Province·Marmara Region·Code 34
TÜİK · ADNKS 2019The most common surnames in Istanbul 2019
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Istanbul is Yılmaz: 229,221 people in 2019. Kaya is second with 157,845. Yılmaz has led Istanbul every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Istanbul in 2019?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 229,221 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 157,845 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 142,915 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 04 | Şahin | 128,830 | 8.3 | 6 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 126,770 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 06 | Aydın | 122,380 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 07 | Çelik | 121,353 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 119,251 | 7.7 | 8 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 111,755 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 93,393 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 11 | Arslan | 92,409 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Doğan | 81,157 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 79,093 | 5.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Aslan | 58,032 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 15 | Koç | 53,621 | 3.5 | 18 |
| 16 | Kara | 48,296 | 3.1 | 16 |
| 17 | Çetin | 47,165 | 3.0 | 15 |
| 18 | Özcan | 45,902 | 3.0 | 24 |
| 19 | Çakır | 43,679 | 2.8 | 23 |
| 20 | Polat | 43,393 | 2.8 | 19 |
| 21 | Kurt | 43,286 | 2.8 | 17 |
| 22 | Erdoğan | 42,544 | 2.7 | 26 |
| 23 | Korkmaz | 42,306 | 2.7 | 21 |
| 24 | Aktaş | 42,180 | 2.7 | 30 |
| 25 | Yavuz | 42,066 | 2.7 | 25 |
| 26 | Güler | 40,765 | 2.6 | – |
| 27 | Özkan | 40,647 | 2.6 | 22 |
| 28 | Şimşek | 40,217 | 2.6 | 20 |
| 29 | Can | 39,370 | 2.5 | 27 |
| 30 | Şen | 38,584 | 2.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Istanbul’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 15,519,267 in 2019, about 14.8 in every 1,000 people in Istanbul are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 2,358,425 people, 15.2% of the population.1,2
Istanbul lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 3.0% between 2018 and 2019.2
| 2018 | 15,067,724 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 15,519,267 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kırklareli | Yılmaz4,388 | Çetin2,135 | Demir2,056 |
| Kocaeli | Yılmaz31,165 | Kaya19,954 | Aydın18,889 |
| Tekirdağ | Yılmaz14,721 | Kaya8,950 | Demir8,900 |
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,388 people in 2019, 2% of the figure in Istanbul.
- KocaeliKocaeli: also Yılmaz, with 31,165 people in 2019, 14% of the figure in Istanbul.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 14,721 people in 2019, 6% of the figure in Istanbul.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Istanbul’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 224,720 | Kaya 154,334 | Demir 139,370 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 229,221 | Kaya 157,845 | Demir 142,915 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2019 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Istanbul puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 373,433 | 11 |
| Kaya | 247,784 | 11 |
| Demir | 229,887 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 209,647 | 11 |
| Aydın | 205,226 | 11 |
| Şahin | 201,839 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 198,024 | 11 |
| Çelik | 195,805 | 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 Istanbul between 2018 and 2019?
In Istanbul’s top 30 list between 2018 and 2019, no new surname entered; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 26 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2018 | 2019 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +4,501 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +3,511 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +3,545 |
| Şahin | 4 | 4 | +3,180 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 5 | +2,981 |
| Aydın | 6 | 6 | +2,640 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +2,962 |
| Öztürk | 8 | 8 | +2,168 |
| Yıldırım | 9 | 9 | +2,352 |
| Özdemir | 10 | 10 | +1,967 |
| Arslan | 11 | 11 | +2,139 |
| Doğan | 12 | 12 | +1,545 |
| Kılıç | 13 | 13 | +1,949 |
| Aslan | 14 | 14 | +1,242 |
| Koç | 15 | 15 | +1,111 |
| Kara | 16 | 16 | +870 |
| Çetin | 17 | 17 | +906 |
| Özcan | 18 | 18 | +750 |
| Çakır | 19 | 19 | +696 |
| Polat | 21 | 20 | +1,015 |
| Kurt | 20 | 21 | +683 |
| Erdoğan | 22 | 22 | +928 |
| Korkmaz | 23 | 23 | +767 |
| Aktaş | 25 | 24 | +990 |
| Yavuz | 24 | 25 | +735 |
| Güler | 26 | 26 | +545 |
| Özkan | 27 | 27 | +728 |
| Şimşek | 28 | 28 | +734 |
| Can | 29 | 29 | +726 |
| Şen | 30 | 30 | +428 |
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