Province·Black Sea Region·Code 60
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Tokat 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tokat is Yılmaz: 13,356 people in 2024. Şahin is second with 11,820. Yılmaz has led Tokat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Tokat in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 13,356 | 21.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 11,820 | 19.3 | 6 |
| 03 | Demir | 8,119 | 13.3 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 7,699 | 12.6 | 2 |
| 05 | Arslan | 7,466 | 12.2 | 11 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 7,020 | 11.5 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 6,304 | 10.3 | 5 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 5,930 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 09 | Aydın | 5,189 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 10 | Çelik | 4,855 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 4,663 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 12 | Doğan | 4,627 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 3,922 | 6.4 | 13 |
| 14 | Polat | 3,632 | 5.9 | 19 |
| 15 | Çetin | 2,776 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 16 | Koç | 2,646 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 17 | Korkmaz | 2,624 | 4.3 | 21 |
| 18 | Bolat | 2,551 | 4.2 | – |
| 19 | Gül | 2,369 | 3.9 | – |
| 20 | Şimşek | 2,352 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 21 | Uzun | 2,326 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Uçar | 2,309 | 3.8 | – |
| 23 | Yalçın | 2,289 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Çoban | 2,286 | 3.7 | – |
| 25 | Karaca | 2,236 | 3.6 | – |
| 26 | Özer | 2,226 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Temiz | 2,196 | 3.6 | – |
| 28 | Güneş | 2,166 | 3.5 | 29 |
| 29 | Ateş | 2,014 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Yiğit | 1,851 | 3.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tokat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 612,674 in 2024, about 21.8 in every 1,000 people in Tokat are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 131,819 people, 21.5% of the population.1,2
Tokat lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.0% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 612,646 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 612,747 |
| 2020 | 597,861 |
| 2021 | 602,567 |
| 2022 | 596,454 |
| 2023 | 606,934 |
| 2024 | 612,674 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,959 | Yılmaz4,171 | Demir3,698 |
| Ordu | Yılmaz16,008 | Şahin10,667 | Öztürk9,590 |
| Samsun | Yılmaz25,237 | Şahin18,656 | Kaya16,659 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,300 | Yıldırım10,807 | Yıldız10,135 |
| Yozgat | Şahin7,438 | Yılmaz6,730 | Arslan5,329 |
- AmasyaAmasya: Şahin leads (4,959 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 4,171.
- OrduOrdu: also Yılmaz, with 16,008 people in 2024, 1.2 times as many as in Tokat.
- SamsunSamsun: also Yılmaz, with 25,237 people in 2024, 1.9 times as many as in Tokat.
- SivasSivas: also Yılmaz, with 11,300 people in 2024, 85% of the figure in Tokat.
- YozgatYozgat: Şahin leads (7,438 people); Yılmaz, first in Tokat, ranks 2nd there with 6,730.
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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Tokat puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 156,353 | 18 |
| Şahin | 89,903 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 83,838 | 18 |
| Aydın | 83,684 | 18 |
| Demir | 75,584 | 18 |
| Kaya | 74,193 | 18 |
| Arslan | 59,676 | 16 |
| Çelik | 59,386 | 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
What changed in Tokat between 2023 and 2024?
In Tokat’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 5 moved up, 4 moved down and 21 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +89 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | −171 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +23 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | +138 |
| Arslan | 5 | 5 | −37 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +164 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | +72 |
| Öztürk | 8 | 8 | −86 |
| Aydın | 9 | 9 | +43 |
| Çelik | 10 | 10 | +15 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | ±0 |
| Doğan | 12 | 12 | +116 |
| Kılıç | 13 | 13 | −4 |
| Polat | 14 | 14 | −33 |
| Çetin | 16 | 15 | +148 |
| Koç | 15 | 16 | +1 |
| Korkmaz | 17 | 17 | +4 |
| Bolat | 18 | 18 | +60 |
| Gül | 20 | 19 | +25 |
| Şimşek | 23 | 20 | +84 |
| Uzun | 21 | 21 | +10 |
| Uçar | 22 | 22 | +4 |
| Yalçın | 24 | 23 | +70 |
| Çoban | 19 | 24 | −102 |
| Karaca | 27 | 25 | +77 |
| Özer | 25 | 26 | +26 |
| Temiz | 26 | 27 | +25 |
| Güneş | 28 | 28 | +54 |
| Ateş | 29 | 29 | +39 |
| Yiğit | 30 | 30 | +27 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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