Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 66
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Yozgat 2020
The most common surname in Yozgat is Şahin (7,751 people, 2020). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Yozgat. Yılmaz is second with 6,910. Şahin has led Yozgat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Yozgat, 2020
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 7,751 | 18.5 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 6,910 | 16.5 | 1 |
| 03 | Arslan | 5,466 | 13.0 | 11 |
| 04 | Doğan | 4,825 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 05 | Kaya | 3,758 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 3,629 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 07 | Kılıç | 3,432 | 8.2 | 13 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 3,302 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,265 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 10 | Demir | 3,213 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 2,910 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 12 | Ünal | 2,885 | 6.9 | – |
| 13 | Çelik | 2,794 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 14 | Çetin | 2,501 | 6.0 | 15 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 2,445 | 5.8 | 20 |
| 16 | Bulut | 2,405 | 5.7 | – |
| 17 | Koçak | 2,336 | 5.6 | – |
| 18 | Aslan | 2,110 | 5.0 | 14 |
| 19 | Ceylan | 2,082 | 5.0 | – |
| 20 | Erdoğan | 2,062 | 4.9 | 26 |
| 21 | Karaca | 1,963 | 4.7 | – |
| 22 | Koç | 1,940 | 4.6 | 18 |
| 23 | Yiğit | 1,828 | 4.4 | – |
| 24 | Yüksel | 1,802 | 4.3 | – |
| 25 | Bolat | 1,799 | 4.3 | – |
| 26 | Aydın | 1,780 | 4.2 | 9 |
| 27 | Açıkgöz | 1,700 | 4.1 | – |
| 28 | Erol | 1,608 | 3.8 | – |
| 29 | Özer | 1,501 | 3.6 | – |
| 30 | Aksoy | 1,487 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yozgat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 419,095 in 2020, about 18.5 in every 1,000 people in Yozgat are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 87,489 people, 20.9% of the population.1,2
Yozgat lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.4% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 424,981 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 421,200 |
| 2020 | 419,095 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AmasyaAmasya: also Şahin, with 4,903 people in 2020, 63% of the figure in Yozgat.
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,856 people in 2020, almost exactly as many as in Yozgat.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (19,035 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 17,778.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: Yılmaz leads (2,813 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 2,761.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Şahin, with 4,443 people in 2020, 57% of the figure in Yozgat.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,469 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 3,730.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,320 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 3rd there with 10,154.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (12,960 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 11,660.
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 |
| 2020 | Şahin 7,751 | Yılmaz 6,910 | Arslan 5,466 |
| 2021 | Şahin 7,566 | Yılmaz 6,889 | Arslan 5,411 |
| 2022 | Şahin 7,518 | Yılmaz 6,859 | Arslan 5,400 |
| 2023 | Şahin 7,547 | Yılmaz 6,896 | Arslan 5,454 |
| 2024 | Şahin 7,438 | Yılmaz 6,730 | Arslan 5,329 |
| 2025 | Şahin 7,409 | Yılmaz 6,654 | Arslan 5,292 |
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