Province·Aegean Region·Code 09
TÜİK · ADNKS 2020The most common surnames in Aydın 2020
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Aydın is Yılmaz: 12,076 people in 2020. Demir is second with 9,887. Yılmaz has led Aydın every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Aydın, 2020
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,076 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 9,887 | 8.8 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 9,872 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 04 | Çelik | 8,606 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 7,820 | 7.0 | 7 |
| 06 | Aydın | 7,684 | 6.9 | 9 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 7,468 | 6.7 | 8 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 7,356 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 09 | Yıldız | 7,352 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 10 | Şahin | 6,084 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 11 | Çetin | 5,695 | 5.1 | 15 |
| 12 | Arslan | 5,522 | 4.9 | 11 |
| 13 | Özkan | 4,164 | 3.7 | 22 |
| 14 | Doğan | 4,135 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 15 | Özcan | 3,844 | 3.4 | 25 |
| 16 | Acar | 3,689 | 3.3 | 28 |
| 17 | Şimşek | 3,549 | 3.2 | 20 |
| 18 | Avcı | 3,482 | 3.1 | – |
| 19 | Güler | 3,467 | 3.1 | – |
| 20 | Kılıç | 3,349 | 3.0 | 13 |
| 21 | Can | 3,342 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Aslan | 3,297 | 2.9 | 14 |
| 23 | Çoban | 3,176 | 2.8 | – |
| 24 | Aktaş | 3,137 | 2.8 | 30 |
| 25 | Uysal | 3,113 | 2.8 | – |
| 26 | Koç | 3,009 | 2.7 | 18 |
| 27 | Kurt | 2,862 | 2.6 | 17 |
| 28 | Korkmaz | 2,831 | 2.5 | 21 |
| 29 | Özer | 2,817 | 2.5 | – |
| 30 | Çakır | 2,797 | 2.5 | 23 |
How do these counts compare with Aydın’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,119,084 in 2020, about 10.8 in every 1,000 people in Aydın are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 155,482 people, 13.9% of the population.1,2
Aydın lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.9% between 2018 and 2020.2
| 2018 | 1,097,746 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,110,972 |
| 2020 | 1,119,084 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- DenizliDenizli: also Yılmaz, with 12,387 people in 2020, almost exactly as many as in Aydın.
- IzmirIzmir: also Yılmaz, with 52,615 people in 2020, 4.4 times as many as in Aydın.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 18,724 people in 2020, 1.6 times as many as in Aydın.
- MuğlaMuğla: also Yılmaz, with 12,724 people in 2020, 1.1 times as many as in Aydın.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Aydın’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 11,922 | Demir 9,733 | Kaya 9,720 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 12,041 | Demir 9,840 | Kaya 9,835 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 12,076 | Demir 9,887 | Kaya 9,872 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 12,290 | Kaya 10,035 | Demir 10,031 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 12,401 | Kaya 10,253 | Demir 10,221 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 12,524 | Demir 10,443 | Kaya 10,438 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 12,563 | Kaya 10,507 | Demir 10,472 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 12,591 | Kaya 10,652 | Demir 10,450 |
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