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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025Yılmaz or Öztürk?
For every Öztürk there are about 2.01 Yılmazs (2025). Since 2018 both have grown at the same pace (3.8%). Nationally Yılmaz ranks 1st and Öztürk 8th.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. 8
Öztürk
“true Turk, genuine Turk”
- People
- 586,831
- Per 1,000
- 6.8
- Since 2018
- +3.6%
- Provinces led
- 0
- Origin
- Turkic
- Category
- Homeland, nation and ideals
How have Yılmaz and Öztürk 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 |
| Öztürk | 566,330 | 571,404 | 575,418 | 578,745 | 581,862 | 583,451 | 585,053 | 586,831 |
| Year | Yılmaz | Öztürk | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,134,443 | 566,330 | 2.00 |
| 2019 | 1,144,894 | 571,404 | 2.00 |
| 2020 | 1,152,872 | 575,418 | 2.00 |
| 2021 | 1,160,248 | 578,745 | 2.00 |
| 2022 | 1,167,108 | 581,862 | 2.01 |
| 2023 | 1,171,014 | 583,451 | 2.01 |
| 2024 | 1,174,516 | 585,053 | 2.01 |
| 2025 | 1,177,896 | 586,831 | 2.01 |
Which one leads in which provinces?
In the 2025 province lists, Yılmaz ranks above Öztürk in 79 provinces and Öztürk 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 Öztürk go back to words of Turkic origin; Yılmaz is a from a verb and Öztürk 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.
- Öztürk Built from two words: öz, “own, pure, genuine”, and Türk, “Turk”. Together they mean “a true Turk, a Turk through and through”. Öz- was one of the most frequent first elements when surnames were chosen in 1934.
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