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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Şahin or Özdemir?
For every Özdemir there are about 1.24 Şahins (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (4.2%). Nationally Şahin ranks 6th and Özdemir 10th.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. 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 Şahin and Özdemir 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 |
| Özdemir | 534,623 | 539,745 | 543,564 | 547,285 | 550,628 | 552,684 | 554,724 | 556,378 |
| Year | Şahin | Özdemir | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 660,634 | 534,623 | 1.24 |
| 2019 | 667,161 | 539,745 | 1.24 |
| 2020 | 672,026 | 543,564 | 1.24 |
| 2021 | 676,707 | 547,285 | 1.24 |
| 2022 | 680,655 | 550,628 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | 683,206 | 552,684 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | 685,727 | 554,724 | 1.24 |
| 2025 | 688,214 | 556,378 | 1.24 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Şahin ranks above Özdemir in 48 provinces and Özdemir above Şahin in 33 provinces.1
Şahin ahead
Özdemir ahead
- Gaziantep8.24,847
- Manisa6.10,464
- Balıkesir5.8,644
- Kahramanmaraş7.8,096
- Aydın8.7,620
- Hatay11.7,330
- Diyarbakır26.6,918
- Afyonkarahisar4.6,846
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, Özdemir to a Turkic one; Şahin is a plain noun and Özdemir a compound 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.
- 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