Comparison·Top 10
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Yılmaz or Özdemir?
For every Özdemir there are about 2.12 Yılmazs (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (3.8%). Nationally Yılmaz ranks 1st and Özdemir 10th.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. 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 Yılmaz and Özdemir 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 |
| Özdemir | 534,623 | 539,745 | 543,564 | 547,285 | 550,628 | 552,684 | 554,724 | 556,378 |
| Year | Yılmaz | Özdemir | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,134,443 | 534,623 | 2.12 |
| 2019 | 1,144,894 | 539,745 | 2.12 |
| 2020 | 1,152,872 | 543,564 | 2.12 |
| 2021 | 1,160,248 | 547,285 | 2.12 |
| 2022 | 1,167,108 | 550,628 | 2.12 |
| 2023 | 1,171,014 | 552,684 | 2.12 |
| 2024 | 1,174,516 | 554,724 | 2.12 |
| 2025 | 1,177,896 | 556,378 | 2.12 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Yılmaz ranks above Özdemir in 80 provinces and Özdemir above Yılmaz in 1 province.1
Yılmaz ahead
Özdemir ahead
- Şırnak2.4,601
The most populous entries are shown; the figure is the count in that province.
Do they share a root?
Both Yılmaz and Özdemir go back to words of Turkic origin; Yılmaz is a from a verb and Özdemir a compound 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.
- 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