Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 06
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Ankara 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Ankara is Yılmaz: 88,152 people in 2024. Şahin is second with 61,942. Yılmaz has led Ankara every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Ankara in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 88,152 | 15.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 61,942 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 03 | Yıldırım | 52,257 | 8.9 | 7 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 51,106 | 8.7 | 8 |
| 05 | Kaya | 50,982 | 8.7 | 2 |
| 06 | Demir | 47,216 | 8.1 | 3 |
| 07 | Özdemir | 46,746 | 8.0 | 10 |
| 08 | Çelik | 44,733 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 44,198 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Doğan | 40,999 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 11 | Arslan | 40,164 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 36,013 | 6.1 | 13 |
| 13 | Aydın | 34,129 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 14 | Ünal | 28,044 | 4.8 | – |
| 15 | Erdoğan | 24,986 | 4.3 | 26 |
| 16 | Koç | 24,941 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 17 | Çetin | 22,076 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 18 | Şimşek | 21,808 | 3.7 | 20 |
| 19 | Aslan | 21,677 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 20 | Özkan | 21,648 | 3.7 | 22 |
| 21 | Koçak | 19,008 | 3.2 | – |
| 22 | Özcan | 18,677 | 3.2 | 25 |
| 23 | Yalçın | 17,963 | 3.1 | – |
| 24 | Aktaş | 17,303 | 3.0 | 30 |
| 25 | Polat | 17,137 | 2.9 | 19 |
| 26 | Yüksel | 16,968 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Kara | 16,808 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 28 | Güler | 15,597 | 2.7 | – |
| 29 | Çakır | 14,980 | 2.6 | 24 |
| 30 | Kaplan | 14,162 | 2.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Ankara’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 5,864,049 in 2024, about 15.0 in every 1,000 people in Ankara are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 972,420 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Ankara lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 6.5% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 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 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksaray | Kılıç4,302 | Öztürk4,150 | Koçak3,907 |
| Bolu | Yılmaz6,122 | Öztürk4,314 | Özdemir3,694 |
| Çankırı | Yılmaz2,540 | Şahin1,974 | Çelik1,968 |
| Eskişehir | Yılmaz12,252 | Kaya8,539 | Demir7,658 |
| Kırıkkale | Yılmaz2,899 | Şahin2,797 | Doğan2,552 |
| Kırşehir | Yılmaz4,504 | Şahin4,410 | Kaya3,352 |
| Konya | Yılmaz24,581 | Çelik17,619 | Kaya17,426 |
- AksarayAksaray: Kılıç leads (4,302 people); Yılmaz, first in Ankara, ranks 4th there with 3,756.
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,122 people in 2024, 7% of the figure in Ankara.
- ÇankırıÇankırı: also Yılmaz, with 2,540 people in 2024, 3% of the figure in Ankara.
- EskişehirEskişehir: also Yılmaz, with 12,252 people in 2024, 14% of the figure in Ankara.
- KırıkkaleKırıkkale: also Yılmaz, with 2,899 people in 2024, 3% of the figure in Ankara.
- KırşehirKırşehir: also Yılmaz, with 4,504 people in 2024, 5% of the figure in Ankara.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,581 people in 2024, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Ankara puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 189,712 | 13 |
| Şahin | 142,690 | 13 |
| Kaya | 118,442 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 116,839 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 109,647 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 107,244 | 13 |
| Demir | 106,707 | 13 |
| Doğan | 102,278 | 13 |
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 Ankara between 2023 and 2024?
In Ankara’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 26 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +903 |
| Şahin | 2 | 2 | +928 |
| Yıldırım | 3 | 3 | +599 |
| Öztürk | 4 | 4 | +650 |
| Kaya | 5 | 5 | +566 |
| Demir | 6 | 6 | +724 |
| Özdemir | 7 | 7 | +563 |
| Çelik | 8 | 8 | +527 |
| Yıldız | 9 | 9 | +720 |
| Doğan | 10 | 10 | +528 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | +642 |
| Kılıç | 12 | 12 | +396 |
| Aydın | 13 | 13 | +279 |
| Ünal | 14 | 14 | +285 |
| Erdoğan | 16 | 15 | +341 |
| Koç | 15 | 16 | +239 |
| Çetin | 17 | 17 | +240 |
| Şimşek | 18 | 18 | +314 |
| Aslan | 20 | 19 | +491 |
| Özkan | 19 | 20 | +157 |
| Koçak | 21 | 21 | +215 |
| Özcan | 22 | 22 | +159 |
| Yalçın | 23 | 23 | +167 |
| Aktaş | 24 | 24 | +265 |
| Polat | 25 | 25 | +257 |
| Yüksel | 26 | 26 | +175 |
| Kara | 27 | 27 | +216 |
| Güler | 28 | 28 | +137 |
| Çakır | 29 | 29 | +255 |
| Kaplan | 30 | 30 | +219 |
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