Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 66
TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Yozgat 2018
The most common surname in Yozgat is Şahin (7,837 people, 2018). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Yozgat. Yılmaz is second with 6,967. Şahin has led Yozgat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Yozgat in 2018?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 7,837 | 18.4 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 6,967 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 03 | Arslan | 5,551 | 13.1 | 11 |
| 04 | Doğan | 4,856 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 05 | Kaya | 3,744 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 3,679 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 07 | Kılıç | 3,492 | 8.2 | 13 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 3,368 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 09 | Demir | 3,330 | 7.8 | 3 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 3,246 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 11 | Ünal | 2,980 | 7.0 | – |
| 12 | Özdemir | 2,909 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 13 | Çelik | 2,848 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 14 | Şimşek | 2,552 | 6.0 | 20 |
| 15 | Çetin | 2,526 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 16 | Koçak | 2,435 | 5.7 | – |
| 17 | Bulut | 2,414 | 5.7 | – |
| 18 | Erdoğan | 2,120 | 5.0 | 26 |
| 19 | Aslan | 2,101 | 4.9 | 14 |
| 20 | Ceylan | 2,056 | 4.8 | – |
| 21 | Koç | 1,983 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 22 | Karaca | 1,975 | 4.6 | – |
| 23 | Yiğit | 1,864 | 4.4 | – |
| 24 | Bolat | 1,853 | 4.4 | – |
| 25 | Yüksel | 1,839 | 4.3 | – |
| 26 | Aydın | 1,801 | 4.2 | 9 |
| 27 | Açıkgöz | 1,691 | 4.0 | – |
| 28 | Erol | 1,586 | 3.7 | – |
| 29 | Aksoy | 1,556 | 3.7 | – |
| 30= | Karabulut | 1,527 | 3.6 | – |
| 30= | Özer | 1,527 | 3.6 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yozgat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 424,981 in 2018, about 18.4 in every 1,000 people in Yozgat are called Şahin. The 31 listed surnames together cover 90,213 people, 21.2% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,898 | Yılmaz4,117 | Demir3,629 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,987 | Yılmaz5,828 | Kaya5,207 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz18,577 | Şahin17,561 | Yıldırım12,820 |
| Kırıkkale | Yılmaz2,975 | Şahin2,914 | Doğan2,603 |
| Kırşehir | Şahin4,505 | Yılmaz4,458 | Kaya3,337 |
| Nevşehir | Yılmaz4,445 | Şahin3,670 | Demir2,750 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,458 | Yıldırım10,777 | Şahin10,260 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz13,425 | Şahin12,349 | Demir8,323 |
- AmasyaAmasya: also Şahin, with 4,898 people in 2018, 62% of the figure in Yozgat.
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,987 people in 2018, almost exactly as many as in Yozgat.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (18,577 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 17,561.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: Yılmaz leads (2,975 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 2,914.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Şahin, with 4,505 people in 2018, 57% of the figure in Yozgat.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,445 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 3,670.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,458 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 3rd there with 10,260.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (13,425 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 12,349.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2018 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Yozgat puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 181,821 | 13 |
| Şahin | 136,784 | 13 |
| Kaya | 112,112 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 111,337 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 105,067 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 101,849 | 13 |
| Demir | 100,709 | 13 |
| Doğan | 97,363 | 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