Full name·Statistical estimate
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025How many people in Türkiye are called Meryem Demir?
3,265
Independence estimateEstimated number of people with the given name Meryem and the surname Demir in 2025. The real number of Meryem Demirs may be higher or lower.1,2,3
How is this number calculated?
The Meryem Demir estimate rests on three official figures, each linked to its source below. For Meryem, TÜİK’s count in the list of female names is used; for Demir, the national surname list.
| People named Meryem | 320,576 | turkiyenames.com · TÜİK1,4 |
|---|---|---|
| People surnamed Demir | 876,934 | Demir · ADNKS 20252 |
| Population of Türkiye | 86,092,168 | TÜİK · ADNKS 20253 |
P(Meryem) = 320,576 ÷ 86,092,168 = 0.37%
P(Demir) = 876,934 ÷ 86,092,168 = 1.02%
P(Meryem) × P(Demir) × population ≈ 3,265
How reliable is this estimate?
How has the estimate for Meryem Demir changed?
The same calculation gives 3,063 for 2018; the 2025 estimate is 6.6% higher. The number of people named Meryem rose over the period.
| Year | Meryem | Demir | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 306,264 | 820,156 | ≈ 3,063 |
| 2019 | 309,824 | 831,095 | ≈ 3,097 |
| 2020 | 312,246 | 840,270 | ≈ 3,138 |
| 2021 | 314,804 | 849,475 | ≈ 3,158 |
| 2022 | 317,592 | 858,092 | ≈ 3,196 |
| 2023 | 318,842 | 864,643 | ≈ 3,229 |
| 2024 | 319,635 | 871,107 | ≈ 3,250 |
| 2025 | 320,576 | 876,934 | ≈ 3,265 |
What about other combinations with Meryem and Demir?
Among the 30 most common given names, Meryem comes 19th for the surname Demir.
Meryem + surname
- Meryem Yılmaz≈ 4,386
- Meryem Kaya≈ 3,350
- Meryem Demir≈ 3,265
- Meryem Çelik≈ 2,672
- Meryem Yıldız≈ 2,596
- Meryem Şahin≈ 2,563
- Meryem Yıldırım≈ 2,483
- Meryem Öztürk≈ 2,185
- Meryem Aydın≈ 2,165
- Meryem Özdemir≈ 2,072
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)