Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Mehmet Demir?
12,956
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Mehmet and the surname Demir in 2025. The real number of Mehmet Demirs may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Mehmet Demir estimate rests on three official figures, each linked to its source below. For Mehmet, TÜİK’s count in the list of male names is used; for Demir, the national surname list.
| People named Mehmet | 1,271,896 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Demir | 876,934 | Demir · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Mehmet) = 1,271,896 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.48%
P(Demir) = 876,934 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.02%
P(Mehmet) × P(Demir) × population ≈ 12,956
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Mehmet Demir changed?
The same calculation gives 13,622 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 4.9% lower. The number of people named Mehmet fell over the period.
| Year | Mehmet | Demir | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,361,958 | 820,156 | ≈ 13,622 |
| 2019 | 1,352,726 | 831,095 | ≈ 13,520 |
| 2020 | 1,338,968 | 840,270 | ≈ 13,456 |
| 2021 | 1,324,988 | 849,475 | ≈ 13,292 |
| 2022 | 1,312,796 | 858,092 | ≈ 13,209 |
| 2023 | 1,298,836 | 864,643 | ≈ 13,154 |
| 2024 | 1,285,141 | 871,107 | ≈ 13,068 |
| 2025 | 1,271,896 | 876,934 | ≈ 12,956 |
What about other combinations with Mehmet and Demir?
Among the 30 most common given names, Mehmet comes 1st for the surname Demir.
Mehmet + surname
- Mehmet Yılmaz≈ 17,402
- Mehmet Kaya≈ 13,292
- Mehmet Demir≈ 12,956
- Mehmet Çelik≈ 10,602
- Mehmet Yıldız≈ 10,298
- Mehmet Şahin≈ 10,167
- Mehmet Yıldırım≈ 9,850
- Mehmet Öztürk≈ 8,670
- Mehmet Aydın≈ 8,589
- Mehmet Özdemir≈ 8,220
given name + Demir
- Mehmet Demir≈ 12,956
- Fatma Demir≈ 11,736
- Mustafa Demir≈ 10,773
- Ayşe Demir≈ 9,237
- Ahmet Demir≈ 8,730
- Emine Demir≈ 7,912
- Ali Demir≈ 7,502
- Hatice Demir≈ 7,226
- Zeynep Demir≈ 7,211
- Hüseyin Demir≈ 5,825
Sources
- 1Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı — En çok kullanılan isimler (ADNKS)
- 2Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 3Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) · ADNKS, TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il
- 4turkiyenames.com, Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)