Province·Marmara Region·Code 22
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Edirne
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Edirne is Yılmaz: 4,453 people in 2025. Çelik is second with 3,038. Yılmaz has led Edirne every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Edirne, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,453 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Çelik | 3,038 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,712 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,457 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 2,425 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,356 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 07 | Şahin | 2,182 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 2,085 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 09 | Çetin | 2,073 | 4.9 | 15 |
| 10 | Aydın | 2,028 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 11 | Yıldırım | 1,891 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 12 | Özkan | 1,773 | 4.2 | 22 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 1,717 | 4.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Çakır | 1,708 | 4.0 | 24 |
| 15 | Kurt | 1,557 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 16 | Engin | 1,376 | 3.3 | – |
| 17 | Özcan | 1,371 | 3.2 | 25 |
| 18 | Koç | 1,344 | 3.2 | 18 |
| 19 | Meriç | 1,319 | 3.1 | – |
| 20 | Arslan | 1,300 | 3.1 | 11 |
| 21 | Can | 1,265 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Yavuz | 1,239 | 2.9 | 23 |
| 23 | Doğan | 1,236 | 2.9 | 12 |
| 24 | Şen | 1,226 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Kara | 1,222 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 26 | Güler | 1,185 | 2.8 | – |
| 27 | Bulut | 1,167 | 2.8 | – |
| 28 | Keskin | 1,162 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Tuna | 1,087 | 2.6 | – |
| 30 | Korkmaz | 1,063 | 2.5 | 21 |
How do these counts compare with Edirne’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 422,438 in 2025, about 10.5 in every 1,000 people in Edirne are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 53,017 people, 12.6% of the population.1,2
Edirne lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.7% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 411,528 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 413,903 |
| 2020 | 407,763 |
| 2021 | 412,115 |
| 2022 | 414,714 |
| 2023 | 419,913 |
| 2024 | 421,247 |
| 2025 | 422,438 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,734 people in 2025, 2.0 times as many as in Edirne.
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,599 people in 2025, almost exactly as many as in Edirne.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 16,440 people in 2025, 3.7 times as many as in Edirne.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Edirne’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 4,374 | Çelik 2,769 | Demir 2,601 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 4,335 | Çelik 2,789 | Demir 2,602 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 4,253 | Çelik 2,783 | Demir 2,523 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 4,364 | Çelik 2,881 | Demir 2,613 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 4,366 | Çelik 2,910 | Demir 2,617 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 4,410 | Çelik 3,019 | Demir 2,660 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 4,421 | Çelik 3,018 | Demir 2,705 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 4,453 | Çelik 3,038 | Demir 2,712 |
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