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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Kaya or Aydın?
For every Aydın there are about 1.55 Kayas (2025). Since 2018, Kaya has grown 6.1% and Aydın 4.2%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Kaya ranks 2nd and Aydın 9th.1
SURNAME · No. 2
Kaya
“rock, crag”
- People
- 899,722
- Per 1,000
- 10.5
- Since 2018
- +6.1%
- Provinces led
- 5
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Mountains, rocks and stones
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 Kaya and Aydın changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaya | 847,737 | 858,398 | 866,547 | 875,113 | 883,067 | 888,828 | 894,360 | 899,722 |
| Aydın | 558,089 | 563,570 | 567,785 | 571,791 | 575,232 | 577,350 | 579,161 | 581,387 |
| Year | Kaya | Aydın | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 847,737 | 558,089 | 1.52 |
| 2019 | 858,398 | 563,570 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 866,547 | 567,785 | 1.53 |
| 2021 | 875,113 | 571,791 | 1.53 |
| 2022 | 883,067 | 575,232 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 888,828 | 577,350 | 1.54 |
| 2024 | 894,360 | 579,161 | 1.54 |
| 2025 | 899,722 | 581,387 | 1.55 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Kaya ranks above Aydın in 70 provinces and Aydın above Kaya in 11 provinces.1
Kaya ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Kaya and Aydın go back to words of Turkic origin; Kaya is a plain noun and Aydın an adjective formation.
- Kaya A kaya is a large, hard mass of rock rising out of the ground, a word Turkish has used since its oldest records. As a surname it carries the image of firmness and endurance, something that cannot be shaken. Kaya is also a male given name.
- 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