Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 06
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Ankara
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Ankara is Yılmaz: 88,766 people in 2025. Şahin is second with 62,512. Yılmaz has led Ankara every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Ankara, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 88,766 | 15.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 62,512 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 03 | Yıldırım | 52,576 | 8.9 | 7 |
| 04 | Kaya | 51,478 | 8.7 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 51,384 | 8.7 | 8 |
| 06 | Demir | 47,768 | 8.1 | 3 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 47,075 | 8.0 | 10 |
| 08 | Çelik | 45,115 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 44,617 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Doğan | 41,321 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 11 | Arslan | 40,531 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 36,313 | 6.1 | 13 |
| 13 | Aydın | 34,620 | 5.9 | 9 |
| 14 | Ünal | 28,157 | 4.8 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 25,118 | 4.2 | 18 |
| 16 | Erdoğan | 25,038 | 4.2 | 26 |
| 17 | Çetin | 22,376 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 18 | Şimşek | 21,986 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 19 | Aslan | 21,980 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 20 | Özkan | 21,751 | 3.7 | 22 |
| 21 | Koçak | 19,178 | 3.2 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 18,856 | 3.2 | 25 |
| 23 | Yalçın | 18,013 | 3.0 | – |
| 24 | Aktaş | 17,479 | 3.0 | 30 |
| 25 | Polat | 17,359 | 2.9 | 19 |
| 26 | Kara | 17,124 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 27 | Yüksel | 17,009 | 2.9 | – |
| 28 | Güler | 15,782 | 2.7 | – |
| 29 | Çakır | 15,133 | 2.6 | 24 |
| 30 | Kaplan | 14,233 | 2.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Ankara’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 5,910,320 in 2025, about 15.0 in every 1,000 people in Ankara are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 980,648 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Ankara lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 7.4% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 5,503,985 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,639,076 |
| 2020 | 5,663,322 |
| 2021 | 5,747,325 |
| 2022 | 5,782,285 |
| 2023 | 5,803,482 |
| 2024 | 5,864,049 |
| 2025 | 5,910,320 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AksarayAksaray: Kılıç leads (4,340 people); Yılmaz, first in Ankara, ranks 4th there with 3,769.
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,106 people in 2025, 7% of the figure in Ankara.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,525 people in 2025, 3% of the figure in Ankara.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,337 people in 2025, 14% of the figure in Ankara.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: also Yılmaz, with 2,896 people in 2025, 3% of the figure in Ankara.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Yılmaz, with 4,505 people in 2025, 5% of the figure in Ankara.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,625 people in 2025, 28% of the figure in Ankara.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Ankara’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 83,212 | Şahin 57,665 | Yıldırım 48,683 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 84,764 | Şahin 58,855 | Yıldırım 49,680 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 85,520 | Şahin 59,558 | Yıldırım 50,161 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 86,270 | Şahin 60,500 | Yıldırım 50,949 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 86,884 | Şahin 61,158 | Yıldırım 51,458 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 87,249 | Şahin 61,014 | Yıldırım 51,658 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 88,152 | Şahin 61,942 | Yıldırım 52,257 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 88,766 | Şahin 62,512 | Yıldırım 52,576 |
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