Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 07
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Antalya
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Antalya is Yılmaz: 40,245 people in 2025. Kaya is second with 27,549. Yılmaz has led Antalya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Antalya in 2025?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 40,245 | 14.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 27,549 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 25,471 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 25,177 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 05 | Şahin | 23,478 | 8.5 | 6 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 21,196 | 7.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 20,420 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 08 | Çetin | 17,912 | 6.4 | 15 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 17,654 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 10 | Öztürk | 15,812 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 11 | Arslan | 15,807 | 5.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Doğan | 14,961 | 5.4 | 12 |
| 13 | Aydın | 14,151 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 14 | Şimşek | 10,901 | 3.9 | 20 |
| 15 | Uysal | 10,691 | 3.8 | – |
| 16 | Kara | 10,618 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 17 | Aslan | 10,411 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 18 | Ünal | 10,112 | 3.6 | – |
| 19 | Özkan | 9,406 | 3.4 | 22 |
| 20 | Erdoğan | 9,125 | 3.3 | 26 |
| 21 | Acar | 9,050 | 3.3 | 28 |
| 22 | Kaplan | 8,682 | 3.1 | – |
| 23 | Kurt | 8,304 | 3.0 | 17 |
| 24 | Kılıç | 8,162 | 2.9 | 13 |
| 25 | Sarı | 7,959 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Koç | 7,874 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 27 | Yavuz | 7,768 | 2.8 | 23 |
| 28 | Aksoy | 7,720 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Korkmaz | 7,701 | 2.8 | 21 |
| 30 | Şen | 7,608 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Antalya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,777,677 in 2025, about 14.5 in every 1,000 people in Antalya are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 431,925 people, 15.5% of the population.1,2
Antalya lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 14.5% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 2,426,356 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,511,700 |
| 2020 | 2,548,308 |
| 2021 | 2,619,832 |
| 2022 | 2,688,004 |
| 2023 | 2,696,249 |
| 2024 | 2,722,103 |
| 2025 | 2,777,677 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdur | Yılmaz3,390 | Çelik2,915 | Kaya2,832 |
| Isparta | Yılmaz6,545 | Çelik5,975 | Kaya5,020 |
| Karaman | Yılmaz3,498 | Şahin2,499 | Uysal2,170 |
| Konya | Yılmaz24,625 | Çelik17,663 | Kaya17,455 |
| Mersin | Yılmaz25,871 | Demir19,976 | Kaya19,806 |
| Muğla | Yılmaz13,977 | Kaya10,839 | Şahin9,028 |
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,390 people in 2025, 8% of the figure in Antalya.
- IspartaIsparta: also Yılmaz, with 6,545 people in 2025, 16% of the figure in Antalya.
- KaramanKaraman: also Yılmaz, with 3,498 people in 2025, 9% of the figure in Antalya.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,625 people in 2025, 61% of the figure in Antalya.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,871 people in 2025, 64% of the figure in Antalya.
- MuğlaMuğla: also Yılmaz, with 13,977 people in 2025, 35% of the figure in Antalya.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Antalya’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 36,865 | Kaya 23,987 | Çelik 22,494 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 37,646 | Kaya 24,731 | Çelik 22,866 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 38,259 | Kaya 25,148 | Çelik 23,406 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 38,478 | Kaya 25,493 | Demir 23,735 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 38,917 | Kaya 25,921 | Demir 24,045 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 39,425 | Kaya 26,499 | Demir 24,572 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 39,823 | Kaya 27,034 | Demir 24,959 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 40,245 | Kaya 27,549 | Demir 25,471 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Mediterranean Region?
Adding the published 2025 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Antalya puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 133,244 | 8 |
| Kaya | 106,380 | 8 |
| Demir | 104,665 | 8 |
| Çelik | 82,223 | 7 |
| Yıldız | 81,628 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 81,374 | 8 |
| Şahin | 81,081 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 70,017 | 8 |
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 Antalya between 2024 and 2025?
In Antalya’s top 30 list between 2024 and 2025, 1 surname entered and 1 left; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 25 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2024 | 2025 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +422 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +515 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +512 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | +404 |
| Şahin | 5 | 5 | +425 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +204 |
| Yıldız | 7 | 7 | +201 |
| Çetin | 8 | 8 | +167 |
| Özdemir | 9 | 9 | +150 |
| Öztürk | 11 | 10 | +231 |
| Arslan | 10 | 11 | +206 |
| Doğan | 12 | 12 | +213 |
| Aydın | 13 | 13 | +223 |
| Şimşek | 14 | 14 | +162 |
| Uysal | 15 | 15 | +67 |
| Kara | 16 | 16 | +138 |
| Aslan | 18 | 17 | +342 |
| Ünal | 17 | 18 | +26 |
| Özkan | 19 | 19 | +82 |
| Erdoğan | 20 | 20 | +167 |
| Acar | 21 | 21 | +111 |
| Kaplan | 22 | 22 | +122 |
| Kurt | 23 | 23 | +106 |
| Kılıç | 24 | 24 | +195 |
| Sarı | 25 | 25 | +86 |
| Koç | 26 | 26 | +69 |
| Yavuz | 27 | 27 | +81 |
| Aksoy | 28 | 28 | +95 |
| Korkmaz | Entered | 29 | — |
| Şen | 30 | 30 | +91 |
| Ateş | 29 | Left | — |
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