Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 66
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Yozgat 2023
The most common surname in Yozgat is Şahin (7,547 people, 2023). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 2nd in Yozgat. Yılmaz is second with 6,896. Şahin has led Yozgat every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Şahin
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Yozgat, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Şahin | 7,547 | 17.9 | 6 |
| 02 | Yılmaz | 6,896 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 03 | Arslan | 5,454 | 13.0 | 11 |
| 04 | Doğan | 4,865 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 05 | Kaya | 3,757 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 3,615 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Kılıç | 3,512 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 3,370 | 8.0 | 5 |
| 09 | Öztürk | 3,275 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 10 | Demir | 3,238 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 3,004 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 12 | Ünal | 2,881 | 6.8 | – |
| 13 | Çelik | 2,836 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 14 | Çetin | 2,477 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 15 | Şimşek | 2,460 | 5.8 | 20 |
| 16 | Bulut | 2,362 | 5.6 | – |
| 17 | Koçak | 2,330 | 5.5 | – |
| 18 | Aslan | 2,228 | 5.3 | 14 |
| 19 | Erdoğan | 2,129 | 5.1 | 26 |
| 20 | Ceylan | 2,062 | 4.9 | – |
| 21 | Karaca | 1,981 | 4.7 | – |
| 22 | Koç | 1,939 | 4.6 | 18 |
| 23 | Bolat | 1,867 | 4.4 | – |
| 24 | Yiğit | 1,856 | 4.4 | – |
| 25 | Yüksel | 1,843 | 4.4 | – |
| 26 | Aydın | 1,804 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 27 | Açıkgöz | 1,694 | 4.0 | – |
| 28 | Özer | 1,561 | 3.7 | – |
| 29 | Karabulut | 1,556 | 3.7 | – |
| 30 | Aksoy | 1,527 | 3.6 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yozgat’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 420,699 in 2023, about 17.9 in every 1,000 people in Yozgat are called Şahin. The 30 listed surnames together cover 87,926 people, 20.9% of the population.1,2
Yozgat lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.0% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 424,981 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 421,200 |
| 2020 | 419,095 |
| 2021 | 418,500 |
| 2022 | 418,442 |
| 2023 | 420,699 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AmasyaAmasya: also Şahin, with 4,925 people in 2023, 65% of the figure in Yozgat.
- ÇorumÇorum: also Şahin, with 7,802 people in 2023, almost exactly as many as in Yozgat.
- KayseriKayseri: Yılmaz leads (19,289 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 18,182.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: Yılmaz leads (2,930 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 2,862.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Şahin, with 4,530 people in 2023, 60% of the figure in Yozgat.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,686 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 3,778.
- SivasSivas: Yılmaz leads (11,466 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 3rd there with 10,418.
- TokatTokat: Yılmaz leads (13,267 people); Şahin, first in Yozgat, ranks 2nd there with 11,991.
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