Comparison·Top 10
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Öztürk or Özdemir?
For every Özdemir there are about 1.05 Öztürks (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (3.6%). Nationally Öztürk ranks 8th and Özdemir 10th.1
SURNAME · No. 8
Öztürk
“true Turk, genuine Turk”
- People
- 586,831
- Per 1,000
- 6.8
- Since 2018
- +3.6%
- Provinces led
- 0
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Homeland, nation and ideals
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 Öztürk and Özdemir changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Öztürk | 566,330 | 571,404 | 575,418 | 578,745 | 581,862 | 583,451 | 585,053 | 586,831 |
| Özdemir | 534,623 | 539,745 | 543,564 | 547,285 | 550,628 | 552,684 | 554,724 | 556,378 |
| Year | Öztürk | Özdemir | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 566,330 | 534,623 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 571,404 | 539,745 | 1.06 |
| 2020 | 575,418 | 543,564 | 1.06 |
| 2021 | 578,745 | 547,285 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | 581,862 | 550,628 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | 583,451 | 552,684 | 1.06 |
| 2024 | 585,053 | 554,724 | 1.05 |
| 2025 | 586,831 | 556,378 | 1.05 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Öztürk ranks above Özdemir in 44 provinces and Özdemir above Öztürk in 36 provinces.1
Öztürk ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Öztürk and Özdemir go back to words of Turkic origin, and both are of the compound type.
- Öztürk Built from two words: öz, “own, pure, genuine”, and Türk, “Turk”. Together they mean “a true Turk, a Turk through and through”. Öz- was one of the most frequent first elements when surnames were chosen in 1934.
- 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