Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 66
TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Yozgat 2019
The most common surname in Yozgat is Şahin (7,752 people, 2019). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Yozgat. Yılmaz is second with 6,959. Şahin has led Yozgat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Yozgat in 2019?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 7,752 | 18.4 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 6,959 | 16.5 | 1 |
| 03 | Arslan | 5,528 | 13.1 | 11 |
| 04 | Doğan | 4,799 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 05 | Kaya | 3,760 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 3,656 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 07 | Kılıç | 3,424 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 3,303 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 09 | Demir | 3,250 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 3,236 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 2,926 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 12 | Ünal | 2,903 | 6.9 | – |
| 13 | Çelik | 2,850 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 14 | Çetin | 2,528 | 6.0 | 15 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 2,488 | 5.9 | 20 |
| 16 | Bulut | 2,398 | 5.7 | – |
| 17 | Koçak | 2,347 | 5.6 | – |
| 18 | Aslan | 2,089 | 5.0 | 14 |
| 19 | Ceylan | 2,073 | 4.9 | – |
| 20 | Erdoğan | 2,059 | 4.9 | 26 |
| 21 | Koç | 1,968 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 22 | Karaca | 1,960 | 4.7 | – |
| 23 | Yiğit | 1,824 | 4.3 | – |
| 24 | Yüksel | 1,801 | 4.3 | – |
| 25 | Bolat | 1,797 | 4.3 | – |
| 26 | Aydın | 1,794 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 27 | Açıkgöz | 1,681 | 4.0 | – |
| 28 | Erol | 1,574 | 3.7 | – |
| 29 | Aksoy | 1,516 | 3.6 | – |
| 30 | Özer | 1,500 | 3.6 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yozgat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 421,200 in 2019, about 18.4 in every 1,000 people in Yozgat are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 87,743 people, 20.8% of the population.1,2
Yozgat lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 0.9% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 424,981 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 421,200 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,880 | Yılmaz4,059 | Demir3,628 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,888 | Yılmaz5,754 | Kaya5,127 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz18,770 | Şahin17,647 | Yıldırım12,927 |
| Kırıkkale | Yılmaz2,868 | Şahin2,849 | Doğan2,536 |
| Kırşehir | Şahin4,438 | Yılmaz4,435 | Kaya3,341 |
| Nevşehir | Yılmaz4,440 | Şahin3,719 | Demir2,741 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,329 | Yıldırım10,733 | Yıldız10,195 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz13,410 | Şahin12,308 | Demir8,226 |
- AmasyaAmasya: also Şahin, with 4,880 people in 2019, 63% of the figure in Yozgat.
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,888 people in 2019, almost exactly as many as in Yozgat.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (18,770 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 17,647.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: Yılmaz leads (2,868 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 2,849.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Şahin, with 4,438 people in 2019, 57% of the figure in Yozgat.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,440 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 3,719.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,329 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 4th there with 10,188.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (13,410 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 12,308.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Yozgat’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Şahin 7,837 | Yılmaz 6,967 | Arslan 5,551 |
| 2019 | Şahin 7,752 | Yılmaz 6,959 | Arslan 5,528 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2019 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Yozgat puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 183,329 | 13 |
| Şahin | 137,848 | 13 |
| Kaya | 113,277 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 112,588 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 105,656 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 102,736 | 13 |
| Demir | 101,712 | 13 |
| Doğan | 98,070 | 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 Yozgat between 2018 and 2019?
In Yozgat’s top 30 list between 2018 and 2019, no new surname entered; 6 moved up, 5 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2018 | 2019 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 1 | 1 | −85 |
| Yılmaz | 2 | 2 | −8 |
| Arslan | 3 | 3 | −23 |
| Doğan | 4 | 4 | −57 |
| Kaya | 5 | 5 | +16 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | −23 |
| Kılıç | 7 | 7 | −68 |
| Öztürk | 8 | 8 | −65 |
| Demir | 9 | 9 | −80 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 10 | −10 |
| Özdemir | 12 | 11 | +17 |
| Ünal | 11 | 12 | −77 |
| Çelik | 13 | 13 | +2 |
| Çetin | 15 | 14 | +2 |
| Şimşek | 14 | 15 | −64 |
| Bulut | 17 | 16 | −16 |
| Koçak | 16 | 17 | −88 |
| Aslan | 19 | 18 | −12 |
| Ceylan | 20 | 19 | +17 |
| Erdoğan | 18 | 20 | −61 |
| Koç | 21 | 21 | −15 |
| Karaca | 22 | 22 | −15 |
| Yiğit | 23 | 23 | −40 |
| Yüksel | 25 | 24 | −38 |
| Bolat | 24 | 25 | −56 |
| Aydın | 26 | 26 | −7 |
| Açıkgöz | 27 | 27 | −10 |
| Erol | 28 | 28 | −12 |
| Aksoy | 29 | 29 | −40 |
| Özer | 30 | 30 | −27 |
| Karabulut | 30 | 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