Province·Eastern Anatolia Region·Code 65
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Van 2024
The most common surname in Van is Demir (17,627 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 6th in Van. Kaya is second with 15,563. Demir has led Van every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Van in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 17,627 | 15.8 | 3 |
| 02 | Kaya | 15,563 | 13.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Aslan | 11,029 | 9.9 | 14 |
| 04 | Çelik | 10,731 | 9.6 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 10,519 | 9.4 | 5 |
| 06 | Yılmaz | 9,313 | 8.3 | 1 |
| 07 | Koç | 7,018 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 08 | Arslan | 6,858 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 09 | Acar | 5,841 | 5.2 | 28 |
| 10 | Şahin | 5,833 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 11 | Aydın | 5,494 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 12 | Taş | 5,139 | 4.6 | – |
| 13 | Çiftçi | 4,937 | 4.4 | – |
| 14 | Kılıç | 4,818 | 4.3 | 13 |
| 15 | Yıldırım | 4,803 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 16 | Kurt | 4,173 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 17 | Keleş | 4,073 | 3.6 | – |
| 18 | Çiçek | 3,994 | 3.6 | – |
| 19 | Can | 3,978 | 3.6 | 27 |
| 20 | Güler | 3,847 | 3.4 | – |
| 21 | Özdemir | 3,745 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 22 | Duman | 3,667 | 3.3 | – |
| 23 | Bayram | 3,615 | 3.2 | – |
| 24 | Polat | 3,582 | 3.2 | 19 |
| 25 | Sönmez | 3,527 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Işık | 3,525 | 3.2 | – |
| 27 | Baran | 3,497 | 3.1 | – |
| 28 | Deniz | 3,484 | 3.1 | – |
| 29 | Tekin | 3,314 | 3.0 | – |
| 30 | Bilici | 3,168 | 2.8 | – |
How do these counts compare with Van’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,118,087 in 2024, about 15.8 in every 1,000 people in Van are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 180,712 people, 16.2% of the population.1,2
Van lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.5% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 1,123,784 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,136,757 |
| 2020 | 1,149,342 |
| 2021 | 1,141,015 |
| 2022 | 1,128,749 |
| 2023 | 1,127,612 |
| 2024 | 1,118,087 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ağrı | Kaya15,718 | Demir11,838 | Yıldız7,998 |
| Bitlis | Demir4,094 | Çelik3,599 | Yılmaz3,158 |
| Hakkari | Kaya6,114 | Demir5,016 | Çiftçi4,023 |
| Siirt | Yıldız4,422 | Yılmaz4,405 | Demir4,076 |
| Şırnak | Demir5,306 | Özdemir4,609 | Acar4,022 |
- AğrıAğrı: Kaya leads (15,718 people); Demir, first in Van, ranks 2nd there with 11,838.
- BitlisBitlis: also Demir, with 4,094 people in 2024, 23% of the figure in Van.
- HakkariHakkari: Kaya leads (6,114 people); Demir, first in Van, ranks 2nd there with 5,016.
- SiirtSiirt: Yıldız leads (4,422 people); Demir, first in Van, ranks 3rd there with 4,076.
- ŞırnakŞırnak: also Demir, with 5,306 people in 2024, 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 |
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 Van 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 Van between 2023 and 2024?
In Van’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 6 moved up, 4 moved down and 20 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 1 | 1 | −139 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | −309 |
| Aslan | 3 | 3 | +72 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | −109 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 5 | +37 |
| Yılmaz | 6 | 6 | −64 |
| Koç | 7 | 7 | −27 |
| Arslan | 8 | 8 | +32 |
| Acar | 10 | 9 | −6 |
| Şahin | 9 | 10 | −108 |
| Aydın | 11 | 11 | −156 |
| Taş | 12 | 12 | +44 |
| Çiftçi | 13 | 13 | −18 |
| Kılıç | 14 | 14 | −71 |
| Yıldırım | 15 | 15 | −73 |
| Kurt | 16 | 16 | −100 |
| Keleş | 17 | 17 | −58 |
| Çiçek | 19 | 18 | +1 |
| Can | 18 | 19 | −35 |
| Güler | 20 | 20 | −15 |
| Özdemir | 21 | 21 | −17 |
| Duman | 23 | 22 | +18 |
| Bayram | 22 | 23 | −36 |
| Polat | 24 | 24 | −48 |
| Sönmez | 26 | 25 | −57 |
| Işık | 27 | 26 | +11 |
| Baran | 28 | 27 | −3 |
| Deniz | 25 | 28 | −101 |
| Tekin | 29 | 29 | +8 |
| Bilici | 30 | 30 | −100 |
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