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TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Adana
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Adana is Yılmaz: 26,146 people in 2025. Kaya is second with 23,859. Yılmaz has led Adana every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Adana, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 26,146 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 23,859 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 22,676 | 9.9 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 18,180 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 05 | Şahin | 17,162 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 17,070 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 16,065 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 15,277 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 15,181 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 10 | Aydın | 12,198 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 11 | Aslan | 11,913 | 5.2 | 14 |
| 12 | Arslan | 10,364 | 4.5 | 11 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 10,208 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Kara | 9,602 | 4.2 | 16 |
| 15 | Öztürk | 9,420 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 16 | Kurt | 8,947 | 3.9 | 17 |
| 17 | Çetin | 8,799 | 3.9 | 15 |
| 18 | Şimşek | 8,569 | 3.8 | 20 |
| 19 | Bulut | 7,315 | 3.2 | – |
| 20 | Can | 7,159 | 3.1 | 27 |
| 21 | Yavuz | 6,893 | 3.0 | 23 |
| 22 | Taş | 6,779 | 3.0 | – |
| 23 | Avcı | 6,693 | 2.9 | – |
| 24 | Gül | 6,672 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Gök | 6,580 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Kaplan | 6,519 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Polat | 6,475 | 2.8 | 19 |
| 28 | Erdoğan | 6,381 | 2.8 | 26 |
| 29 | Bozkurt | 6,351 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Ünal | 6,149 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Adana’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,283,609 in 2025, about 11.4 in every 1,000 people in Adana are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 341,602 people, 15.0% of the population.1,2
Adana lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.9% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 2,220,125 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,237,940 |
| 2020 | 2,258,718 |
| 2021 | 2,263,373 |
| 2022 | 2,274,106 |
| 2023 | 2,270,298 |
| 2024 | 2,280,484 |
| 2025 | 2,283,609 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- HatayHatay: also Yılmaz, with 15,515 people in 2025, 59% of the figure in Adana.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,767 people); Yılmaz, first in Adana, ranks 4th there with 10,349.
- KayseriKayseri: also Yılmaz, with 19,616 people in 2025, 75% of the figure in Adana.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,871 people in 2025, almost exactly as many as in Adana.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,303 people in 2025, 20% of the figure in Adana.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: Demir leads (5,600 people); Yılmaz, first in Adana, ranks 2nd there with 5,183.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Adana’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 25,641 | Kaya 22,868 | Demir 21,232 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 25,737 | Kaya 23,109 | Demir 21,507 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 25,967 | Kaya 23,328 | Demir 21,830 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 25,980 | Kaya 23,509 | Demir 21,940 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 26,197 | Kaya 23,583 | Demir 22,244 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 26,091 | Kaya 23,543 | Demir 22,376 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 26,063 | Kaya 23,669 | Demir 22,539 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 26,146 | Kaya 23,859 | Demir 22,676 |
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
- 3Natural Earth, Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries