Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 27
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Gaziantep
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Gaziantep is Yılmaz: 44,667 people in 2025. Kaya is second with 38,340. Yılmaz has led Gaziantep every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Gaziantep, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 44,667 | 20.1 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 38,340 | 17.3 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 36,919 | 16.6 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldırım | 29,645 | 13.3 | 7 |
| 05 | Aslan | 29,116 | 13.1 | 14 |
| 06 | Çelik | 28,814 | 13.0 | 4 |
| 07 | Polat | 26,210 | 11.8 | 19 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 24,847 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 09 | Doğan | 23,726 | 10.7 | 12 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 23,024 | 10.4 | 13 |
| 11 | Şahin | 22,597 | 10.2 | 6 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 20,247 | 9.1 | 5 |
| 13 | Bozkurt | 18,383 | 8.3 | – |
| 14 | Öztürk | 15,844 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 15 | Arslan | 15,510 | 7.0 | 11 |
| 16 | Kurt | 14,891 | 6.7 | 17 |
| 17 | Korkmaz | 14,661 | 6.6 | 21 |
| 18 | Kaplan | 14,311 | 6.4 | – |
| 19 | Güneş | 10,818 | 4.9 | 29 |
| 20 | Kılınç | 9,314 | 4.2 | – |
| 21 | Yaşar | 9,219 | 4.1 | – |
| 22 | Şimşek | 9,114 | 4.1 | 20 |
| 23 | Kara | 8,675 | 3.9 | 16 |
| 24 | Çetin | 8,484 | 3.8 | 15 |
| 25 | Avcı | 8,459 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Yavuz | 8,044 | 3.6 | 23 |
| 27 | Yalçın | 7,598 | 3.4 | – |
| 28 | Taş | 7,472 | 3.4 | – |
| 29 | Ateş | 7,336 | 3.3 | – |
| 30 | Bulut | 7,320 | 3.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Gaziantep’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 2,222,415 in 2025, about 20.1 in every 1,000 people in Gaziantep are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 543,605 people, 24.5% of the population.1,2
Gaziantep lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 9.6% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 2,028,563 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,069,364 |
| 2020 | 2,101,157 |
| 2021 | 2,130,432 |
| 2022 | 2,154,051 |
| 2023 | 2,164,134 |
| 2024 | 2,193,363 |
| 2025 | 2,222,415 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdıyamanAdıyaman: Doğan leads (8,594 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 6th there with 6,956.
- HatayHatay: also Yılmaz, with 15,515 people in 2025, 35% of the figure in Gaziantep.
- KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş: Demir leads (14,767 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 4th there with 10,349.
- KilisKilis: also Yılmaz, with 2,843 people in 2025, 6% of the figure in Gaziantep.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: Demir leads (5,600 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 2nd there with 5,183.
- ŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfa: Demir leads (61,607 people); Yılmaz, first in Gaziantep, ranks 10th there with 16,795.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Gaziantep’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 40,816 | Kaya 34,828 | Demir 33,053 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 41,477 | Kaya 35,529 | Demir 33,676 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 42,230 | Kaya 36,149 | Demir 34,511 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 42,728 | Kaya 36,609 | Demir 35,039 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 43,254 | Kaya 37,157 | Demir 35,507 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 43,585 | Kaya 37,374 | Demir 35,797 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 44,195 | Kaya 37,808 | Demir 36,292 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 44,667 | Kaya 38,340 | Demir 36,919 |
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