Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 73
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Şırnak 2023
The most common surname in Şırnak is Demir (5,332 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 7th in Şırnak. Özdemir is second with 4,590. Demir has led Şırnak every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Şırnak, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 5,332 | 9.3 | 3 |
| 02 | Özdemir | 4,590 | 8.0 | 10 |
| 03 | Acar | 4,016 | 7.0 | 28 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 3,949 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 3,918 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 06 | Kaya | 3,744 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 07 | Yılmaz | 3,405 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 08 | Babat | 3,211 | 5.6 | – |
| 09 | Tatar | 3,085 | 5.4 | – |
| 10 | Encu | 3,061 | 5.4 | – |
| 11 | Aslan | 2,643 | 4.6 | 14 |
| 12 | Bayram | 2,448 | 4.3 | – |
| 13 | Ökten | 2,436 | 4.3 | – |
| 14 | Ölmez | 2,343 | 4.1 | – |
| 15 | Zeyrek | 2,259 | 4.0 | – |
| 16 | Bozkurt | 2,253 | 3.9 | – |
| 17 | Aydemir | 2,234 | 3.9 | – |
| 18 | Kara | 2,229 | 3.9 | 16 |
| 19 | Aydın | 2,191 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 20 | Kılıç | 2,170 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 21 | Kaplan | 2,138 | 3.7 | – |
| 22 | Nas | 2,103 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Özkan | 2,075 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 24 | Sak | 2,015 | 3.5 | – |
| 25 | Arslan | 2,005 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 26 | Bilen | 2,002 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Gök | 1,885 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Şen | 1,803 | 3.2 | – |
| 29 | Çetin | 1,707 | 3.0 | 15 |
| 30 | Kartal | 1,702 | 3.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Şırnak’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 570,745 in 2023, about 9.3 in every 1,000 people in Şırnak are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 80,952 people, 14.2% of the population.1,2
Şırnak lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 8.9% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 524,190 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 529,615 |
| 2020 | 537,762 |
| 2021 | 546,589 |
| 2022 | 557,605 |
| 2023 | 570,745 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- HakkariHakkari: Kaya leads (6,190 people); Demir, first in Şırnak, ranks 2nd there with 5,111.
- MardinMardin: also Demir, with 16,069 people in 2023, 3.0 times as many as in Şırnak.
- SiirtSiirt: Yıldız leads (4,525 people); Demir, first in Şırnak, ranks 3rd there with 4,318.
- VanVan: also Demir, with 17,766 people in 2023, 3.3 times as many as in Şırnak.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Şırnak’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 5,177 | Özdemir 4,240 | Acar 3,704 |
| 2019 | Demir 5,151 | Özdemir 4,289 | Acar 3,754 |
| 2020 | Demir 5,188 | Özdemir 4,331 | Acar 3,850 |
| 2021 | Demir 5,203 | Özdemir 4,427 | Acar 3,880 |
| 2022 | Demir 5,244 | Özdemir 4,491 | Acar 3,919 |
| 2023 | Demir 5,332 | Özdemir 4,590 | Acar 4,016 |
| 2024 | Demir 5,306 | Özdemir 4,609 | Acar 4,022 |
| 2025 | Demir 5,330 | Özdemir 4,601 | Acar 4,061 |
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