Province·Marmara Region·Code 77
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Yalova 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Yalova is Yılmaz: 4,056 people in 2023. Demir is second with 3,103. Yılmaz has led Yalova every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Yalova in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,056 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 3,103 | 10.2 | 3 |
| 03 | Aydın | 3,046 | 10.0 | 9 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,974 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 2,649 | 8.7 | 5 |
| 06 | Şahin | 2,153 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 2,116 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 08 | Çelik | 2,040 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 09 | Öztürk | 1,926 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,479 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 11 | Arslan | 1,428 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 1,275 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 13 | Doğan | 1,202 | 3.9 | 12 |
| 14 | Çetin | 1,161 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 15 | Kurt | 1,081 | 3.5 | 17 |
| 16 | Polat | 1,003 | 3.3 | 19 |
| 17 | Yavuz | 970 | 3.2 | 23 |
| 18 | Koç | 932 | 3.1 | 18 |
| 19 | Aslan | 875 | 2.9 | 14 |
| 20 | Er | 863 | 2.8 | – |
| 21 | Kara | 841 | 2.8 | 16 |
| 22 | Aktaş | 809 | 2.7 | 30 |
| 23 | Erdoğan | 785 | 2.6 | 26 |
| 24 | Yalçın | 777 | 2.5 | – |
| 25 | Karahasan | 769 | 2.5 | – |
| 26 | Uzun | 758 | 2.5 | – |
| 27 | Korkmaz | 757 | 2.5 | 21 |
| 28 | Çakır | 742 | 2.4 | 24 |
| 29 | Gül | 734 | 2.4 | – |
| 30 | Güler | 727 | 2.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yalova’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 304,780 in 2023, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Yalova are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 44,031 people, 14.4% of the population.1,2
Yalova lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 16.2% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 262,234 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 270,976 |
| 2020 | 276,050 |
| 2021 | 291,001 |
| 2022 | 296,333 |
| 2023 | 304,780 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 45,834 people in 2023, 11.3 times as many as in Yalova.
- KocaeliKocaeli: also Yılmaz, with 33,255 people in 2023, 8.2 times as many as in Yalova.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Yalova’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,695 | Aydın 2,772 | Demir 2,591 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,729 | Aydın 2,800 | Demir 2,666 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,824 | Aydın 2,872 | Demir 2,756 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,813 | Aydın 2,912 | Demir 2,806 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,939 | Aydın 2,993 | Demir 2,938 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 4,056 | Demir 3,103 | Aydın 3,046 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Yalova puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 380,626 | 11 |
| Kaya | 258,830 | 11 |
| Demir | 239,301 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 217,519 | 11 |
| Aydın | 210,568 | 11 |
| Şahin | 207,021 | 11 |
| Çelik | 203,580 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 201,552 | 11 |
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 Yalova between 2022 and 2023?
In Yalova’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 6 moved up, 8 moved down and 15 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +117 |
| Demir | 3 | 2 | +165 |
| Aydın | 2 | 3 | +53 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | +190 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 5 | +96 |
| Şahin | 6 | 6 | +73 |
| Yıldırım | 7 | 7 | +102 |
| Çelik | 8 | 8 | +138 |
| Öztürk | 9 | 9 | +36 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 10 | +87 |
| Arslan | 10 | 11 | +35 |
| Kılıç | 12 | 12 | +54 |
| Doğan | 13 | 13 | +62 |
| Çetin | 14 | 14 | +63 |
| Kurt | 15 | 15 | +34 |
| Polat | 16 | 16 | +64 |
| Yavuz | 17 | 17 | +38 |
| Koç | 18 | 18 | +43 |
| Aslan | 21 | 19 | +79 |
| Er | 19 | 20 | +26 |
| Kara | 20 | 21 | +5 |
| Aktaş | 24 | 22 | +48 |
| Erdoğan | 22 | 23 | +11 |
| Yalçın | 25 | 24 | +33 |
| Karahasan | 23 | 25 | −2 |
| Uzun | 27 | 26 | +30 |
| Korkmaz | 26 | 27 | +24 |
| Çakır | Entered | 28 | — |
| Gül | 28 | 29 | +13 |
| Güler | 30 | 30 | +34 |
| Özer | 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