Van Province Genealogical Records
Van Province Death & Burial Records
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Newspapers Covering Van Province
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
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An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
Van Province Court & Legal Records
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Van Province Directories & Gazetteers
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Van Province Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Van Province Histories & Books
Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.
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Van Province Occupation & Business Records
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Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Van Province
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Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.
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The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
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Van Province Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.
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The lineages of rulers of Antioch (now part of Turkey), with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.
Van Province Maps
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Most Common Surnames in Van Province
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demir | 16,977 | 1:65 | 2.26% | 3 |
| 2 | Kaya | 15,280 | 1:73 | 1.93% | 2 |
| 3 | Yıldız | 10,829 | 1:102 | 1.74% | 6 |
| 4 | Çelik | 10,185 | 1:109 | 1.60% | 4 |
| 5 | Aslan | 10,183 | 1:109 | 2.95% | 14 |
| 6 | Yılmaz | 9,120 | 1:122 | 0.82% | 1 |
| 7 | Koç | 7,227 | 1:153 | 2.74% | 17 |
| 8 | Şahin | 6,509 | 1:170 | 1.02% | 5 |
| 9 | Aydın | 6,145 | 1:181 | 1.11% | 9 |
| 10 | Arslan | 6,142 | 1:181 | 1.31% | 11 |
| 11 | Acar | 6,079 | 1:182 | 2.61% | 20 |
| 12 | Işık | 5,967 | 1:186 | 3.18% | 36 |
| 13 | Çiftçi | 5,807 | 1:191 | 4.06% | 57 |
| 14 | Yıldırım | 5,294 | 1:210 | 0.87% | 7 |
| 15 | Kılıç | 5,226 | 1:212 | 1.30% | 13 |
| 16 | Taş | 4,807 | 1:231 | 2.99% | 47 |
| 17 | Çiçek | 4,249 | 1:261 | 3.00% | 58 |
| 18 | Yiğit | 4,157 | 1:267 | 2.74% | 52 |
| 19 | Avci | 4,113 | 1:270 | 2.26% | 39 |
| 20 | Bayram | 4,090 | 1:271 | 3.06% | 63 |
| 21 | Keleş | 3,952 | 1:281 | 4.38% | 112 |
| 22 | Kurt | 3,872 | 1:286 | 1.50% | 18 |
| 23 | Güler | 3,864 | 1:287 | 1.88% | 31 |
| 24 | Can | 3,770 | 1:294 | 1.75% | 28 |
| 25 | Polat | 3,655 | 1:303 | 1.58% | 21 |
| 26 | Deniz | 3,581 | 1:310 | 2.68% | 64 |
| 27 | Özdemir | 3,450 | 1:322 | 0.67% | 10 |
| 28 | Baran | 3,318 | 1:334 | 6.09% | 203 |
| 29 | Turan | 3,290 | 1:337 | 1.79% | 37 |
| 30 | Şen | 3,246 | 1:342 | 1.55% | 29 |
| 31 | Bilici | 3,225 | 1:344 | 13.86% | 472 |
| 32 | Sönmez | 3,183 | 1:348 | 2.64% | 75 |
| 33 | Tekin | 3,153 | 1:352 | 1.96% | 46 |
| 34 | Tunç | 3,138 | 1:353 | 3.04% | 91 |
| 35 | Öztürk | 3,107 | 1:357 | 0.56% | 8 |
| 36 | Ertaş | 2,947 | 1:376 | 7.24% | 287 |
| 37 | Duman | 2,899 | 1:383 | 2.36% | 73 |
| 38 | Karataş | 2,875 | 1:386 | 1.90% | 53 |
| 39 | Öner | 2,868 | 1:387 | 4.88% | 190 |
| 40 | Kara | 2,780 | 1:399 | 1.05% | 16 |
| 41 | Dağ | 2,753 | 1:403 | 3.63% | 143 |
| 42 | Kaplan | 2,701 | 1:411 | 1.56% | 44 |
| 43 | Yaşar | 2,584 | 1:429 | 1.87% | 61 |
| 44 | Karakoç | 2,551 | 1:435 | 4.84% | 215 |
| 45 | Bozkurt | 2,475 | 1:448 | 1.30% | 34 |
| 46 | Bedir | 2,427 | 1:457 | 11.47% | 519 |
| 47 | Arvas | 2,411 | 1:460 | 45.09% | 1,816 |
| 48 | Güneş | 2,394 | 1:463 | 1.22% | 33 |
| 49 | Çelebi | 2,361 | 1:470 | 2.90% | 130 |
| 50 | Durmaz | 2,360 | 1:470 | 2.78% | 121 |
| 51 | Akbaş | 2,277 | 1:487 | 2.51% | 111 |
| 52 | Alkan | 2,198 | 1:505 | 2.26% | 100 |
| 53 | Abi | 2,184 | 1:508 | 38.45% | 1,726 |
| 54 | Aydemir | 2,161 | 1:513 | 2.09% | 89 |
| 55 | Aktaş | 2,159 | 1:514 | 1.07% | 32 |
| 56 | Işler | 2,135 | 1:520 | 9.67% | 498 |
| 57 | Yalçın | 2,126 | 1:522 | 1.03% | 30 |
| 58 | Gürbüz | 2,083 | 1:533 | 2.65% | 136 |
| 59 | Sağlam | 2,070 | 1:536 | 2.19% | 105 |
| 60 | Çakir | 2,036 | 1:545 | 0.92% | 26 |
| 61 | Inan | 2,023 | 1:548 | 2.98% | 165 |
| 62 | Çetin | 2,021 | 1:549 | 0.63% | 15 |
| 63 | Karaman | 2,017 | 1:550 | 2.01% | 96 |
| 64 | Sari | 2,013 | 1:551 | 1.18% | 45 |
| 65 | Çalişkan | 2,009 | 1:552 | 1.43% | 60 |
| 66 | Korkmaz | 1,952 | 1:568 | 0.86% | 23 |
| 67 | Güngör | 1,930 | 1:575 | 1.48% | 66 |
| 68 | Ateş | 1,929 | 1:575 | 1.24% | 50 |
| 69 | Erdoğan | 1,925 | 1:576 | 0.86% | 25 |
| 70 | Gül | 1,921 | 1:577 | 1.07% | 41 |
| 71 | Keskin | 1,853 | 1:599 | 1.01% | 38 |
| 72 | Ilhan | 1,844 | 1:602 | 2.60% | 154 |
| 73 | Bingöl | 1,838 | 1:603 | 3.76% | 237 |
| 74 | Bulut | 1,836 | 1:604 | 0.97% | 35 |
| 75 | Kahraman | 1,825 | 1:608 | 1.47% | 69 |
| 76 | Fidan | 1,818 | 1:610 | 2.58% | 157 |
| 77 | Koçak | 1,763 | 1:629 | 1.52% | 79 |
| 78 | Pulat | 1,690 | 1:656 | 18.51% | 1,145 |
| 79 | Gültepe | 1,662 | 1:667 | 23.84% | 1,449 |
| 80 | Inci | 1,657 | 1:669 | 5.07% | 344 |
| 80 | Karabulut | 1,657 | 1:669 | 1.82% | 110 |
| 82 | Uçar | 1,629 | 1:681 | 1.27% | 67 |
| 83 | Ceylan | 1,617 | 1:686 | 1.12% | 55 |
| 84 | Kiziltaş | 1,614 | 1:687 | 11.07% | 767 |
| 85 | Orhan | 1,605 | 1:691 | 2.40% | 169 |
| 86 | Yavuz | 1,601 | 1:693 | 0.74% | 27 |
| 87 | Gülmez | 1,584 | 1:700 | 4.61% | 329 |
| 88 | Çevik | 1,568 | 1:707 | 1.68% | 108 |
| 89 | Çoban | 1,527 | 1:726 | 1.08% | 59 |
| 90 | Dilmaç | 1,520 | 1:730 | 24.12% | 1,588 |
| 91 | Demirel | 1,506 | 1:737 | 1.27% | 76 |
| 92 | Dinçer | 1,498 | 1:740 | 3.21% | 249 |
| 93 | Özer | 1,494 | 1:742 | 0.84% | 43 |
| 94 | Ayaz | 1,489 | 1:745 | 2.77% | 206 |
| 95 | Cengiz | 1,488 | 1:745 | 1.59% | 107 |
| 96 | Coşkun | 1,486 | 1:746 | 0.83% | 42 |
| 97 | Durmuş | 1,483 | 1:748 | 1.65% | 114 |
| 98 | Kiyak | 1,466 | 1:757 | 10.81% | 824 |
| 99 | Gündoğdu | 1,463 | 1:758 | 2.03% | 152 |
| 100 | Doğan | 1,456 | 1:762 | 0.33% | 12 |
| 101 | Kartal | 1,449 | 1:766 | 1.41% | 94 |
| 101 | Yakut | 1,449 | 1:766 | 5.54% | 425 |
| 103 | Çinar | 1,431 | 1:775 | 1.16% | 72 |
| 104 | Öztunç | 1,428 | 1:777 | 20.25% | 1,438 |
| 105 | Akın | 1,422 | 1:780 | 1.17% | 74 |
| 106 | Erol | 1,418 | 1:782 | 1.44% | 98 |
| 107 | Ayhan | 1,404 | 1:790 | 2.43% | 193 |
| 108 | Adıyaman | 1,387 | 1:800 | 5.89% | 470 |
| 109 | Dursun | 1,384 | 1:801 | 1.65% | 125 |
| 110 | Yıldırımçakar | 1,377 | 1:806 | 80.72% | 4,612 |
| 111 | Turgut | 1,369 | 1:810 | 2.03% | 168 |
| 112 | Tarhan | 1,364 | 1:813 | 4.73% | 390 |
| 113 | Gündüz | 1,357 | 1:817 | 1.22% | 85 |
| 114 | Akman | 1,356 | 1:818 | 2.69% | 227 |
| 115 | Toprak | 1,320 | 1:840 | 1.70% | 137 |
| 116 | Ekinci | 1,314 | 1:844 | 1.66% | 134 |
| 117 | Gencer | 1,313 | 1:845 | 4.42% | 375 |
| 118 | Şeker | 1,312 | 1:845 | 1.82% | 151 |
| 119 | Erdem | 1,311 | 1:846 | 1.03% | 68 |
| 120 | Altun | 1,308 | 1:848 | 1.17% | 84 |
| 120 | Çakar | 1,308 | 1:848 | 2.78% | 247 |
| 122 | Taşdemir | 1,297 | 1:855 | 2.12% | 184 |
| 123 | Elmas | 1,292 | 1:859 | 3.57% | 314 |
| 124 | Demirhan | 1,291 | 1:859 | 4.39% | 381 |
| 125 | Aşkan | 1,289 | 1:861 | 24.03% | 1,809 |
| 126 | Akkuş | 1,278 | 1:868 | 2.08% | 181 |
| 127 | Akbulut | 1,272 | 1:872 | 1.49% | 119 |
| 128 | Aldemir | 1,269 | 1:874 | 5.53% | 484 |
| 129 | Ipek | 1,267 | 1:875 | 2.01% | 178 |
| 130 | Budak | 1,257 | 1:882 | 2.09% | 185 |
| 131 | Aydoğan | 1,255 | 1:884 | 1.50% | 126 |
| 132 | Aras | 1,253 | 1:885 | 2.35% | 211 |
| 132 | Elçi | 1,253 | 1:885 | 7.89% | 705 |
| 134 | Dayan | 1,250 | 1:887 | 7.10% | 636 |
| 135 | Günay | 1,243 | 1:892 | 2.02% | 182 |
| 136 | Aladağ | 1,230 | 1:902 | 9.28% | 840 |
| 137 | Zengin | 1,179 | 1:941 | 1.61% | 148 |
| 138 | Babat | 1,170 | 1:948 | 14.73% | 1,302 |
| 139 | Özkan | 1,168 | 1:950 | 0.49% | 19 |
| 140 | Şimşek | 1,153 | 1:962 | 0.50% | 22 |
| 141 | Temel | 1,149 | 1:965 | 1.97% | 191 |
| 142 | Özbey | 1,142 | 1:971 | 4.88% | 471 |
| 143 | Eren | 1,138 | 1:975 | 1.10% | 88 |
| 144 | Güzel | 1,129 | 1:982 | 1.22% | 109 |
| 145 | Yağız | 1,120 | 1:990 | 5.78% | 568 |
| 146 | Akdağ | 1,109 | 1:1,000 | 2.14% | 219 |
| 147 | Şipal | 1,094 | 1:1,014 | 29.58% | 2,473 |
| 148 | Alan | 1,082 | 1:1,025 | 3.00% | 315 |
| 149 | Gümüş | 1,079 | 1:1,028 | 0.97% | 86 |
| 150 | Aygün | 1,078 | 1:1,029 | 1.83% | 188 |
| 151 | Yücel | 1,076 | 1:1,031 | 1.27% | 123 |
| 152 | Alici | 1,073 | 1:1,034 | 5.09% | 523 |
| 153 | Karakuş | 1,057 | 1:1,049 | 1.12% | 106 |
| 154 | Akdemir | 1,037 | 1:1,070 | 1.93% | 205 |
| 155 | Esen | 1,030 | 1:1,077 | 1.67% | 180 |
| 156 | Timur | 1,024 | 1:1,083 | 8.39% | 885 |
| 157 | Akkoyun | 1,017 | 1:1,091 | 4.77% | 513 |