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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Yılmaz or Aydın?
For every Aydın there are about 2.03 Yılmazs (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (3.8%). Nationally Yılmaz ranks 1st and Aydın 9th.1
SURNAME · No. 1
Yılmaz
“undaunted, one who never gives up”
- People
- 1,177,896
- Per 1,000
- 13.7
- Since 2018
- +3.8%
- Provinces led
- 57
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Courage and resilience
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 Yılmaz and Aydın changed since 2018?
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1,134,443 | 1,144,894 | 1,152,872 | 1,160,248 | 1,167,108 | 1,171,014 | 1,174,516 | 1,177,896 |
| Aydın | 558,089 | 563,570 | 567,785 | 571,791 | 575,232 | 577,350 | 579,161 | 581,387 |
| Year | Yılmaz | Aydın | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,134,443 | 558,089 | 2.03 |
| 2019 | 1,144,894 | 563,570 | 2.03 |
| 2020 | 1,152,872 | 567,785 | 2.03 |
| 2021 | 1,160,248 | 571,791 | 2.03 |
| 2022 | 1,167,108 | 575,232 | 2.03 |
| 2023 | 1,171,014 | 577,350 | 2.03 |
| 2024 | 1,174,516 | 579,161 | 2.03 |
| 2025 | 1,177,896 | 581,387 | 2.03 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Yılmaz ranks above Aydın in 79 provinces and Aydın above Yılmaz in 2 provinces.1
Yılmaz ahead
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Yılmaz and Aydın go back to words of Turkic origin; Yılmaz is a from a verb and Aydın an adjective formation.
- Yılmaz The verb yılmak means to be daunted, to lose heart and back away; the suffix -maz negates it. Yılmaz therefore describes someone who does not lose heart and does not give up in the face of hardship. It was already a male given name before the Surname Law.
- 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