Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Mehmet Yıldırım?
9,850
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Mehmet and the surname Yıldırım in 2025. The real number of Mehmet Yıldırıms may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Mehmet Yıldırım 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 Yıldırım, the national surname list.
| People named Mehmet | 1,271,896 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Yıldırım | 666,723 | Yıldırım · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Mehmet) = 1,271,896 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.48%
P(Yıldırım) = 666,723 ÷ 86,092,168 = 0.77%
P(Mehmet) × P(Yıldırım) × population ≈ 9,850
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Mehmet Yıldırım changed?
The same calculation gives 10,575 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 6.9% lower. The number of people named Mehmet fell over the period.
| Year | Mehmet | Yıldırım | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,361,958 | 636,738 | ≈ 10,575 |
| 2019 | 1,352,726 | 643,571 | ≈ 10,469 |
| 2020 | 1,338,968 | 648,965 | ≈ 10,392 |
| 2021 | 1,324,988 | 654,066 | ≈ 10,234 |
| 2022 | 1,312,796 | 658,631 | ≈ 10,139 |
| 2023 | 1,298,836 | 661,503 | ≈ 10,064 |
| 2024 | 1,285,141 | 664,229 | ≈ 9,965 |
| 2025 | 1,271,896 | 666,723 | ≈ 9,850 |
What about other combinations with Mehmet and Yıldırım?
Among the 30 most common given names, Mehmet comes 1st for the surname Yıldırım.
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 + Yıldırım
- Mehmet Yıldırım≈ 9,850
- Fatma Yıldırım≈ 8,923
- Mustafa Yıldırım≈ 8,191
- Ayşe Yıldırım≈ 7,023
- Ahmet Yıldırım≈ 6,638
- Emine Yıldırım≈ 6,015
- Ali Yıldırım≈ 5,704
- Hatice Yıldırım≈ 5,494
- Zeynep Yıldırım≈ 5,483
- Hüseyin Yıldırım≈ 4,428
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)