Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 62
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Tunceli
The most common surname in Tunceli is Demir (1,401 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 7th in Tunceli. It is a close race: Yıldız in second place is only 30 people behind. The lead has changed hands: in 2018 the most common surname here was Yıldız.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Tunceli, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 1,401 | 16.5 | 3 |
| 02 | Yıldız | 1,371 | 16.1 | 5 |
| 03 | Doğan | 1,286 | 15.1 | 12 |
| 04 | Çelik | 1,283 | 15.1 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 1,238 | 14.6 | 7 |
| 06 | Kaya | 1,076 | 12.6 | 2 |
| 07 | Yılmaz | 934 | 11.0 | 1 |
| 08 | Arslan | 830 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 09 | Polat | 820 | 9.6 | 19 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 701 | 8.2 | 13 |
| 11 | Şahin | 658 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 12 | Aydın | 655 | 7.7 | 9 |
| 13 | Bulut | 569 | 6.7 | – |
| 14 | Öztürk | 539 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 15 | Aslan | 503 | 5.9 | 14 |
| 16 | Gül | 497 | 5.8 | – |
| 17 | Erdoğan | 488 | 5.7 | 26 |
| 18 | Ateş | 473 | 5.6 | – |
| 19 | Güler | 439 | 5.2 | – |
| 20 | Çiçek | 421 | 4.9 | – |
| 21 | Özdemir | 407 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 22 | Güneş | 396 | 4.7 | 29 |
| 23= | Bozkurt | 382 | 4.5 | – |
| 23= | Çetin | 382 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 24 | Güngör | 327 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Kaplan | 318 | 3.7 | – |
| 26 | Turan | 304 | 3.6 | – |
| 27 | Ataş | 295 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Karataş | 293 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Şimşek | 288 | 3.4 | 20 |
| 30 | Yeşil | 284 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tunceli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 85,083 in 2025, about 16.5 in every 1,000 people in Tunceli are called Demir. The 31 listed surnames together cover 19,858 people, 23.3% of the population.1,2
Tunceli lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 3.5% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 88,198 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 84,660 |
| 2020 | 83,443 |
| 2021 | 83,645 |
| 2022 | 84,366 |
| 2023 | 89,317 |
| 2024 | 86,612 |
| 2025 | 85,083 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,873 people); Demir, first in Tunceli, ranks 2nd there with 3,219.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,502 people); Demir, first in Tunceli, ranks 5th there with 8,486.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,714 people); Demir, first in Tunceli, ranks 3rd there with 3,041.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Tunceli’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yıldız 1,474 | Demir 1,458 | Doğan 1,327 |
| 2019 | Yıldız 1,421 | Demir 1,406 | Doğan 1,298 |
| 2020 | Demir 1,440 | Yıldız 1,392 | Doğan 1,254 |
| 2021 | Demir 1,446 | Yıldız 1,404 | Çelik 1,244 |
| 2022 | Demir 1,442 | Yıldız 1,421 | Çelik 1,257 |
| 2023 | Yıldız 1,520 | Demir 1,488 | Çelik 1,360 |
| 2024 | Yıldız 1,458 | Demir 1,423 | Çelik 1,321 |
| 2025 | Demir 1,401 | Yıldız 1,371 | Doğan 1,286 |
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