Province·Marmara Region·Code 22
TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Edirne 2019
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Edirne is Yılmaz: 4,335 people in 2019. Çelik is second with 2,789. Yılmaz has led Edirne every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Edirne, 2019
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,335 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Çelik | 2,789 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,602 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,426 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 2,386 | 5.8 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,265 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 07 | Şahin | 2,082 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 2,068 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 09 | Çetin | 2,040 | 4.9 | 15 |
| 10 | Aydın | 1,946 | 4.7 | 9 |
| 11 | Yıldırım | 1,807 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 1,760 | 4.3 | 13 |
| 13 | Özkan | 1,727 | 4.2 | 22 |
| 14 | Çakır | 1,693 | 4.1 | 23 |
| 15 | Kurt | 1,573 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 16 | Özcan | 1,395 | 3.4 | 24 |
| 17 | Engin | 1,385 | 3.3 | – |
| 18 | Meriç | 1,347 | 3.3 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 1,332 | 3.2 | 18 |
| 20 | Şen | 1,240 | 3.0 | – |
| 21 | Yavuz | 1,227 | 3.0 | 25 |
| 22 | Can | 1,221 | 2.9 | 27 |
| 23 | Kara | 1,200 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 24 | Güler | 1,186 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Arslan | 1,181 | 2.9 | 11 |
| 26 | Bulut | 1,149 | 2.8 | – |
| 27 | Doğan | 1,108 | 2.7 | 12 |
| 28 | Tuna | 1,089 | 2.6 | – |
| 29 | Keskin | 1,083 | 2.6 | – |
| 30 | Korkmaz | 1,034 | 2.5 | 21 |
How do these counts compare with Edirne’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 413,903 in 2019, about 10.5 in every 1,000 people in Edirne are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 51,676 people, 12.5% of the population.1,2
Edirne lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 0.6% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 411,528 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 413,903 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,417 people in 2019, 1.9 times as many as in Edirne.
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,388 people in 2019, almost exactly as many as in Edirne.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 14,721 people in 2019, 3.4 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