Province·Aegean Region·Code 03
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Afyonkarahisar 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Afyonkarahisar is Yılmaz: 9,983 people in 2023. Çelik is second with 8,858. Yılmaz has led Afyonkarahisar every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Afyonkarahisar, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 9,983 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Çelik | 8,858 | 11.8 | 4 |
| 03 | Yıldırım | 7,123 | 9.5 | 7 |
| 04 | Özdemir | 6,839 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 05 | Demir | 6,498 | 8.6 | 3 |
| 06 | Öztürk | 6,047 | 8.0 | 8 |
| 07 | Çetin | 5,214 | 6.9 | 15 |
| 08 | Şahin | 5,148 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 4,654 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 10 | Kaya | 4,638 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 11 | Arslan | 4,271 | 5.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Koç | 4,084 | 5.4 | 18 |
| 13 | Doğan | 3,686 | 4.9 | 12 |
| 14 | Aydın | 3,578 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 15 | Yavuz | 3,488 | 4.6 | 23 |
| 16 | Uysal | 3,190 | 4.2 | – |
| 17 | Şen | 3,171 | 4.2 | – |
| 18 | Karakaya | 2,911 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Özkan | 2,879 | 3.8 | 22 |
| 20 | Çınar | 2,831 | 3.8 | – |
| 21 | Keskin | 2,825 | 3.8 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 2,782 | 3.7 | 25 |
| 23 | Çakır | 2,754 | 3.7 | 24 |
| 24 | Çetinkaya | 2,712 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Ceylan | 2,631 | 3.5 | – |
| 26 | Acar | 2,542 | 3.4 | 28 |
| 27 | Öz | 2,517 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Kaplan | 2,452 | 3.3 | – |
| 29 | Şimşek | 2,433 | 3.2 | 20 |
| 30 | Korkmaz | 2,348 | 3.1 | 21 |
How do these counts compare with Afyonkarahisar’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 751,344 in 2023, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Afyonkarahisar are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 125,087 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Afyonkarahisar lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.6% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 725,568 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 729,483 |
| 2020 | 736,912 |
| 2021 | 744,179 |
| 2022 | 747,555 |
| 2023 | 751,344 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,432 people in 2023, 34% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
- DenizliDenizli: also Yılmaz, with 12,626 people in 2023, 1.3 times as many as in Afyonkarahisar.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,116 people in 2023, 1.2 times as many as in Afyonkarahisar.
- IspartaIsparta: also Yılmaz, with 6,552 people in 2023, 66% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,456 people in 2023, 2.4 times as many as in Afyonkarahisar.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,288 people in 2023, 63% of the figure in Afyonkarahisar.
- UşakUşak: also Yılmaz, with 5,745 people in 2023, 58% 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 |
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