Province·Black Sea Region·Code 61
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Trabzon
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Trabzon is Yılmaz: 18,792 people in 2025. Aydın is second with 12,877. Yılmaz has led Trabzon every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Trabzon, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 18,792 | 22.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 12,877 | 15.6 | 9 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 11,900 | 14.5 | 8 |
| 04 | Şahin | 10,987 | 13.3 | 6 |
| 05 | Uzun | 6,274 | 7.6 | – |
| 06 | Demir | 6,021 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 5,956 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 08 | Kurt | 5,457 | 6.6 | 17 |
| 09 | Çelik | 5,100 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 10 | Yıldırım | 5,089 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 11 | Yavuz | 5,026 | 6.1 | 23 |
| 12 | Kaya | 4,997 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 13 | Kara | 4,960 | 6.0 | 16 |
| 14 | Yazıcı | 4,931 | 6.0 | – |
| 15 | Çakır | 4,926 | 6.0 | 24 |
| 16 | Bayraktar | 4,921 | 6.0 | – |
| 17 | Çolak | 4,877 | 5.9 | – |
| 18 | Koç | 4,777 | 5.8 | 18 |
| 19 | Birinci | 4,734 | 5.7 | – |
| 20 | Küçük | 4,483 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Turan | 4,148 | 5.0 | – |
| 22 | Köse | 4,136 | 5.0 | – |
| 23 | Sağlam | 4,092 | 5.0 | – |
| 24 | Bulut | 3,889 | 4.7 | – |
| 25 | Özdemir | 3,862 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 26 | Arslan | 3,805 | 4.6 | 11 |
| 27 | Usta | 3,787 | 4.6 | – |
| 28 | Bektaş | 3,676 | 4.5 | – |
| 29 | Keleş | 3,672 | 4.5 | – |
| 30 | Kılıç | 3,663 | 4.4 | 13 |
How do these counts compare with Trabzon’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 823,323 in 2025, about 22.8 in every 1,000 people in Trabzon are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 175,815 people, 21.4% of the population.1,2
Trabzon lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.9% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 807,903 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 808,974 |
| 2020 | 811,901 |
| 2021 | 816,684 |
| 2022 | 818,023 |
| 2023 | 824,352 |
| 2024 | 822,270 |
| 2025 | 823,323 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 855 people in 2025, 5% of the figure in Trabzon.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,598 people in 2025, 67% of the figure in Trabzon.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 2,952 people in 2025, 16% of the figure in Trabzon.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,878 people in 2025, 47% of the figure in Trabzon.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Trabzon’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 18,406 | Aydın 12,863 | Öztürk 11,816 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 18,409 | Aydın 12,746 | Öztürk 11,825 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 18,527 | Aydın 12,816 | Öztürk 11,937 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 18,580 | Aydın 12,746 | Öztürk 11,813 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 18,603 | Aydın 12,734 | Öztürk 11,880 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 18,771 | Aydın 12,974 | Öztürk 12,053 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 18,762 | Aydın 12,890 | Öztürk 11,960 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 18,792 | Aydın 12,877 | Öztürk 11,900 |
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