Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 63
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Şanlıurfa 2024
The most common surname in Şanlıurfa is Demir (60,625 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 10th in Şanlıurfa. It leads by a wide margin, 1.8 times as many bearers as Çiftçi in second place. Demir has led Şanlıurfa every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Şanlıurfa in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 60,625 | 27.1 | 3 |
| 02 | Çiftçi | 34,045 | 15.2 | – |
| 03 | Kaya | 32,620 | 14.6 | 2 |
| 04 | Aslan | 31,442 | 14.1 | 14 |
| 05 | Kılıç | 27,876 | 12.5 | 13 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 21,379 | 9.6 | 5 |
| 07 | Çelik | 18,886 | 8.4 | 4 |
| 08 | Polat | 17,869 | 8.0 | 19 |
| 09 | Doğan | 17,095 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 10 | Yılmaz | 16,555 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 11 | Arslan | 14,999 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Yıldırım | 14,952 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 13 | Kurt | 13,189 | 5.9 | 17 |
| 14 | Güneş | 12,072 | 5.4 | 29 |
| 15 | Taş | 11,711 | 5.2 | – |
| 16 | Çiçek | 11,491 | 5.1 | – |
| 17 | Şahin | 11,122 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 18 | Bozkurt | 10,787 | 4.8 | – |
| 19 | Toprak | 10,663 | 4.8 | – |
| 20 | Çoban | 9,557 | 4.3 | – |
| 21 | Dağ | 9,132 | 4.1 | – |
| 22 | Yavuz | 8,869 | 4.0 | 23 |
| 23 | Karataş | 8,390 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Çakmak | 8,287 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Korkmaz | 8,029 | 3.6 | 21 |
| 26 | Çetin | 7,932 | 3.5 | 15 |
| 27 | Bulut | 7,780 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Ay | 7,281 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Alkan | 7,102 | 3.2 | – |
| 30 | Şimşek | 6,582 | 2.9 | 20 |
How do these counts compare with Şanlıurfa’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,237,745 in 2024, about 27.1 in every 1,000 people in Şanlıurfa are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 478,319 people, 21.4% of the population.1,2
Şanlıurfa lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 9.9% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 2,035,809 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,073,614 |
| 2020 | 2,115,256 |
| 2021 | 2,143,020 |
| 2022 | 2,170,110 |
| 2023 | 2,213,964 |
| 2024 | 2,237,745 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adıyaman | Doğan8,525 | Demir8,075 | Kaya8,045 |
| Diyarbakır | Kaya34,595 | Demir24,607 | Çelik24,106 |
| Gaziantep | Yılmaz44,195 | Kaya37,808 | Demir36,292 |
| Mardin | Demir16,134 | Çelik15,769 | Kaya12,158 |
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,525 people); Demir, first in Şanlıurfa, ranks 2nd there with 8,075.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (34,595 people); Demir, first in Şanlıurfa, ranks 2nd there with 24,607.
- GaziantepGaziantep: Yılmaz leads (44,195 people); Demir, first in Şanlıurfa, ranks 3rd there with 36,292.
- MardinMardin: also Demir, with 16,134 people in 2024, 27% of the figure in Şanlıurfa.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Şanlıurfa’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 53,048 | Çiftçi 29,531 | Kaya 29,514 |
| 2019 | Demir 54,319 | Çiftçi 30,128 | Kaya 30,109 |
| 2020 | Demir 55,619 | Çiftçi 30,970 | Kaya 30,737 |
| 2021 | Demir 56,681 | Çiftçi 31,818 | Kaya 31,117 |
| 2022 | Demir 58,028 | Çiftçi 32,453 | Kaya 31,460 |
| 2023 | Demir 59,465 | Çiftçi 33,338 | Kaya 32,213 |
| 2024 | Demir 60,625 | Çiftçi 34,045 | Kaya 32,620 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Southeastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 9 provinces in the same region as Şanlıurfa puts Demir first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Demir | 170,243 | 9 |
| Kaya | 143,207 | 9 |
| Yılmaz | 109,489 | 9 |
| Çelik | 108,445 | 8 |
| Aslan | 108,139 | 9 |
| Yıldız | 92,174 | 9 |
| Yıldırım | 85,096 | 9 |
| Doğan | 73,013 | 7 |
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 Şanlıurfa between 2023 and 2024?
In Şanlıurfa’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 0 moved up, 0 moved down and 30 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 1 | 1 | +1,160 |
| Çiftçi | 2 | 2 | +707 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +407 |
| Aslan | 4 | 4 | +483 |
| Kılıç | 5 | 5 | +281 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | +302 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +137 |
| Polat | 8 | 8 | +197 |
| Doğan | 9 | 9 | +106 |
| Yılmaz | 10 | 10 | +42 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | +88 |
| Yıldırım | 12 | 12 | +102 |
| Kurt | 13 | 13 | +182 |
| Güneş | 14 | 14 | +194 |
| Taş | 15 | 15 | +157 |
| Çiçek | 16 | 16 | +159 |
| Şahin | 17 | 17 | +35 |
| Bozkurt | 18 | 18 | +264 |
| Toprak | 19 | 19 | +184 |
| Çoban | 20 | 20 | +35 |
| Dağ | 21 | 21 | +99 |
| Yavuz | 22 | 22 | +50 |
| Karataş | 23 | 23 | +148 |
| Çakmak | 24 | 24 | +98 |
| Korkmaz | 25 | 25 | +60 |
| Çetin | 26 | 26 | +31 |
| Bulut | 27 | 27 | +67 |
| Ay | 28 | 28 | +168 |
| Alkan | 29 | 29 | +210 |
| Şimşek | 30 | 30 | −8 |
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