Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 62
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Tunceli 2018
The most common surname in Tunceli is Yıldız (1,474 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 7th in Tunceli. It is a close race: Demir in second place is only 16 people behind. The lead has changed hands: in 2018 the most common surname here was Demir.1
- First place
- Yıldız
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Tunceli in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yıldız | 1,474 | 16.7 | 5 |
| 02 | Demir | 1,458 | 16.5 | 3 |
| 03 | Doğan | 1,327 | 15.0 | 12 |
| 04 | Çelik | 1,302 | 14.8 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 1,298 | 14.7 | 7 |
| 06 | Kaya | 1,117 | 12.7 | 2 |
| 07 | Yılmaz | 977 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 08 | Arslan | 866 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 09 | Polat | 790 | 9.0 | 19 |
| 10 | Aydın | 766 | 8.7 | 9 |
| 11 | Kılıç | 695 | 7.9 | 13 |
| 12 | Şahin | 645 | 7.3 | 6 |
| 13 | Bulut | 554 | 6.3 | – |
| 14 | Öztürk | 545 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 15 | Gül | 514 | 5.8 | – |
| 16 | Erdoğan | 487 | 5.5 | 26 |
| 17 | Ateş | 485 | 5.5 | – |
| 18 | Aslan | 483 | 5.5 | 14 |
| 19 | Çiçek | 447 | 5.1 | – |
| 20 | Güler | 445 | 5.0 | – |
| 21 | Özdemir | 437 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 22 | Güneş | 412 | 4.7 | 29 |
| 23 | Çetin | 398 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 24 | Bozkurt | 391 | 4.4 | – |
| 25 | Güngör | 356 | 4.0 | – |
| 26 | Kaplan | 325 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Ataş | 314 | 3.6 | – |
| 28 | Yüksel | 310 | 3.5 | – |
| 29= | Şimşek | 303 | 3.4 | 20 |
| 29= | Yeşil | 303 | 3.4 | – |
| 30 | Turan | 295 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tunceli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 88,198 in 2018, about 16.7 in every 1,000 people in Tunceli are called Yıldız. The 31 listed surnames together cover 20,519 people, 23.3% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingöl | Kaya3,875 | Demir3,181 | Yıldız2,346 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım11,987 | Kaya10,745 | Yılmaz9,716 |
| Erzincan | Yılmaz3,757 | Kaya3,096 | Demir2,874 |
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,875 people); Yıldız, first in Tunceli, ranks 3rd there with 2,346.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (11,987 people); Yıldız, first in Tunceli, ranks 7th there with 7,602.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,757 people); Yıldız, first in Tunceli, ranks 5th there with 2,461.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Tunceli puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 96,184 | 14 |
| Demir | 82,476 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 71,257 | 14 |
| Çelik | 70,359 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 63,343 | 14 |
| Yıldırım | 57,517 | 13 |
| Aydın | 45,695 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 40,726 | 13 |
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
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