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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Şahin or Aydın?
For every Aydın there are about 1.18 Şahins (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (4.2%). Nationally Şahin ranks 6th and Aydın 9th.1
SURNAME · No. 6
Şahin
“hawk, buzzard”
- People
- 688,214
- Per 1,000
- 8.0
- Since 2018
- +4.2%
- Provinces led
- 4
- Origin
- Persian
- Category
- Birds of prey
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 Şahin and Aydın changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şahin | 660,634 | 667,161 | 672,026 | 676,707 | 680,655 | 683,206 | 685,727 | 688,214 |
| Aydın | 558,089 | 563,570 | 567,785 | 571,791 | 575,232 | 577,350 | 579,161 | 581,387 |
| Year | Şahin | Aydın | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 660,634 | 558,089 | 1.18 |
| 2019 | 667,161 | 563,570 | 1.18 |
| 2020 | 672,026 | 567,785 | 1.18 |
| 2021 | 676,707 | 571,791 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | 680,655 | 575,232 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | 683,206 | 577,350 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | 685,727 | 579,161 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 688,214 | 581,387 | 1.18 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Şahin ranks above Aydın in 49 provinces and Aydın above Şahin in 31 provinces.1
Şahin ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Şahin goes back to a Persian word, Aydın to a Turkic one; Şahin is a plain noun and Aydın an adjective formation.
- Şahin The şahin is a medium-sized bird of prey of the hawk family, living in mountains and woodland; English renders it as buzzard or hawk. The word comes from Persian and is connected with şāh, “king”. As a name it stands for the bird’s keen eye, courage and agility.
- 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