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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Yıldız or Şahin?
Yıldız and Şahin are almost level: in 2025 only 8,866 people separate them. Since 2018, Yıldız has grown 5.5% and Şahin 4.2%, so the gap is widening. Nationally Yıldız ranks 5th and Şahin 6th.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. 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
How have Yıldız and Şahin 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 |
| Şahin | 660,634 | 667,161 | 672,026 | 676,707 | 680,655 | 683,206 | 685,727 | 688,214 |
| Year | Yıldız | Şahin | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 660,780 | 660,634 | 1.00 |
| 2019 | 668,478 | 667,161 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 674,918 | 672,026 | 1.00 |
| 2021 | 680,948 | 676,707 | 1.01 |
| 2022 | 686,329 | 680,655 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | 690,153 | 683,206 | 1.01 |
| 2024 | 693,634 | 685,727 | 1.01 |
| 2025 | 697,080 | 688,214 | 1.01 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Yıldız ranks above Şahin in 43 provinces and Şahin above Yıldız in 36 provinces.1
Yıldız ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Yıldız goes back to a Turkic word, Şahin to a Persian one, and both are of the plain noun type.
- 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.
- 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.
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