Province·Mediterranean Region·Code 31
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Hatay
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Hatay is Yılmaz: 15,515 people in 2025. Kaya is second with 12,124. Yılmaz has led Hatay every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Hatay, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 15,515 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 12,124 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 03 | Arslan | 11,189 | 7.1 | 11 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 10,915 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 05 | Demir | 10,876 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 10,486 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Aslan | 9,270 | 5.9 | 14 |
| 08 | Kara | 8,387 | 5.3 | 16 |
| 09 | Çelik | 8,122 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 10 | Dönmez | 7,605 | 4.8 | – |
| 11 | Özdemir | 7,330 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 12 | Öztürk | 7,236 | 4.6 | 8 |
| 13 | Kurt | 6,804 | 4.3 | 17 |
| 14 | Şahin | 6,234 | 4.0 | 6 |
| 15 | Şanverdi | 6,130 | 3.9 | – |
| 16 | Doğan | 5,840 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 17 | Doğru | 5,801 | 3.7 | – |
| 18 | Ateş | 5,708 | 3.6 | – |
| 19 | Aydın | 5,505 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 20 | Kılıç | 5,316 | 3.4 | 13 |
| 21 | Güler | 5,219 | 3.3 | – |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 4,949 | 3.1 | 21 |
| 23 | Çolak | 4,847 | 3.1 | – |
| 24 | Kılınç | 4,697 | 3.0 | – |
| 25 | Avcı | 4,597 | 2.9 | – |
| 26 | Köse | 4,539 | 2.9 | – |
| 27 | Yalçın | 4,394 | 2.8 | – |
| 28 | Bozkurt | 4,360 | 2.8 | – |
| 29 | Keskin | 4,343 | 2.8 | – |
| 30 | Çetin | 4,223 | 2.7 | 15 |
How do these counts compare with Hatay’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,577,531 in 2025, about 9.8 in every 1,000 people in Hatay are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 212,561 people, 13.5% of the population.1,2
Hatay lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population fell by 2.0% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 1,609,856 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,628,894 |
| 2020 | 1,659,320 |
| 2021 | 1,670,712 |
| 2022 | 1,686,043 |
| 2023 | 1,544,640 |
| 2024 | 1,562,185 |
| 2025 | 1,577,531 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdanaAdana: also Yılmaz, with 26,146 people in 2025, 1.7 times as many as in Hatay.
- GaziantepGaziantep: also Yılmaz, with 44,667 people in 2025, 2.9 times as many as in Hatay.
- OsmaniyeOsmaniye: Demir leads (5,600 people); Yılmaz, first in Hatay, ranks 2nd there with 5,183.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Hatay’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 16,136 | Kaya 12,238 | Arslan 11,302 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 16,326 | Kaya 12,356 | Arslan 11,418 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 16,639 | Kaya 12,608 | Arslan 11,606 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 16,661 | Kaya 12,702 | Arslan 11,620 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 16,714 | Kaya 12,944 | Arslan 11,700 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 15,189 | Kaya 11,841 | Arslan 10,875 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 15,332 | Kaya 11,989 | Arslan 11,029 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 15,515 | Kaya 12,124 | Arslan 11,189 |
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