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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Demir or Aydın?
For every Aydın there are about 1.51 Demirs (2025). Since 2018, Demir has grown 6.9% and Aydın 4.2%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Demir ranks 3rd and Aydın 9th.1
SURNAME · No. 3
Demir
“iron; strong, steadfast”
- People
- 876,934
- Per 1,000
- 10.2
- Since 2018
- +6.9%
- Provinces led
- 9
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Metals and gemstones
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
How have Demir and Aydın changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 820,156 | 831,095 | 840,270 | 849,475 | 858,092 | 864,643 | 871,107 | 876,934 |
| Aydın | 558,089 | 563,570 | 567,785 | 571,791 | 575,232 | 577,350 | 579,161 | 581,387 |
| Year | Demir | Aydın | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 820,156 | 558,089 | 1.47 |
| 2019 | 831,095 | 563,570 | 1.47 |
| 2020 | 840,270 | 567,785 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | 849,475 | 571,791 | 1.49 |
| 2022 | 858,092 | 575,232 | 1.49 |
| 2023 | 864,643 | 577,350 | 1.50 |
| 2024 | 871,107 | 579,161 | 1.50 |
| 2025 | 876,934 | 581,387 | 1.51 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Demir ranks above Aydın in 70 provinces and Aydın above Demir in 11 provinces.1
Demir ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Demir and Aydın go back to words of Turkic origin; Demir is a plain noun and Aydın an adjective formation.
- Demir Demir is the Turkish word for iron, from Old Turkic temür. Figuratively it stands for what is strong, sound and unbreakable. It is a very old personal name across the Turkic world; the name Timur is another form of the same word.
- 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.
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