Province·Black Sea Region·Code 60
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Tokat 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tokat is Yılmaz: 13,425 people in 2018. Şahin is second with 12,349. Yılmaz has led Tokat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Tokat in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 13,425 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 12,349 | 20.2 | 6 |
| 03 | Demir | 8,323 | 13.6 | 3 |
| 04 | Arslan | 8,055 | 13.1 | 11 |
| 05 | Kaya | 7,592 | 12.4 | 2 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 6,764 | 11.0 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 6,253 | 10.2 | 5 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 5,943 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 09 | Aydın | 5,429 | 8.9 | 9 |
| 10 | Çelik | 4,826 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 11 | Doğan | 4,596 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 4,555 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 3,800 | 6.2 | 13 |
| 14 | Polat | 3,724 | 6.1 | 19 |
| 15 | Koç | 2,763 | 4.5 | 18 |
| 16 | Korkmaz | 2,716 | 4.4 | 21 |
| 17 | Çetin | 2,580 | 4.2 | 15 |
| 18 | Çoban | 2,516 | 4.1 | – |
| 19 | Gül | 2,486 | 4.1 | – |
| 20 | Bolat | 2,485 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Şimşek | 2,340 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 22 | Uzun | 2,280 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Yalçın | 2,273 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Uçar | 2,267 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Güneş | 2,266 | 3.7 | 29 |
| 26 | Özer | 2,231 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Karaca | 2,228 | 3.6 | – |
| 28 | Temiz | 2,047 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Ateş | 1,989 | 3.2 | – |
| 30 | Yiğit | 1,981 | 3.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tokat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 612,646 in 2018, about 21.9 in every 1,000 people in Tokat are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 133,082 people, 21.7% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,898 | Yılmaz4,117 | Demir3,629 |
| Ordu | Yılmaz16,633 | Şahin10,956 | Öztürk9,627 |
| Samsun | Yılmaz24,419 | Şahin17,915 | Kaya16,066 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,458 | Yıldırım10,777 | Şahin10,260 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,837 | Yılmaz6,967 | Arslan5,551 |
- AmasyaAmasya: Şahin leads (4,898 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 4,117.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 16,633 people in 2018, 1.2 times as many as in Tokat.
- SamsunSamsun: also Yılmaz, with 24,419 people in 2018, 1.8 times as many as in Tokat.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,458 people in 2018, 85% of the figure in Tokat.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,837 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 6,967.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Tokat puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 155,429 | 18 |
| Şahin | 90,139 | 16 |
| Aydın | 83,413 | 18 |
| Öztürk | 83,136 | 18 |
| Demir | 74,379 | 18 |
| Kaya | 73,216 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,384 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,814 | 18 |
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