Comparison·Top 10
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Aydın or Özdemir?
For every Özdemir there are about 1.04 Aydıns (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (4.2%). Nationally Aydın ranks 9th and Özdemir 10th.1
SURNAME · No. 9
Aydın
“bright; enlightened, educated”
- People
- 581,387
- Per 1,000
- 6.8
- Since 2018
- +4.2%
- Provinces led
- 0
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Light and fire
SURNAME · No. 10
Özdemir
“pure iron; firm as iron”
- People
- 556,378
- Per 1,000
- 6.5
- Since 2018
- +4.1%
- Provinces led
- 0
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Metals and gemstones
How have Aydın and Özdemir changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aydın | 558,089 | 563,570 | 567,785 | 571,791 | 575,232 | 577,350 | 579,161 | 581,387 |
| Özdemir | 534,623 | 539,745 | 543,564 | 547,285 | 550,628 | 552,684 | 554,724 | 556,378 |
| Year | Aydın | Özdemir | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 558,089 | 534,623 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 563,570 | 539,745 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | 567,785 | 543,564 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | 571,791 | 547,285 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | 575,232 | 550,628 | 1.04 |
| 2023 | 577,350 | 552,684 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | 579,161 | 554,724 | 1.04 |
| 2025 | 581,387 | 556,378 | 1.04 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Aydın ranks above Özdemir in 39 provinces and Özdemir above Aydın in 41 provinces.1
Aydın ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Aydın and Özdemir go back to words of Turkic origin; Aydın is an adjective and Özdemir a compound formation.
- Aydın Aydın first means “bright, full of light”. Today it mostly refers to an educated, cultured, forward-thinking person, an intellectual. It is a given name for men and women; the Aegean province of Aydın takes its name from the Aydınoğulları principality.
- Özdemir Öz, “pure, genuine”, joins demir, “iron”: “pure iron”, a person as firm and unbending as iron. Özdemir was in use as a personal name in Ottoman times, long before the Surname Law.
How is this comparison made?
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