Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 65
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Van 2023
The most common surname in Van is Demir (17,766 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 6th in Van. Kaya is second with 15,872. Demir has led Van every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Van, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 17,766 | 15.8 | 3 |
| 02 | Kaya | 15,872 | 14.1 | 2 |
| 03 | Aslan | 10,957 | 9.7 | 14 |
| 04 | Çelik | 10,840 | 9.6 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 10,482 | 9.3 | 5 |
| 06 | Yılmaz | 9,377 | 8.3 | 1 |
| 07 | Koç | 7,045 | 6.2 | 18 |
| 08 | Arslan | 6,826 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 09 | Şahin | 5,941 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 10 | Acar | 5,847 | 5.2 | 28 |
| 11 | Aydın | 5,650 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 12 | Taş | 5,095 | 4.5 | – |
| 13 | Çiftçi | 4,955 | 4.4 | – |
| 14 | Kılıç | 4,889 | 4.3 | 13 |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 4,876 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 16 | Kurt | 4,273 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 17 | Keleş | 4,131 | 3.7 | – |
| 18 | Can | 4,013 | 3.6 | 27 |
| 19 | Çiçek | 3,993 | 3.5 | – |
| 20 | Güler | 3,862 | 3.4 | – |
| 21 | Özdemir | 3,762 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 22 | Bayram | 3,651 | 3.2 | – |
| 23 | Duman | 3,649 | 3.2 | – |
| 24 | Polat | 3,630 | 3.2 | 19 |
| 25 | Deniz | 3,585 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Sönmez | 3,584 | 3.2 | – |
| 27 | Işık | 3,514 | 3.1 | – |
| 28 | Baran | 3,500 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Tekin | 3,306 | 2.9 | – |
| 30 | Bilici | 3,268 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Van’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,127,612 in 2023, about 15.8 in every 1,000 people in Van are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 182,139 people, 16.2% of the population.1,2
Van lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.3% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,123,784 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,136,757 |
| 2020 | 1,149,342 |
| 2021 | 1,141,015 |
| 2022 | 1,128,749 |
| 2023 | 1,127,612 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,970 people); Demir, first in Van, ranks 2nd there with 12,143.
- BitlisBitlis: also Demir, with 4,125 people in 2023, 23% of the figure in Van.
- HakkariHakkari: Kaya leads (6,190 people); Demir, first in Van, ranks 2nd there with 5,111.
- SiirtSiirt: Yıldız leads (4,525 people); Demir, first in Van, ranks 3rd there with 4,318.
- ŞırnakŞırnak: also Demir, with 5,332 people in 2023, 30% of the figure in Van.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Van’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 17,602 | Kaya 15,683 | Çelik 10,748 |
| 2019 | Demir 17,731 | Kaya 15,949 | Çelik 10,893 |
| 2020 | Demir 17,938 | Kaya 16,226 | Çelik 11,004 |
| 2021 | Demir 17,859 | Kaya 16,023 | Çelik 10,949 |
| 2022 | Demir 17,709 | Kaya 15,866 | Aslan 10,964 |
| 2023 | Demir 17,766 | Kaya 15,872 | Aslan 10,957 |
| 2024 | Demir 17,627 | Kaya 15,563 | Aslan 11,029 |
| 2025 | Demir 17,512 | Kaya 15,328 | Aslan 11,049 |
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