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TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Antalya 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Antalya is Yılmaz: 38,478 people in 2021. Kaya is second with 25,493. Yılmaz has led Antalya every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Antalya, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 38,478 | 14.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 25,493 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 23,735 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 23,651 | 9.0 | 4 |
| 05 | Şahin | 22,125 | 8.4 | 6 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 20,061 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 19,349 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 08 | Çetin | 17,350 | 6.6 | 15 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 16,909 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 10 | Öztürk | 15,105 | 5.8 | 8 |
| 11 | Arslan | 14,934 | 5.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Doğan | 14,108 | 5.4 | 12 |
| 13 | Aydın | 13,281 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 14 | Şimşek | 10,456 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 15 | Uysal | 10,436 | 4.0 | – |
| 16 | Kara | 10,089 | 3.9 | 16 |
| 17 | Ünal | 9,815 | 3.7 | – |
| 18 | Aslan | 9,243 | 3.5 | 14 |
| 19 | Özkan | 9,078 | 3.5 | 22 |
| 20 | Erdoğan | 8,660 | 3.3 | 26 |
| 21 | Acar | 8,633 | 3.3 | 28 |
| 22 | Kaplan | 8,301 | 3.2 | – |
| 23 | Kurt | 7,777 | 3.0 | 17 |
| 24 | Sarı | 7,592 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Yavuz | 7,463 | 2.8 | 24 |
| 26 | Kılıç | 7,421 | 2.8 | 13 |
| 27 | Koç | 7,401 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 28 | Aksoy | 7,322 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Şen | 7,287 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Ateş | 7,253 | 2.8 | – |
How do these counts compare with Antalya’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,619,832 in 2021, about 14.7 in every 1,000 people in Antalya are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 408,806 people, 15.6% of the population.1,2
Antalya lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 8.0% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 2,426,356 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,511,700 |
| 2020 | 2,548,308 |
| 2021 | 2,619,832 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,439 people in 2021, 9% of the figure in Antalya.
- IspartaIsparta: also Yılmaz, with 6,543 people in 2021, 17% of the figure in Antalya.
- KaramanKaraman: also Yılmaz, with 3,419 people in 2021, 9% of the figure in Antalya.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 23,987 people in 2021, 62% of the figure in Antalya.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,268 people in 2021, 66% of the figure in Antalya.
- MuğlaMuğla: also Yılmaz, with 12,948 people in 2021, 34% 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 |
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