | Doğan | 4,371 | 3.2 | 12 |
| 27 | Korkmaz | 4,351 | 3.2 | 21 |
| 28 | Keleş | 4,108 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Özkan | 3,906 | 2.9 | 22 |
| 30 | Erdoğan | 3,905 | 2.9 | 26 |
How do these counts compare with Samsun’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,356,079 in 2020, about 18.3 in every 1,000 people in Samsun are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 257,425 people, 19.0% of the population.1,2
Samsun lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.5% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 1,335,716 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,348,542 |
| 2020 | 1,356,079 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,903 | Yılmaz4,007 | Demir3,622 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,856 | Yılmaz5,784 | Kaya5,131 |
| Ordu | Yılmaz15,950 | Şahin10,610 | Öztürk9,461 |
| Sinop | Yılmaz4,065 | Öztürk3,693 | Özdemir3,505 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz12,960 | Şahin11,660 | Demir7,925 |
- AmasyaAmasya: Şahin leads (4,903 people); Yılmaz, first in Samsun, ranks 2nd there with 4,007.
- ÇorumÇorum: Şahin leads (7,856 people); Yılmaz, first in Samsun, ranks 2nd there with 5,784.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 15,950 people in 2020, 64% of the figure in Samsun.
- SinopSinop: also Yılmaz, with 4,065 people in 2020, 16% of the figure in Samsun.
- TokatTokat: also Yılmaz, with 12,960 people in 2020, 52% of the figure in Samsun.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Samsun’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 24,419 | Şahin 17,915 | Kaya 16,066 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 24,570 | Şahin 17,856 | Kaya 16,040 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 24,787 | Şahin 18,154 | Kaya 16,162 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2020 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Samsun puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 153,787 | 18 |
| Şahin | 88,630 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 82,994 | 18 |
| Aydın | 82,498 | 18 |
| Demir | 73,406 | 18 |
| Kaya | 72,276 | 18 |
| Arslan | 58,422 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,197 | 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 Samsun between 2019 and 2020?
In Samsun’s top 30 list between 2019 and 2020, no new surname entered; 4 moved up, 3 moved down and 23 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2019 | 2020 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +217 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +298 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +122 |
| Aydın | 4 | 4 | +127 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | +166 |
| Demir | 6 | 6 | +80 |
| Arslan | 7 | 7 | +41 |
| Çakır | 8 | 8 | +38 |
| Keskin | 9 | 9 | +63 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 10 | +124 |
| Çelik | 11 | 11 | +55 |
| Özdemir | 12 | 12 | +22 |
| Yıldırım | 13 | 13 | +52 |
| Kılıç | 14 | 14 | +46 |
| Kurt | 15 | 15 | +123 |
| Sağlam | 16 | 16 | +91 |
| Şen | 18 | 17 | +66 |
| Kara | 17 | 18 | +19 |
| Koç | 19 | 19 | −6 |
| Köse | 20 | 20 | +93 |
| Uzun | 22 | 21 | +81 |
| Baş | 23 | 22 | +91 |
| Aslan | 21 | 23 | −22 |
| Yüksel | 24 | 24 | +31 |
| Yavuz | 25 | 25 | +36 |
| Doğan | 26 | 26 | −40 |
| Korkmaz | 27 | 27 | +64 |
| Keleş | 28 | 28 | +58 |
| Özkan | 30 | 29 | +3 |
| Erdoğan | 29 | 30 | −2 |
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