Province·Aegean Region·Code 20
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Denizli
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Denizli is Yılmaz: 12,744 people in 2025. Yıldırım is second with 8,346. Yılmaz has led Denizli every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Denizli, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,744 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Yıldırım | 8,346 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 03 | Kaya | 7,527 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Demir | 7,227 | 6.8 | 3 |
| 05 | Çelik | 6,868 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 06 | Özdemir | 6,699 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 07 | Çetin | 6,303 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 5,885 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 09 | Arslan | 5,704 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 10 | Şahin | 5,505 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 11 | Yıldız | 5,427 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 12 | Acar | 4,990 | 4.7 | 28 |
| 13 | Aydın | 4,905 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 14 | Özcan | 4,176 | 3.9 | 25 |
| 15 | Doğan | 3,708 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 16 | Özkan | 3,700 | 3.5 | 22 |
| 17 | Çoban | 3,618 | 3.4 | – |
| 18 | Kılıç | 3,543 | 3.3 | 13 |
| 19 | Güngör | 3,299 | 3.1 | – |
| 20 | Tekin | 3,220 | 3.0 | – |
| 21 | Erdoğan | 3,121 | 2.9 | 26 |
| 22 | Çakır | 3,095 | 2.9 | 24 |
| 23 | Can | 3,047 | 2.9 | 27 |
| 24 | Şimşek | 2,972 | 2.8 | 20 |
| 25 | Kara | 2,962 | 2.8 | 16 |
| 26 | Uysal | 2,959 | 2.8 | – |
| 27 | Sarı | 2,919 | 2.8 | – |
| 28 | Akyol | 2,851 | 2.7 | – |
| 29 | Aksoy | 2,770 | 2.6 | – |
| 30 | Kurt | 2,743 | 2.6 | 17 |
How do these counts compare with Denizli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,060,975 in 2025, about 12.0 in every 1,000 people in Denizli are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 142,833 people, 13.5% of the population.1,2
Denizli lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.2% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 1,027,782 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,037,208 |
| 2020 | 1,040,915 |
| 2021 | 1,051,056 |
| 2022 | 1,056,332 |
| 2023 | 1,059,082 |
| 2024 | 1,061,371 |
| 2025 | 1,060,975 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar: also Yılmaz, with 10,021 people in 2025, 79% of the figure in Denizli.
- AydınAydın: also Yılmaz, with 12,591 people in 2025, almost exactly as many as in Denizli.
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,390 people in 2025, 27% of the figure in Denizli.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 18,997 people in 2025, 1.5 times as many as in Denizli.
- MuğlaMuğla: also Yılmaz, with 13,977 people in 2025, 1.1 times as many as in Denizli.
- UşakUşak: also Yılmaz, with 5,677 people in 2025, 45% of the figure in Denizli.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Denizli’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 12,364 | Yıldırım 8,062 | Kaya 7,182 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 12,367 | Yıldırım 8,091 | Kaya 7,216 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 12,387 | Yıldırım 8,156 | Kaya 7,283 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 12,487 | Yıldırım 8,233 | Kaya 7,336 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 12,590 | Yıldırım 8,271 | Kaya 7,417 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 12,626 | Yıldırım 8,282 | Kaya 7,469 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 12,641 | Yıldırım 8,286 | Kaya 7,598 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 12,744 | Yıldırım 8,346 | Kaya 7,527 |
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