Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 56
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Siirt 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Siirt is Yılmaz: 4,181 people in 2018. It is a close race: Yıldız in second place is only 9 people behind. The lead has changed hands: in 2018 the most common surname here was Yıldız.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Siirt in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,181 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 02 | Yıldız | 4,172 | 12.6 | 5 |
| 03 | Demir | 4,004 | 12.1 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,994 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 05 | Nas | 2,946 | 8.9 | – |
| 06 | Çelik | 2,878 | 8.7 | 4 |
| 07 | Aydın | 2,709 | 8.2 | 9 |
| 08 | Erdoğan | 2,614 | 7.9 | 26 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 2,278 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 10 | Karataş | 2,221 | 6.7 | – |
| 11 | Yıldırım | 2,188 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 12 | Polat | 2,185 | 6.6 | 19 |
| 13 | Şen | 1,980 | 6.0 | – |
| 14 | Özer | 1,951 | 5.9 | – |
| 15 | Güneş | 1,900 | 5.7 | 29 |
| 16 | Toprak | 1,733 | 5.2 | – |
| 17 | Arslan | 1,672 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 18 | Dündar | 1,590 | 4.8 | – |
| 19 | Aksu | 1,552 | 4.7 | – |
| 20 | Aslan | 1,518 | 4.6 | 14 |
| 21 | Dayan | 1,454 | 4.4 | – |
| 22 | Cengiz | 1,395 | 4.2 | – |
| 23 | Ekinci | 1,388 | 4.2 | – |
| 24 | Taş | 1,322 | 4.0 | – |
| 25 | Acar | 1,297 | 3.9 | 28 |
| 26 | Sezgin | 1,293 | 3.9 | – |
| 27 | Batur | 1,260 | 3.8 | – |
| 28 | Gündüz | 1,237 | 3.7 | – |
| 29 | Beştaş | 1,140 | 3.4 | – |
| 30 | Can | 1,135 | 3.4 | 27 |
How do these counts compare with Siirt’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 331,670 in 2018, about 12.6 in every 1,000 people in Siirt are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 62,187 people, 18.7% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman | Demir11,376 | Çelik9,563 | Yıldız8,441 |
| Bitlis | Demir3,874 | Çelik3,584 | Yılmaz3,147 |
| Şırnak | Demir5,177 | Özdemir4,240 | Acar3,704 |
| Van | Demir17,602 | Kaya15,683 | Çelik10,748 |
- BatmanBatman: Demir leads (11,376 people); Yılmaz, first in Siirt, ranks 6th there with 6,242.
- BitlisBitlis: Demir leads (3,874 people); Yılmaz, first in Siirt, ranks 3rd there with 3,147.
- ŞırnakŞırnak: Demir leads (5,177 people); Yılmaz, first in Siirt, ranks 7th there with 3,228.
- VanVan: Demir leads (17,602 people); Yılmaz, first in Siirt, ranks 6th there with 9,144.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Southeastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 9 provinces in the same region as Siirt puts Demir first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Demir | 155,595 | 9 |
| Kaya | 132,297 | 9 |
| Yılmaz | 102,399 | 9 |
| Çelik | 101,219 | 8 |
| Aslan | 98,771 | 9 |
| Yıldız | 85,281 | 9 |
| Yıldırım | 79,526 | 9 |
| Doğan | 68,931 | 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
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