Province·Marmara Region·Code 22
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Edirne 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Edirne is Yılmaz: 4,421 people in 2024. Çelik is second with 3,018. Yılmaz has led Edirne every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Edirne in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,421 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 02 | Çelik | 3,018 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,705 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,415 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 2,399 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,340 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 07 | Şahin | 2,179 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 2,115 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 09 | Çetin | 2,093 | 5.0 | 15 |
| 10 | Aydın | 1,991 | 4.7 | 9 |
| 11 | Yıldırım | 1,872 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 12 | Özkan | 1,828 | 4.3 | 22 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 1,733 | 4.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Çakır | 1,714 | 4.1 | 24 |
| 15 | Kurt | 1,583 | 3.8 | 17 |
| 16 | Engin | 1,399 | 3.3 | – |
| 17 | Özcan | 1,384 | 3.3 | 25 |
| 18 | Meriç | 1,322 | 3.1 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 1,315 | 3.1 | 18 |
| 20 | Arslan | 1,267 | 3.0 | 11 |
| 21 | Can | 1,243 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 22 | Yavuz | 1,239 | 2.9 | 23 |
| 23 | Şen | 1,234 | 2.9 | – |
| 24 | Güler | 1,201 | 2.9 | – |
| 25 | Kara | 1,199 | 2.8 | 16 |
| 26 | Doğan | 1,180 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 27 | Keskin | 1,171 | 2.8 | – |
| 28 | Bulut | 1,147 | 2.7 | – |
| 29 | Korkmaz | 1,080 | 2.6 | 21 |
| 30 | Tuna | 1,067 | 2.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Edirne’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 421,247 in 2024, about 10.5 in every 1,000 people in Edirne are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 52,854 people, 12.5% of the population.1,2
Edirne lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.4% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 411,528 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 413,903 |
| 2020 | 407,763 |
| 2021 | 412,115 |
| 2022 | 414,714 |
| 2023 | 419,913 |
| 2024 | 421,247 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale | Yılmaz8,664 | Kaya5,289 | Şahin5,119 |
| Kırklareli | Yılmaz4,541 | Demir2,211 | Çetin2,183 |
| Tekirdağ | Yılmaz16,304 | Kaya10,702 | Demir10,485 |
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,664 people in 2024, 2.0 times as many as in Edirne.
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,541 people in 2024, almost exactly as many as in Edirne.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 16,304 people in 2024, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Edirne puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 383,038 | 11 |
| Kaya | 261,622 | 11 |
| Demir | 242,734 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 219,413 | 11 |
| Aydın | 212,115 | 11 |
| Şahin | 208,936 | 11 |
| Çelik | 205,599 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 202,783 | 11 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Edirne between 2023 and 2024?
In Edirne’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 2 moved up, 3 moved down and 25 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +11 |
| Çelik | 2 | 2 | −1 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +45 |
| Kaya | 4 | 4 | ±0 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | +31 |
| Yıldız | 6 | 6 | +50 |
| Şahin | 7 | 7 | +6 |
| Özdemir | 8 | 8 | +18 |
| Çetin | 9 | 9 | +5 |
| Aydın | 10 | 10 | +37 |
| Yıldırım | 11 | 11 | −2 |
| Özkan | 12 | 12 | +37 |
| Kılıç | 13 | 13 | −12 |
| Çakır | 14 | 14 | −13 |
| Kurt | 15 | 15 | −13 |
| Engin | 16 | 16 | −5 |
| Özcan | 17 | 17 | −3 |
| Meriç | 18 | 18 | +5 |
| Koç | 19 | 19 | +15 |
| Arslan | 20 | 20 | +21 |
| Can | 23 | 21 | +13 |
| Yavuz | 21 | 22 | −6 |
| Şen | 22 | 23 | +3 |
| Güler | 24 | 24 | −10 |
| Kara | 25 | 25 | ±0 |
| Doğan | 26 | 26 | +39 |
| Keskin | 27 | 27 | +41 |
| Bulut | 28 | 28 | +29 |
| Korkmaz | 30 | 29 | +22 |
| Tuna | 29 | 30 | −30 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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