Province·Black Sea Region·Code 55
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Samsun 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Samsun is Yılmaz: 25,182 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 18,616. Yılmaz has led Samsun every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Samsun, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 25,182 | 18.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 18,616 | 13.5 | 6 |
| 03 | Kaya | 16,563 | 12.0 | 2 |
| 04 | Aydın | 14,279 | 10.4 | 9 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 14,023 | 10.2 | 8 |
| 06 | Demir | 13,001 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 07 | Arslan | 11,758 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 08 | Çakır | 10,962 | 8.0 | 24 |
| 09 | Keskin | 10,499 | 7.6 | – |
| 10 | Yıldız | 10,025 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 11 | Çelik | 9,855 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 12 | Yıldırım | 8,479 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 13 | Özdemir | 8,474 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 7,796 | 5.7 | 13 |
| 15 | Kurt | 7,252 | 5.3 | 17 |
| 16 | Sağlam | 6,181 | 4.5 | – |
| 17 | Kara | 5,899 | 4.3 | 16 |
| 18 | Şen | 5,817 | 4.2 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 5,697 | 4.1 | 18 |
| 20 | Köse | 5,644 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Uzun | 5,354 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Aslan | 5,209 | 3.8 | 14 |
| 23 | Baş | 5,193 | 3.8 | – |
| 24 | Yüksel | 4,935 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Yavuz | 4,879 | 3.5 | 23 |
| 26 | Doğan | 4,664 | 3.4 | 12 |
| 27 | Korkmaz | 4,469 | 3.2 | 21 |
| 28 | Keleş | 4,140 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Erdoğan | 4,055 | 2.9 | 26 |
| 30 | Çetin | 3,953 | 2.9 | 15 |
How do these counts compare with Samsun’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,377,546 in 2023, about 18.3 in every 1,000 people in Samsun are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 262,853 people, 19.1% of the population.1,2
Samsun lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.1% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,335,716 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,348,542 |
| 2020 | 1,356,079 |
| 2021 | 1,371,274 |
| 2022 | 1,368,488 |
| 2023 | 1,377,546 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AmasyaAmasya: Şahin leads (4,925 people); Yılmaz, first in Samsun, ranks 2nd there with 4,081.
- ÇorumÇorum: Şahin leads (7,802 people); Yılmaz, first in Samsun, ranks 2nd there with 5,881.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 16,345 people in 2023, 65% of the figure in Samsun.
- SinopSinop: also Yılmaz, with 4,267 people in 2023, 17% of the figure in Samsun.
- TokatTokat: also Yılmaz, with 13,267 people in 2023, 53% 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 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 24,706 | Şahin 18,263 | Kaya 16,256 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 24,847 | Şahin 18,310 | Kaya 16,309 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 25,182 | Şahin 18,616 | Kaya 16,563 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 25,237 | Şahin 18,656 | Kaya 16,659 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 25,396 | Şahin 18,758 | Kaya 16,690 |
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