Province·Black Sea Region·Code 67
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Zonguldak 2020
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Zonguldak is Yılmaz: 9,875 people in 2020. Aydın is second with 6,427. Yılmaz has led Zonguldak every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 311
Which surnames are most common in Zonguldak in 2020?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 9,875 | 16.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 6,427 | 10.9 | 9 |
| 03 | Öztürk | 5,929 | 10.0 | 8 |
| 04 | Arslan | 5,449 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 05 | Demir | 5,218 | 8.8 | 3 |
| 06 | Özdemir | 4,401 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 07 | Kaya | 3,887 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 08 | Kara | 3,689 | 6.2 | 16 |
| 09 | Çelik | 3,408 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 10 | Acar | 3,310 | 5.6 | 28 |
| 11 | Demirci | 3,139 | 5.3 | – |
| 12 | Şen | 2,961 | 5.0 | – |
| 13 | Çetin | 2,935 | 5.0 | 15 |
| 14 | Yıldırım | 2,900 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 15 | Şahin | 2,791 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 16 | Yıldız | 2,760 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 17 | Yavuz | 2,690 | 4.6 | 24 |
| 18 | Sarı | 2,615 | 4.4 | – |
| 19 | Erdoğan | 2,589 | 4.4 | 26 |
| 20 | Uzun | 2,465 | 4.2 | – |
| 21 | Özcan | 2,376 | 4.0 | 25 |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 2,366 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 23 | Kılıç | 2,335 | 3.9 | 13 |
| 24= | Bozkurt | 2,252 | 3.8 | – |
| 24= | Keskin | 2,252 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Yaman | 2,219 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Çakır | 2,141 | 3.6 | 23 |
| 27 | Doğan | 2,117 | 3.6 | 12 |
| 28 | Kurt | 1,884 | 3.2 | 17 |
| 29 | Turan | 1,863 | 3.2 | – |
| 30 | Yalçın | 1,856 | 3.1 | – |
How do these counts compare with Zonguldak’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 591,204 in 2020, about 16.7 in every 1,000 people in Zonguldak are called Yılmaz. The 31 listed surnames together cover 103,099 people, 17.4% of the population.1,2
Zonguldak lies in the Black Sea Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 1.4% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 599,698 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 596,053 |
| 2020 | 591,204 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartın | Yılmaz2,980 | Kaya2,259 | Özdemir1,828 |
| Bolu | Yılmaz5,878 | Öztürk4,280 | Özdemir3,582 |
| Düzce | Yılmaz7,769 | Şahin4,799 | Aydın4,480 |
| Karabük | Yılmaz4,803 | Özdemir2,871 | Kaya2,456 |
- BartınBartın: also Yılmaz, with 2,980 people in 2020, 30% of the figure in Zonguldak.
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 5,878 people in 2020, 60% of the figure in Zonguldak.
- DüzceDüzce: also Yılmaz, with 7,769 people in 2020, 79% of the figure in Zonguldak.
- KarabükKarabük: also Yılmaz, with 4,803 people in 2020, 49% of the figure in Zonguldak.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Zonguldak’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 9,981 | Aydın 6,522 | Öztürk 5,989 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 9,924 | Aydın 6,514 | Öztürk 5,979 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 9,875 | Aydın 6,427 | Öztürk 5,929 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Black Sea Region?
Adding the published 2020 lists of the 18 provinces in the same region as Zonguldak puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 153,787 | 18 |
| Şahin | 88,630 | 16 |
| Öztürk | 82,994 | 18 |
| Aydın | 82,498 | 18 |
| Demir | 73,406 | 18 |
| Kaya | 72,276 | 18 |
| Arslan | 58,422 | 16 |
| Çelik | 58,197 | 18 |
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 Zonguldak between 2019 and 2020?
In Zonguldak’s top 31 list between 2019 and 2020, 1 surname entered and 0 left; 7 moved up, 1 moved down and 22 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2019 | 2020 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −49 |
| Aydın | 2 | 2 | −87 |
| Öztürk | 3 | 3 | −50 |
| Arslan | 4 | 4 | −64 |
| Demir | 5 | 5 | +3 |
| Özdemir | 6 | 6 | −63 |
| Kaya | 7 | 7 | −58 |
| Kara | 8 | 8 | +25 |
| Çelik | 9 | 9 | −35 |
| Acar | 10 | 10 | +17 |
| Demirci | 11 | 11 | −6 |
| Şen | 13 | 12 | −1 |
| Çetin | 12 | 13 | −28 |
| Yıldırım | 14 | 14 | −59 |
| Şahin | 15 | 15 | −67 |
| Yıldız | 16 | 16 | −43 |
| Yavuz | 17 | 17 | −15 |
| Sarı | 18 | 18 | −14 |
| Erdoğan | 19 | 19 | +3 |
| Uzun | 20 | 20 | −3 |
| Özcan | 21 | 21 | ±0 |
| Korkmaz | 22 | 22 | −5 |
| Kılıç | 23 | 23 | −14 |
| Bozkurt | 25 | 24 | −8 |
| Keskin | 24 | 24 | −33 |
| Yaman | 26 | 25 | −30 |
| Çakır | 27 | 26 | −7 |
| Doğan | 28 | 27 | +10 |
| Kurt | 29 | 28 | −7 |
| Turan | 30 | 29 | −4 |
| Yalçın | Entered | 30 | — |
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