Province·Black Sea Region·Code 60
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Tokat
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tokat is Yılmaz: 13,469 people in 2025. Şahin is second with 11,937. Yılmaz has led Tokat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Tokat, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 13,469 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 11,937 | 19.4 | 6 |
| 03 | Demir | 8,208 | 13.4 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 7,796 | 12.7 | 2 |
| 05 | Arslan | 7,431 | 12.1 | 11 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 6,964 | 11.3 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 6,376 | 10.4 | 5 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 5,988 | 9.8 | 8 |
| 09 | Aydın | 5,202 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 10 | Çelik | 4,921 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 11 | Doğan | 4,696 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 4,654 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 3,952 | 6.4 | 13 |
| 14 | Polat | 3,590 | 5.8 | 19 |
| 15 | Çetin | 2,755 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 16 | Korkmaz | 2,688 | 4.4 | 21 |
| 17 | Koç | 2,615 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolat | 2,555 | 4.2 | – |
| 19 | Uzun | 2,383 | 3.9 | – |
| 20 | Gül | 2,350 | 3.8 | – |
| 21 | Şimşek | 2,340 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 22 | Uçar | 2,303 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Çoban | 2,281 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Yalçın | 2,260 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Karaca | 2,235 | 3.6 | – |
| 26 | Güneş | 2,195 | 3.6 | 29 |
| 27 | Temiz | 2,156 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Özer | 2,154 | 3.5 | – |
| 29 | Ateş | 2,018 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Kurt | 1,854 | 3.0 | 17 |
How do these counts compare with Tokat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 614,141 in 2025, about 21.9 in every 1,000 people in Tokat are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 132,326 people, 21.5% of the population.1,2
Tokat lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.2% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 612,646 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 612,747 |
| 2020 | 597,861 |
| 2021 | 602,567 |
| 2022 | 596,454 |
| 2023 | 606,934 |
| 2024 | 612,674 |
| 2025 | 614,141 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AmasyaAmasya: Şahin leads (5,011 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 4,151.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 15,948 people in 2025, 1.2 times as many as in Tokat.
- SamsunSamsun: also Yılmaz, with 25,396 people in 2025, 1.9 times as many as in Tokat.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,172 people in 2025, 83% of the figure in Tokat.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,409 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 6,654.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Tokat’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 13,425 | Şahin 12,349 | Demir 8,323 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 13,410 | Şahin 12,308 | Demir 8,226 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 12,960 | Şahin 11,660 | Demir 7,925 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 13,141 | Şahin 11,647 | Demir 7,976 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 12,911 | Şahin 11,227 | Demir 7,878 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 13,267 | Şahin 11,991 | Demir 8,096 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 13,356 | Şahin 11,820 | Demir 8,119 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 13,469 | Şahin 11,937 | Demir 8,208 |
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