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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Yıldız or Aydın?
For every Aydın there are about 1.20 Yıldızs (2025). Since 2018, Yıldız has grown 5.5% and Aydın 4.2%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Yıldız ranks 5th and Aydın 9th.1
SURNAME · No. 5
Yıldız
“star”
- People
- 697,080
- Per 1,000
- 8.1
- Since 2018
- +5.5%
- Provinces led
- 1
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Sky, sun, moon and stars
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 Yıldız and Aydın changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yıldız | 660,780 | 668,478 | 674,918 | 680,948 | 686,329 | 690,153 | 693,634 | 697,080 |
| Aydın | 558,089 | 563,570 | 567,785 | 571,791 | 575,232 | 577,350 | 579,161 | 581,387 |
| Year | Yıldız | Aydın | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 660,780 | 558,089 | 1.18 |
| 2019 | 668,478 | 563,570 | 1.19 |
| 2020 | 674,918 | 567,785 | 1.19 |
| 2021 | 680,948 | 571,791 | 1.19 |
| 2022 | 686,329 | 575,232 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | 690,153 | 577,350 | 1.20 |
| 2024 | 693,634 | 579,161 | 1.20 |
| 2025 | 697,080 | 581,387 | 1.20 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Yıldız ranks above Aydın in 56 provinces and Aydın above Yıldız in 24 provinces.1
Yıldız ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Yıldız and Aydın go back to words of Turkic origin; Yıldız is a plain noun and Aydın an adjective formation.
- Yıldız The name is simply the Turkish word for a star shining in the night sky; Old Turkic recorded it as yultuz. Figuratively it also means a person who shines and stands out among others. It is used as a given name for both girls and boys.
- 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