Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 15
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Burdur
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Burdur is Yılmaz: 3,390 people in 2025. Çelik is second with 2,915. Yılmaz has led Burdur every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Burdur, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,390 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 02 | Çelik | 2,915 | 10.5 | 4 |
| 03 | Kaya | 2,832 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 04 | Özdemir | 2,142 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 05 | Demir | 2,135 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,129 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 2,054 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 08 | Şahin | 2,040 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 09 | Acar | 1,958 | 7.1 | 28 |
| 10 | Yıldırım | 1,627 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 11 | Uysal | 1,584 | 5.7 | – |
| 12 | Çetin | 1,542 | 5.6 | 15 |
| 13 | Şimşek | 1,443 | 5.2 | 20 |
| 14 | Arslan | 1,388 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 15 | Özcan | 1,367 | 4.9 | 25 |
| 16 | Özkan | 1,273 | 4.6 | 22 |
| 17 | Ünal | 1,141 | 4.1 | – |
| 18 | Yavuz | 1,136 | 4.1 | 23 |
| 19 | Can | 1,084 | 3.9 | 27 |
| 20 | Kılınç | 1,057 | 3.8 | – |
| 21 | Aydın | 1,055 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 22 | Erdem | 1,039 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Akın | 1,037 | 3.7 | – |
| 24 | Çakır | 1,007 | 3.6 | 24 |
| 25 | Doğan | 990 | 3.6 | 12 |
| 26 | Tekin | 976 | 3.5 | – |
| 27 | Aksoy | 954 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Erkan | 951 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Kara | 926 | 3.3 | 16 |
| 30 | Ay | 915 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Burdur’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 277,226 in 2025, about 12.2 in every 1,000 people in Burdur are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 46,087 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Burdur lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.7% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 269,926 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 270,796 |
| 2020 | 267,092 |
| 2021 | 273,716 |
| 2022 | 273,799 |
| 2023 | 277,452 |
| 2024 | 275,826 |
| 2025 | 277,226 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar: also Yılmaz, with 10,021 people in 2025, 3.0 times as many as in Burdur.
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 40,245 people in 2025, 11.9 times as many as in Burdur.
- DenizliDenizli: also Yılmaz, with 12,744 people in 2025, 3.8 times as many as in Burdur.
- IspartaIsparta: also Yılmaz, with 6,545 people in 2025, 1.9 times as many as in Burdur.
- MuğlaMuğla: also Yılmaz, with 13,977 people in 2025, 4.1 times as many as in Burdur.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Burdur’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,318 | Çelik 2,915 | Kaya 2,658 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,352 | Çelik 2,936 | Kaya 2,726 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,310 | Çelik 2,881 | Kaya 2,657 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,439 | Çelik 2,917 | Kaya 2,765 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,430 | Çelik 2,898 | Kaya 2,793 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 3,432 | Çelik 2,997 | Kaya 2,880 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 3,410 | Çelik 2,932 | Kaya 2,818 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 3,390 | Çelik 2,915 | Kaya 2,832 |
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