Province·Aegean Region·Code 03
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Afyonkarahisar
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Afyonkarahisar is Yılmaz: 10,021 people in 2025. Çelik is second with 8,853. Yılmaz has led Afyonkarahisar every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Afyonkarahisar in 2025?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 10,021 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Çelik | 8,853 | 11.8 | 4 |
| 03 | Yıldırım | 7,138 | 9.5 | 7 |
| 04 | Özdemir | 6,846 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 05 | Demir | 6,477 | 8.6 | 3 |
| 06 | Öztürk | 6,061 | 8.1 | 8 |
| 07 | Çetin | 5,233 | 7.0 | 15 |
| 08 | Şahin | 5,119 | 6.8 | 6 |
| 09 | Kaya | 4,708 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 4,688 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 11 | Arslan | 4,362 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 12 | Koç | 4,037 | 5.4 | 18 |
| 13 | Aydın | 3,629 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 14 | Doğan | 3,607 | 4.8 | 12 |
| 15 | Yavuz | 3,513 | 4.7 | 23 |
| 16 | Uysal | 3,233 | 4.3 | – |
| 17 | Şen | 3,215 | 4.3 | – |
| 18 | Karakaya | 2,906 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Özkan | 2,878 | 3.8 | 22 |
| 20 | Çınar | 2,819 | 3.7 | – |
| 21 | Özcan | 2,804 | 3.7 | 25 |
| 22 | Keskin | 2,789 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Çetinkaya | 2,762 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Ceylan | 2,677 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Çakır | 2,671 | 3.6 | 24 |
| 26 | Öz | 2,578 | 3.4 | – |
| 27 | Acar | 2,546 | 3.4 | 28 |
| 28 | Kaplan | 2,484 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Şimşek | 2,479 | 3.3 | 20 |
| 30 | Korkmaz | 2,343 | 3.1 | 21 |
How do these counts compare with Afyonkarahisar’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 751,808 in 2025, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Afyonkarahisar are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 125,476 people, 16.7% of the population.1,2
Afyonkarahisar lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.6% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 725,568 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 729,483 |
| 2020 | 736,912 |
| 2021 | 744,179 |
| 2022 | 747,555 |
| 2023 | 751,344 |
| 2024 | 750,193 |
| 2025 | 751,808 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdur | Yılmaz3,390 | Çelik2,915 | Kaya2,832 |
| Denizli | Yılmaz12,744 | Yıldırım8,346 | Kaya7,527 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz12,337 | Kaya8,660 | Demir7,810 |
| Isparta | Yılmaz6,545 | Çelik5,975 | Kaya5,020 |
| Konya | Yılmaz24,625 | Çelik17,663 | Kaya17,455 |
| Kütahya | Yılmaz6,301 | Demir5,249 | Öztürk5,093 |
| Uşak | Yılmaz5,677 | Kaya4,705 | Yıldırım4,343 |
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,390 people in 2025, 34% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
- DenizliDenizli: also Yılmaz, with 12,744 people in 2025, 1.3 times as many as in Afyonkarahisar.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,337 people in 2025, 1.2 times as many as in Afyonkarahisar.
- IspartaIsparta: also Yılmaz, with 6,545 people in 2025, 65% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,625 people in 2025, 2.5 times as many as in Afyonkarahisar.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,301 people in 2025, 63% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
- UşakUşak: also Yılmaz, with 5,677 people in 2025, 57% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Afyonkarahisar’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 9,566 | Çelik 8,551 | Yıldırım 6,826 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 9,540 | Çelik 8,609 | Yıldırım 6,849 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 9,713 | Çelik 8,744 | Yıldırım 6,915 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 9,825 | Çelik 8,768 | Yıldırım 6,954 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 9,884 | Çelik 8,802 | Yıldırım 7,035 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 9,983 | Çelik 8,858 | Yıldırım 7,123 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 10,025 | Çelik 8,870 | Yıldırım 7,130 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 10,021 | Çelik 8,853 | Yıldırım 7,138 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Aegean Region?
Adding the published 2025 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Afyonkarahisar puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 134,059 | 8 |
| Kaya | 98,166 | 8 |
| Demir | 91,020 | 8 |
| Çelik | 84,587 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 81,583 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 73,699 | 8 |
| Öztürk | 71,390 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 70,627 | 8 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Afyonkarahisar between 2024 and 2025?
In Afyonkarahisar’s top 30 list between 2024 and 2025, no new surname entered; 5 moved up, 5 moved down and 20 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2024 | 2025 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | −4 |
| Çelik | 2 | 2 | −17 |
| Yıldırım | 3 | 3 | +8 |
| Özdemir | 4 | 4 | +35 |
| Demir | 5 | 5 | −46 |
| Öztürk | 6 | 6 | +61 |
| Çetin | 7 | 7 | −10 |
| Şahin | 8 | 8 | −24 |
| Kaya | 9 | 9 | +18 |
| Yıldız | 10 | 10 | +33 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | +70 |
| Koç | 12 | 12 | −19 |
| Aydın | 14 | 13 | +19 |
| Doğan | 13 | 14 | −52 |
| Yavuz | 15 | 15 | +8 |
| Uysal | 17 | 16 | +32 |
| Şen | 16 | 17 | +11 |
| Karakaya | 19 | 18 | +14 |
| Özkan | 18 | 19 | −18 |
| Çınar | 22 | 20 | +31 |
| Özcan | 21 | 21 | +7 |
| Keskin | 20 | 22 | −23 |
| Çetinkaya | 23 | 23 | +23 |
| Ceylan | 25 | 24 | +28 |
| Çakır | 24 | 25 | −10 |
| Öz | 26 | 26 | +20 |
| Acar | 27 | 27 | −3 |
| Kaplan | 28 | 28 | +12 |
| Şimşek | 29 | 29 | +24 |
| Korkmaz | 30 | 30 | −10 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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