Province·Marmara Region·Code 16
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Bursa
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Bursa is Yılmaz: 46,316 people in 2025. Aydın is second with 32,946. Yılmaz has led Bursa every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Bursa, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 46,316 | 14.2 | 1 |
| 02 | Aydın | 32,946 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 03 | Kaya | 31,926 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 04 | Demir | 30,743 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 29,186 | 8.9 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 29,055 | 8.9 | 5 |
| 07 | Çelik | 26,020 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 08 | Şahin | 24,489 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 23,938 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 20,052 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 11 | Arslan | 18,297 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 12 | Şen | 15,520 | 4.8 | – |
| 13 | Kılıç | 15,358 | 4.7 | 13 |
| 14 | Aslan | 14,865 | 4.6 | 14 |
| 15 | Doğan | 13,466 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 16 | Çetin | 13,078 | 4.0 | 15 |
| 17 | Çakır | 12,868 | 3.9 | 24 |
| 18 | Güler | 12,788 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Turan | 12,149 | 3.7 | – |
| 20 | Korkmaz | 11,840 | 3.6 | 21 |
| 21 | Mutlu | 11,814 | 3.6 | – |
| 22 | Acar | 11,781 | 3.6 | 28 |
| 23 | Bayram | 11,714 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Yavuz | 11,708 | 3.6 | 23 |
| 25 | Özkan | 11,081 | 3.4 | 22 |
| 26 | Güneş | 9,836 | 3.0 | 29 |
| 27 | Kurt | 9,765 | 3.0 | 17 |
| 28 | Kara | 9,711 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 29 | Koç | 9,456 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 30 | Aktaş | 8,995 | 2.8 | 30 |
How do these counts compare with Bursa’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 3,263,011 in 2025, about 14.2 in every 1,000 people in Bursa are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 540,761 people, 16.6% of the population.1,2
Bursa lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 9.0% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 2,994,521 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,056,120 |
| 2020 | 3,101,833 |
| 2021 | 3,147,818 |
| 2022 | 3,194,720 |
| 2023 | 3,214,571 |
| 2024 | 3,238,618 |
| 2025 | 3,263,011 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BalıkesirBalıkesir: also Yılmaz, with 14,345 people in 2025, 31% of the figure in Bursa.
- BilecikBilecik: also Yılmaz, with 3,322 people in 2025, 7% of the figure in Bursa.
- KocaeliKocaeli: also Yılmaz, with 33,865 people in 2025, 73% of the figure in Bursa.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,301 people in 2025, 14% of the figure in Bursa.
- SakaryaSakarya: also Yılmaz, with 17,597 people in 2025, 38% of the figure in Bursa.
- YalovaYalova: also Yılmaz, with 4,275 people in 2025, 9% of the figure in Bursa.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Bursa’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 43,526 | Aydın 31,091 | Kaya 28,737 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 44,152 | Aydın 31,653 | Kaya 29,371 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 44,807 | Aydın 32,112 | Kaya 29,865 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 45,224 | Aydın 32,260 | Kaya 30,355 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 45,665 | Aydın 32,557 | Kaya 30,934 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 45,834 | Aydın 32,597 | Kaya 31,146 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 46,156 | Aydın 32,806 | Kaya 31,577 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 46,316 | Aydın 32,946 | Kaya 31,926 |
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