Province·Black Sea Region·Code 61
TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Trabzon 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Trabzon is Yılmaz: 18,580 people in 2021. Aydın is second with 12,746. Yılmaz has led Trabzon every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Trabzon in 2021?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 18,580 | 22.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 12,746 | 15.6 | 9 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 11,813 | 14.5 | 8 |
| 04 | Şahin | 11,000 | 13.5 | 6 |
| 05 | Uzun | 6,300 | 7.7 | – |
| 06 | Yıldız | 5,915 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 07 | Demir | 5,823 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 08 | Kurt | 5,381 | 6.6 | 17 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 5,107 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 10 | Çelik | 5,000 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 11 | Yavuz | 4,963 | 6.1 | 24 |
| 12 | Kaya | 4,938 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 13 | Yazıcı | 4,923 | 6.0 | – |
| 14 | Kara | 4,909 | 6.0 | 16 |
| 15 | Bayraktar | 4,903 | 6.0 | – |
| 16 | Çolak | 4,893 | 6.0 | – |
| 17 | Çakır | 4,883 | 6.0 | 23 |
| 18 | Koç | 4,756 | 5.8 | 18 |
| 19 | Birinci | 4,686 | 5.7 | – |
| 20 | Küçük | 4,376 | 5.4 | – |
| 21 | Turan | 4,128 | 5.1 | – |
| 22 | Köse | 4,105 | 5.0 | – |
| 23 | Sağlam | 4,071 | 5.0 | – |
| 24 | Bulut | 3,897 | 4.8 | – |
| 25 | Usta | 3,766 | 4.6 | – |
| 26 | Özdemir | 3,745 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 27 | Arslan | 3,678 | 4.5 | 11 |
| 28 | Bayram | 3,667 | 4.5 | – |
| 29 | Keleş | 3,650 | 4.5 | – |
| 30 | Kılıç | 3,637 | 4.5 | 13 |
How do these counts compare with Trabzon’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 816,684 in 2021, about 22.8 in every 1,000 people in Trabzon are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 174,239 people, 21.3% of the population.1,2
Trabzon lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.1% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 807,903 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 808,974 |
| 2020 | 811,901 |
| 2021 | 816,684 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayburt | Yılmaz878 | Bayram845 | Şahin815 |
| Giresun | Yılmaz12,533 | Aydın10,981 | Özdemir6,064 |
| Gümüşhane | Yılmaz3,199 | Kaya2,862 | Demir2,580 |
| Rize | Yılmaz8,785 | Yazıcı4,197 | Çelik3,457 |
- BayburtBayburt: also Yılmaz, with 878 people in 2021, 5% of the figure in Trabzon.
- GiresunGiresun: also Yılmaz, with 12,533 people in 2021, 67% of the figure in Trabzon.
- GümüşhaneGümüşhane: also Yılmaz, with 3,199 people in 2021, 17% of the figure in Trabzon.
- RizeRize: also Yılmaz, with 8,785 people in 2021, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2021 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Trabzon puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 154,318 | 18 |
| Şahin | 88,920 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 82,946 | 18 |
| Aydın | 82,643 | 18 |
| Demir | 74,045 | 18 |
| Kaya | 72,788 | 18 |
| Arslan | 58,836 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,721 | 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 Trabzon between 2020 and 2021?
In Trabzon’s top 30 list between 2020 and 2021, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 3 moved up, 4 moved down and 22 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2020 | 2021 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +53 |
| Aydın | 2 | 2 | −70 |
| Öztürk | 3 | 3 | −124 |
| Şahin | 4 | 4 | +36 |
| Uzun | 5 | 5 | −21 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | +46 |
| Demir | 7 | 7 | +113 |
| Kurt | 8 | 8 | −30 |
| Yıldırım | 9 | 9 | +83 |
| Çelik | 10 | 10 | +17 |
| Yavuz | 11 | 11 | −5 |
| Kaya | 17 | 12 | +38 |
| Yazıcı | 13 | 13 | −4 |
| Kara | 16 | 14 | +3 |
| Bayraktar | 12 | 15 | −26 |
| Çolak | 15 | 16 | −15 |
| Çakır | 14 | 17 | −31 |
| Koç | 18 | 18 | +26 |
| Birinci | 19 | 19 | +17 |
| Küçük | 20 | 20 | +13 |
| Turan | 21 | 21 | −22 |
| Köse | 22 | 22 | +10 |
| Sağlam | 23 | 23 | −22 |
| Bulut | 24 | 24 | +16 |
| Usta | 25 | 25 | −24 |
| Özdemir | 26 | 26 | +13 |
| Arslan | 30 | 27 | +32 |
| Bayram | 27 | 28 | −1 |
| Keleş | 29 | 29 | −4 |
| Kılıç | Entered | 30 | — |
| Bektaş | 28 | Left | — |
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