Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 68
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Aksaray
The most common surname in Aksaray is Kılıç (4,340 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 4th in Aksaray. It is a close race: Öztürk in second place is only 179 people behind. Kılıç has led Aksaray every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Kılıç
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Aksaray, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kılıç | 4,340 | 9.8 | 13 |
| 02 | Öztürk | 4,161 | 9.4 | 8 |
| 03 | Koçak | 3,914 | 8.9 | – |
| 04 | Yılmaz | 3,769 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 05 | Şahin | 3,386 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 06 | Doğan | 3,316 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 07 | Demir | 3,202 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 08 | Mutlu | 3,102 | 7.0 | – |
| 09 | Çelik | 2,882 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 2,822 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 11 | Kaya | 2,748 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 2,497 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 13 | Altınsoy | 2,390 | 5.4 | – |
| 14 | Dinç | 2,319 | 5.3 | – |
| 15 | Aslan | 2,181 | 4.9 | 14 |
| 16 | Tosun | 2,056 | 4.7 | – |
| 17 | Koç | 2,037 | 4.6 | 18 |
| 18 | Kara | 1,968 | 4.5 | 16 |
| 19 | Çetin | 1,955 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 20 | Koyuncu | 1,910 | 4.3 | – |
| 21 | Yıldırım | 1,763 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 22 | Aydın | 1,587 | 3.6 | 9 |
| 23 | Çelebi | 1,561 | 3.5 | – |
| 24 | Köse | 1,558 | 3.5 | – |
| 25 | Ozbek | 1,474 | 3.3 | – |
| 26 | Er | 1,471 | 3.3 | – |
| 27 | Sarıkaya | 1,438 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Altan | 1,431 | 3.2 | – |
| 29 | Çalışkan | 1,429 | 3.2 | – |
| 30 | Arslan | 1,400 | 3.2 | 11 |
How do these counts compare with Aksaray’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 441,136 in 2025, about 9.8 in every 1,000 people in Aksaray are called Kılıç. The 30 listed surnames together cover 72,067 people, 16.3% of the population.1,2
Aksaray lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 7.0% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 412,172 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 416,367 |
| 2020 | 423,011 |
| 2021 | 429,069 |
| 2022 | 433,055 |
| 2023 | 438,504 |
| 2024 | 439,474 |
| 2025 | 441,136 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AnkaraAnkara: Yılmaz leads (88,766 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 12th there with 36,313.
- KırşehirKırşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,505 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 7th there with 2,520.
- KonyaKonya: Yılmaz leads (24,625 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 17th there with 9,311.
- NevşehirNevşehir: Yılmaz leads (4,774 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 14th there with 1,433.
- NiğdeNiğde: Yılmaz leads (5,303 people); Kılıç, first in Aksaray, ranks 12th there with 2,087.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Aksaray’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kılıç 4,001 | Öztürk 3,964 | Koçak 3,671 |
| 2019 | Kılıç 4,098 | Öztürk 4,021 | Koçak 3,719 |
| 2020 | Kılıç 4,172 | Öztürk 4,087 | Koçak 3,773 |
| 2021 | Kılıç 4,234 | Öztürk 4,109 | Koçak 3,832 |
| 2022 | Kılıç 4,268 | Öztürk 4,134 | Koçak 3,858 |
| 2023 | Kılıç 4,284 | Öztürk 4,189 | Koçak 3,902 |
| 2024 | Kılıç 4,302 | Öztürk 4,150 | Koçak 3,907 |
| 2025 | Kılıç 4,340 | Öztürk 4,161 | Koçak 3,914 |
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