Most common surnames in Northern Cyprus

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Northern Cyprus

Yilmaz
#1
86.263
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Northern Cyprus, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Kaya
2.846
2
Yilmaz
3.795
1
Demir
2.846
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Yilmaz 3.795
4.4%
2 Kaya 2.846
3.3%
3 Demir 2.846
3.3%
4 Tosun 2.277
2.6%
5 Ersoy 2.087
2.4%
6 Sari 1.708
2%
7 Uzun 1.708
2%
8 Aydin 1.708
2%
9 Eren 1.708
2%
10 Hoca 1.518
1.8%
11 Yildiz 1.518
1.8%
12 Kurt 1.518
1.8%
13 Akin 1.328
1.5%
14 Kaplan 1.328
1.5%
15 Kader 1.328
1.5%
16 öztürk 1.227
1.4%
17 çelik 1.141
1.3%
18 Altan 1.138
1.3%
19 Kunter 1.138
1.3%
20 Ali 1.138
1.3%
21 Tatar 1.138
1.3%
22 Osman 1.138
1.3%
23 Can 1.138
1.3%
24 Ayan 1.138
1.3%
25 Acar 1.138
1.3%
26 Yildirim 1.138
1.3%
27 Soyer 949
1.1%
28 Bora 949
1.1%
29 Alkan 949
1.1%
30 Mulla 949
1.1%
31 Deran 949
1.1%
32 Aksoy 949
1.1%
33 Lama 949
1.1%
34 Denner 949
1.1%
35 Polat 949
1.1%
36 Doğan 760
0.9%
37 Kahraman 759
0.9%
38 Arslan 759
0.9%
39 Atik 759
0.9%
40 Sinay 759
0.9%
41 Emin 759
0.9%
42 Salih 759
0.9%
43 Evre 759
0.9%
44 Bayram 759
0.9%
45 Kirik 759
0.9%
46 Ahmet 759
0.9%
47 Gulle 759
0.9%
48 Efe 759
0.9%
49 Tan 759
0.9%
50 Basri 759
0.9%
51 Turan 759
0.9%
52 Nuri 759
0.9%
53 Bolan 759
0.9%
54 Bozer 759
0.9%
55 Erdem 759
0.9%
56 Hasan 759
0.9%
57 Akar 759
0.9%
58 Küçük 730
0.8%
59 çakir 649
0.8%
60 Paşa 638
0.7%
61 Genç 625
0.7%
62 şahin 614
0.7%
63 Güneş 594
0.7%
64 şah 571
0.7%
65 çelebi 555
0.6%
66 özkan 541
0.6%
67 özer 526
0.6%
68 özdemir 524
0.6%
69 Ateş 508
0.6%
70 Sönmez 500
0.6%
71 Avci 499
0.6%
72 Kasap 485
0.6%
73 Güler 479
0.6%
74 çoban 475
0.6%
75 çakmak 453
0.5%
76 Gök 453
0.5%
77 Gül 435
0.5%
78 Köse 425
0.5%
79 Kavaz 424
0.5%
80 Erdoğan 408
0.5%
81 Bayraktar 405
0.5%
82 Bulut 401
0.5%
83 Kiliç 399
0.5%
84 Beyaz 385
0.4%
85 çetin 378
0.4%
86 Güven 371
0.4%
87 Aktaş 364
0.4%
88 Uysal 355
0.4%
89 şener 355
0.4%
90 çavuşoğlu 354
0.4%
91 Volkan 350
0.4%
92 Karataş 348
0.4%
93 Keleş 341
0.4%
94 çobanoğlu 338
0.4%
95 Korkmaz 329
0.4%
96 Zorba 327
0.4%
97 Coşkun 325
0.4%
98 Yücel 322
0.4%
99 Yiğit 318
0.4%
100 Sakalli 316
0.4%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Northern Cyprus?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Northern Cyprus is Yilmaz, with 3.795. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Northern Cyprus?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Northern Cyprus. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
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