Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 66
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Yozgat 2022
The most common surname in Yozgat is Şahin (7,518 people, 2022). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Yozgat. Yılmaz is second with 6,859. Şahin has led Yozgat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Yozgat in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 7,518 | 18.0 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 6,859 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 03 | Arslan | 5,400 | 12.9 | 11 |
| 04 | Doğan | 4,873 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 05 | Kaya | 3,737 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 3,605 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Kılıç | 3,470 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 3,330 | 8.0 | 8 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 3,271 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 10 | Demir | 3,212 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 2,942 | 7.0 | 10 |
| 12 | Ünal | 2,807 | 6.7 | – |
| 13 | Çelik | 2,801 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 14 | Çetin | 2,492 | 6.0 | 15 |
| 15 | Bulut | 2,384 | 5.7 | – |
| 16 | Şimşek | 2,379 | 5.7 | 20 |
| 17 | Koçak | 2,326 | 5.6 | – |
| 18 | Erdoğan | 2,240 | 5.4 | 26 |
| 19 | Aslan | 2,145 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 20 | Ceylan | 2,033 | 4.9 | – |
| 21 | Karaca | 1,912 | 4.6 | – |
| 22 | Koç | 1,893 | 4.5 | 18 |
| 23 | Yüksel | 1,833 | 4.4 | – |
| 24 | Yiğit | 1,828 | 4.4 | – |
| 25 | Aydın | 1,821 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 26 | Bolat | 1,817 | 4.3 | – |
| 27 | Açıkgöz | 1,687 | 4.0 | – |
| 28 | Erol | 1,568 | 3.7 | – |
| 29 | Özer | 1,488 | 3.6 | – |
| 30 | Aksoy | 1,473 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yozgat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 418,442 in 2022, about 18.0 in every 1,000 people in Yozgat are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 87,144 people, 20.8% of the population.1,2
Yozgat lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.5% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 424,981 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 421,200 |
| 2020 | 419,095 |
| 2021 | 418,500 |
| 2022 | 418,442 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasya | Şahin4,888 | Yılmaz4,070 | Demir3,638 |
| Çorum | Şahin7,751 | Yılmaz5,861 | Kaya5,098 |
| Kayseri | Yılmaz19,227 | Şahin18,071 | Yıldız13,225 |
| Kırıkkale | Yılmaz2,825 | Şahin2,728 | Doğan2,486 |
| Kırşehir | Yılmaz4,459 | Şahin4,442 | Kaya3,314 |
| Nevşehir | Yılmaz4,620 | Şahin3,752 | Demir2,836 |
| Sivas | Yılmaz11,315 | Yıldırım10,684 | Şahin10,142 |
| Tokat | Yılmaz12,911 | Şahin11,227 | Demir7,878 |
- AmasyaAmasya: also Şahin, with 4,888 people in 2022, 65% of the figure in Yozgat.
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,751 people in 2022, almost exactly as many as in Yozgat.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (19,227 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 18,071.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: Yılmaz leads (2,825 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 2,728.
- KırşehirKırşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,459 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 4,442.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,620 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 3,752.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,315 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 3rd there with 10,142.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (12,911 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 11,227.
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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Yozgat puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 187,166 | 13 |
| Şahin | 141,072 | 13 |
| Kaya | 116,085 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 115,146 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 107,991 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 105,454 | 13 |
| Demir | 104,505 | 13 |
| Doğan | 100,433 | 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 2021 and 2022?
In Yozgat’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, no new surname entered; 5 moved up, 6 moved down and 19 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 1 | 1 | −48 |
| Yılmaz | 2 | 2 | −30 |
| Arslan | 3 | 3 | −11 |
| Doğan | 4 | 4 | +39 |
| Kaya | 5 | 5 | +18 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +28 |
| Kılıç | 7 | 7 | +63 |
| Öztürk | 9 | 8 | +51 |
| Yıldız | 8 | 9 | −17 |
| Demir | 10 | 10 | −23 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | −18 |
| Ünal | 12 | 12 | −49 |
| Çelik | 13 | 13 | −8 |
| Çetin | 14 | 14 | −9 |
| Bulut | 15 | 15 | −28 |
| Şimşek | 16 | 16 | −31 |
| Koçak | 17 | 17 | −4 |
| Erdoğan | 20 | 18 | +172 |
| Aslan | 18 | 19 | +27 |
| Ceylan | 19 | 20 | −36 |
| Karaca | 22 | 21 | −9 |
| Koç | 21 | 22 | −50 |
| Yüksel | 24 | 23 | +29 |
| Yiğit | 23 | 24 | −24 |
| Aydın | 26 | 25 | +28 |
| Bolat | 25 | 26 | +17 |
| Açıkgöz | 27 | 27 | +1 |
| Erol | 28 | 28 | −14 |
| Özer | 29 | 29 | −2 |
| Aksoy | 30 | 30 | −16 |
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