Province·Black Sea Region·Code 60
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Tokat 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tokat is Yılmaz: 13,267 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 11,991. Yılmaz has led Tokat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Tokat, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 13,267 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 11,991 | 19.8 | 6 |
| 03 | Demir | 8,096 | 13.3 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 7,561 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 05 | Arslan | 7,503 | 12.4 | 11 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 6,856 | 11.3 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 6,232 | 10.3 | 5 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 6,016 | 9.9 | 8 |
| 09 | Aydın | 5,146 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 10 | Çelik | 4,840 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 4,663 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 12 | Doğan | 4,511 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 3,926 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Polat | 3,665 | 6.0 | 19 |
| 15 | Koç | 2,645 | 4.4 | 18 |
| 16 | Çetin | 2,628 | 4.3 | 15 |
| 17 | Korkmaz | 2,620 | 4.3 | 21 |
| 18 | Bolat | 2,491 | 4.1 | – |
| 19 | Çoban | 2,388 | 3.9 | – |
| 20 | Gül | 2,344 | 3.9 | – |
| 21 | Uzun | 2,316 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Uçar | 2,305 | 3.8 | – |
| 23 | Şimşek | 2,268 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 24 | Yalçın | 2,219 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Özer | 2,200 | 3.6 | – |
| 26 | Temiz | 2,171 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Karaca | 2,159 | 3.6 | – |
| 28 | Güneş | 2,112 | 3.5 | 29 |
| 29 | Ateş | 1,975 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Yiğit | 1,824 | 3.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tokat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 606,934 in 2023, about 21.9 in every 1,000 people in Tokat are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 130,938 people, 21.6% of the population.1,2
Tokat lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.9% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 612,646 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 612,747 |
| 2020 | 597,861 |
| 2021 | 602,567 |
| 2022 | 596,454 |
| 2023 | 606,934 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AmasyaAmasya: Şahin leads (4,925 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 4,081.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 16,345 people in 2023, 1.2 times as many as in Tokat.
- SamsunSamsun: also Yılmaz, with 25,182 people in 2023, 1.9 times as many as in Tokat.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,466 people in 2023, 86% of the figure in Tokat.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,547 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 6,896.
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