Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 26
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Eskişehir
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Eskişehir is Yılmaz: 12,337 people in 2025. Kaya is second with 8,660. Yılmaz has led Eskişehir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Eskişehir in 2025?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,337 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 8,660 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 7,810 | 8.4 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 7,458 | 8.0 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 7,162 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 7,095 | 7.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 6,308 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 6,021 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 09 | Şahin | 5,633 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 10 | Çetin | 5,055 | 5.4 | 15 |
| 11 | Aydın | 4,756 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 12 | Özkan | 4,415 | 4.8 | 22 |
| 13 | Doğan | 4,348 | 4.7 | 12 |
| 14 | Özcan | 4,162 | 4.5 | 25 |
| 15 | Arslan | 4,032 | 4.3 | 11 |
| 16 | Kara | 3,568 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 17 | Şen | 3,511 | 3.8 | – |
| 18 | Kılıç | 3,480 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 19 | Çakır | 3,331 | 3.6 | 24 |
| 20 | Can | 3,169 | 3.4 | 27 |
| 21 | Ünal | 3,106 | 3.3 | – |
| 22 | Yavuz | 2,900 | 3.1 | 23 |
| 23 | Kurt | 2,826 | 3.0 | 17 |
| 24 | Erdoğan | 2,726 | 2.9 | 26 |
| 25 | Yüksel | 2,697 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Yalçın | 2,669 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Aktaş | 2,590 | 2.8 | 30 |
| 28 | Turan | 2,578 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Sarı | 2,569 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Güler | 2,548 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Eskişehir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 927,956 in 2025, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Eskişehir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 139,520 people, 15.0% of the population.1,2
Eskişehir lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 6.5% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 871,187 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 887,475 |
| 2020 | 888,828 |
| 2021 | 898,369 |
| 2022 | 906,617 |
| 2023 | 915,418 |
| 2024 | 921,630 |
| 2025 | 927,956 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afyonkarahisar | Yılmaz10,021 | Çelik8,853 | Yıldırım7,138 |
| Ankara | Yılmaz88,766 | Şahin62,512 | Yıldırım52,576 |
| Bilecik | Yılmaz3,322 | Kaya2,574 | Çelik2,491 |
| Bolu | Yılmaz6,106 | Öztürk4,374 | Özdemir3,703 |
| Konya | Yılmaz24,625 | Çelik17,663 | Kaya17,455 |
| Kütahya | Yılmaz6,301 | Demir5,249 | Öztürk5,093 |
- AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar: also Yılmaz, with 10,021 people in 2025, 81% of the figure in Eskişehir.
- AnkaraAnkara: also Yılmaz, with 88,766 people in 2025, 7.2 times as many as in Eskişehir.
- BilecikBilecik: also Yılmaz, with 3,322 people in 2025, 27% of the figure in Eskişehir.
- BoluBolu: also Yılmaz, with 6,106 people in 2025, 49% of the figure in Eskişehir.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,625 people in 2025, 2.0 times as many as in Eskişehir.
- KütahyaKütahya: also Yılmaz, with 6,301 people in 2025, 51% of the figure in Eskişehir.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Eskişehir’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 11,582 | Kaya 7,897 | Demir 6,883 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 11,664 | Kaya 7,985 | Demir 7,004 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 11,731 | Kaya 7,978 | Demir 7,144 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 11,867 | Kaya 8,117 | Demir 7,179 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 11,995 | Kaya 8,258 | Demir 7,298 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 12,116 | Kaya 8,423 | Demir 7,487 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 12,252 | Kaya 8,539 | Demir 7,658 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 12,337 | Kaya 8,660 | Demir 7,810 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Central Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2025 lists of the 13 provinces in the same region as Eskişehir puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 190,440 | 13 |
| Şahin | 143,267 | 13 |
| Kaya | 119,137 | 13 |
| Yıldırım | 117,274 | 13 |
| Öztürk | 109,984 | 13 |
| Yıldız | 107,889 | 13 |
| Demir | 107,486 | 13 |
| Doğan | 102,743 | 13 |
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 Eskişehir between 2024 and 2025?
In Eskişehir’s top 30 list between 2024 and 2025, no new surname entered; 1 moved up, 1 moved down and 28 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2024 | 2025 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +85 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +121 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +152 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | +67 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 5 | +63 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +49 |
| Öztürk | 7 | 7 | −28 |
| Özdemir | 8 | 8 | +18 |
| Şahin | 9 | 9 | +42 |
| Çetin | 10 | 10 | +82 |
| Aydın | 11 | 11 | +27 |
| Özkan | 12 | 12 | +30 |
| Doğan | 13 | 13 | +24 |
| Özcan | 14 | 14 | +2 |
| Arslan | 15 | 15 | +23 |
| Kara | 16 | 16 | −16 |
| Şen | 17 | 17 | +11 |
| Kılıç | 18 | 18 | +29 |
| Çakır | 19 | 19 | +2 |
| Can | 20 | 20 | −2 |
| Ünal | 21 | 21 | −7 |
| Yavuz | 22 | 22 | +16 |
| Kurt | 23 | 23 | +46 |
| Erdoğan | 24 | 24 | −7 |
| Yüksel | 25 | 25 | +22 |
| Yalçın | 26 | 26 | +19 |
| Aktaş | 27 | 27 | +5 |
| Turan | 28 | 28 | +13 |
| Sarı | 30 | 29 | +38 |
| Güler | 29 | 30 | −1 |
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