Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Mehmet Yıldız?
10,298
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Mehmet and the surname Yıldız in 2025. The real number of Mehmet Yıldızs may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Mehmet Yıldız 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 Yıldız, the national surname list.
| People named Mehmet | 1,271,896 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Yıldız | 697,080 | Yıldız · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Mehmet) = 1,271,896 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.48%
P(Yıldız) = 697,080 ÷ 86,092,168 = 0.81%
P(Mehmet) × P(Yıldız) × population ≈ 10,298
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Mehmet Yıldız changed?
The same calculation gives 10,975 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 6.2% lower. The number of people named Mehmet fell over the period.
| Year | Mehmet | Yıldız | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,361,958 | 660,780 | ≈ 10,975 |
| 2019 | 1,352,726 | 668,478 | ≈ 10,874 |
| 2020 | 1,338,968 | 674,918 | ≈ 10,808 |
| 2021 | 1,324,988 | 680,948 | ≈ 10,655 |
| 2022 | 1,312,796 | 686,329 | ≈ 10,565 |
| 2023 | 1,298,836 | 690,153 | ≈ 10,500 |
| 2024 | 1,285,141 | 693,634 | ≈ 10,406 |
| 2025 | 1,271,896 | 697,080 | ≈ 10,298 |
What about other combinations with Mehmet and Yıldız?
Among the 30 most common given names, Mehmet comes 1st for the surname Yıldız.
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 + Yıldız
- Mehmet Yıldız≈ 10,298
- Fatma Yıldız≈ 9,329
- Mustafa Yıldız≈ 8,564
- Ayşe Yıldız≈ 7,343
- Ahmet Yıldız≈ 6,940
- Emine Yıldız≈ 6,289
- Ali Yıldız≈ 5,963
- Hatice Yıldız≈ 5,744
- Zeynep Yıldız≈ 5,732
- Hüseyin Yıldız≈ 4,630
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)