Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 62
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Tunceli 2024
The most common surname in Tunceli is Yıldız (1,458 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 7th in Tunceli. It is a close race: Demir in second place is only 35 people behind. The lead has changed hands: in 2020 the most common surname here was Demir.1
- First place
- Yıldız
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Tunceli in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yıldız | 1,458 | 16.8 | 5 |
| 02 | Demir | 1,423 | 16.4 | 3 |
| 03 | Çelik | 1,321 | 15.3 | 4 |
| 04 | Doğan | 1,286 | 14.8 | 12 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 1,260 | 14.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Kaya | 1,150 | 13.3 | 2 |
| 07 | Yılmaz | 979 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 08 | Arslan | 859 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 09 | Polat | 835 | 9.6 | 19 |
| 10 | Aydın | 708 | 8.2 | 9 |
| 11 | Kılıç | 696 | 8.0 | 13 |
| 12 | Şahin | 679 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 13 | Bulut | 565 | 6.5 | – |
| 14 | Öztürk | 535 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 15 | Aslan | 506 | 5.8 | 14 |
| 16 | Gül | 504 | 5.8 | – |
| 17 | Erdoğan | 495 | 5.7 | 26 |
| 18 | Ateş | 487 | 5.6 | – |
| 19 | Güler | 452 | 5.2 | – |
| 20 | Çiçek | 449 | 5.2 | – |
| 21 | Özdemir | 429 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 22 | Güneş | 397 | 4.6 | 29 |
| 23 | Çetin | 380 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 24 | Bozkurt | 376 | 4.3 | – |
| 25 | Güngör | 350 | 4.0 | – |
| 26 | Kaplan | 317 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Turan | 303 | 3.5 | – |
| 28 | Şimşek | 291 | 3.4 | 20 |
| 29 | Ataş | 290 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Karataş | 286 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tunceli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 86,612 in 2024, about 16.8 in every 1,000 people in Tunceli are called Yıldız. The 30 listed surnames together cover 20,066 people, 23.2% of the population.1,2
Tunceli lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.8% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 88,198 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 84,660 |
| 2020 | 83,443 |
| 2021 | 83,645 |
| 2022 | 84,366 |
| 2023 | 89,317 |
| 2024 | 86,612 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingöl | Kaya3,929 | Demir3,237 | Yıldız2,406 |
| Elazığ | Yıldırım12,393 | Kaya11,035 | Yılmaz9,891 |
| Erzincan | Yılmaz3,787 | Demir3,095 | Kaya3,070 |
- BingölBingöl: Kaya leads (3,929 people); Yıldız, first in Tunceli, ranks 3rd there with 2,406.
- ElazığElazığ: Yıldırım leads (12,393 people); Yıldız, first in Tunceli, ranks 7th there with 7,828.
- ErzincanErzincan: Yılmaz leads (3,787 people); Yıldız, first in Tunceli, ranks 4th there with 2,654.
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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Eastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 14 provinces in the same region as Tunceli puts Kaya first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 94,039 | 14 |
| Demir | 81,638 | 14 |
| Yılmaz | 69,679 | 14 |
| Çelik | 68,864 | 14 |
| Yıldız | 61,660 | 14 |
| Yıldırım | 56,447 | 13 |
| Aydın | 44,504 | 13 |
| Kılıç | 39,923 | 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
What changed in Tunceli between 2023 and 2024?
In Tunceli’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 3 moved up, 4 moved down and 22 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yıldız | 1 | 1 | −62 |
| Demir | 2 | 2 | −65 |
| Çelik | 3 | 3 | −39 |
| Doğan | 4 | 4 | −44 |
| Yıldırım | 5 | 5 | −29 |
| Kaya | 6 | 6 | −26 |
| Yılmaz | 7 | 7 | −9 |
| Arslan | 8 | 8 | −53 |
| Polat | 9 | 9 | −28 |
| Aydın | 10 | 10 | −50 |
| Kılıç | 11 | 11 | −32 |
| Şahin | 12 | 12 | −35 |
| Bulut | 13 | 13 | −2 |
| Öztürk | 14 | 14 | −17 |
| Aslan | 17 | 15 | −9 |
| Gül | 15 | 16 | −21 |
| Erdoğan | 16 | 17 | −28 |
| Ateş | 18 | 18 | −10 |
| Güler | 19 | 19 | −28 |
| Çiçek | 20 | 20 | −10 |
| Özdemir | 21 | 21 | −10 |
| Güneş | 22 | 22 | −28 |
| Çetin | 24 | 23 | −8 |
| Bozkurt | 23 | 24 | −16 |
| Güngör | 25 | 25 | −20 |
| Kaplan | 27 | 26 | +6 |
| Turan | 26 | 27 | −17 |
| Şimşek | 28 | 28 | −18 |
| Ataş | Entered | 29 | — |
| Karataş | 30 | 30 | −10 |
| Can | 29 | 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