Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 06
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Ankara 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Ankara is Yılmaz: 87,249 people in 2023. Şahin is second with 61,014. Yılmaz has led Ankara every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Ankara, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 87,249 | 15.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 61,014 | 10.5 | 6 |
| 03 | Yıldırım | 51,658 | 8.9 | 7 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 50,456 | 8.7 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 50,416 | 8.7 | 2 |
| 06 | Demir | 46,492 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 46,183 | 8.0 | 10 |
| 08 | Çelik | 44,206 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 43,478 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Doğan | 40,471 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 11 | Arslan | 39,522 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 35,617 | 6.1 | 13 |
| 13 | Aydın | 33,850 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 14 | Ünal | 27,759 | 4.8 | – |
| 15 | Koç | 24,702 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 16 | Erdoğan | 24,645 | 4.2 | 26 |
| 17 | Çetin | 21,836 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 18 | Şimşek | 21,494 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 19 | Özkan | 21,491 | 3.7 | 22 |
| 20 | Aslan | 21,186 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 21 | Koçak | 18,793 | 3.2 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 18,518 | 3.2 | 25 |
| 23 | Yalçın | 17,796 | 3.1 | – |
| 24 | Aktaş | 17,038 | 2.9 | 30 |
| 25 | Polat | 16,880 | 2.9 | 19 |
| 26 | Yüksel | 16,793 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Kara | 16,592 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 28 | Güler | 15,460 | 2.7 | – |
| 29 | Çakır | 14,725 | 2.5 | 24 |
| 30 | Kaplan | 13,943 | 2.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Ankara’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 5,803,482 in 2023, about 15.0 in every 1,000 people in Ankara are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 960,263 people, 16.5% of the population.1,2
Ankara lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 5.4% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 5,503,985 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,639,076 |
| 2020 | 5,663,322 |
| 2021 | 5,747,325 |
| 2022 | 5,782,285 |
| 2023 | 5,803,482 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AksarayAksaray: Kılıç leads (4,284 people); Yılmaz, first in Ankara, ranks 4th there with 3,717.
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,053 people in 2023, 7% of the figure in Ankara.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,646 people in 2023, 3% of the figure in Ankara.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,116 people in 2023, 14% of the figure in Ankara.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: also Yılmaz, with 2,930 people in 2023, 3% of the figure in Ankara.
- KırşehirKırşehir: Şahin leads (4,530 people); Yılmaz, first in Ankara, ranks 2nd there with 4,519.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,456 people in 2023, 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