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TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Istanbul 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Istanbul is Yılmaz: 231,726 people in 2022. Kaya is second with 162,139. Yılmaz has led Istanbul every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Istanbul in 2022?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 231,726 | 14.6 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 162,139 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 146,919 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 04 | Şahin | 131,080 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 130,052 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 06 | Aydın | 124,573 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 07 | Çelik | 124,032 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 08 | Öztürk | 120,549 | 7.6 | 8 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 113,529 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 10 | Arslan | 94,844 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 94,720 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 12 | Doğan | 82,519 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 80,596 | 5.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Aslan | 60,220 | 3.8 | 14 |
| 15 | Koç | 54,573 | 3.4 | 18 |
| 16 | Kara | 48,828 | 3.1 | 16 |
| 17 | Çetin | 47,561 | 3.0 | 15 |
| 18 | Özcan | 46,156 | 2.9 | 25 |
| 19 | Polat | 45,000 | 2.8 | 19 |
| 20 | Kurt | 43,927 | 2.8 | 17 |
| 21 | Çakır | 43,745 | 2.7 | 24 |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 42,966 | 2.7 | 21 |
| 23 | Aktaş | 42,900 | 2.7 | 30 |
| 24 | Erdoğan | 42,820 | 2.7 | 26 |
| 25 | Yavuz | 42,613 | 2.7 | 23 |
| 26 | Şimşek | 41,114 | 2.6 | 20 |
| 27 | Güler | 40,980 | 2.6 | – |
| 28 | Özkan | 40,605 | 2.6 | 22 |
| 29 | Can | 40,059 | 2.5 | 27 |
| 30 | Güneş | 39,429 | 2.5 | 29 |
How do these counts compare with Istanbul’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 15,907,951 in 2022, about 14.6 in every 1,000 people in Istanbul are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 2,400,774 people, 15.1% of the population.1,2
Istanbul lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 5.6% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 15,067,724 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 15,519,267 |
| 2020 | 15,462,452 |
| 2021 | 15,840,900 |
| 2022 | 15,907,951 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kırklareli | Yılmaz4,439 | Çetin2,154 | Demir2,118 |
| Kocaeli | Yılmaz33,087 | Kaya21,568 | Demir20,126 |
| Tekirdağ | Yılmaz15,905 | Kaya10,053 | Demir9,847 |
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,439 people in 2022, 2% of the figure in Istanbul.
- KocaeliKocaeli: also Yılmaz, with 33,087 people in 2022, 14% of the figure in Istanbul.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 15,905 people in 2022, 7% 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 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 230,233 | Kaya 159,395 | Demir 144,521 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 231,085 | Kaya 160,794 | Demir 145,594 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 231,726 | Kaya 162,139 | Demir 146,919 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2022 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Istanbul puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 382,101 | 11 |
| Kaya | 257,755 | 11 |
| Demir | 239,274 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 217,036 | 11 |
| Aydın | 211,307 | 11 |
| Şahin | 207,812 | 11 |
| Çelik | 202,816 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 202,712 | 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 2021 and 2022?
In Istanbul’s top 30 list between 2021 and 2022, no new surname entered; 5 moved up, 4 moved down and 21 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2021 | 2022 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +641 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +1,345 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +1,325 |
| Şahin | 4 | 4 | +384 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 5 | +963 |
| Aydın | 6 | 6 | +583 |
| Çelik | 7 | 7 | +747 |
| Öztürk | 8 | 8 | +137 |
| Yıldırım | 9 | 9 | +238 |
| Arslan | 11 | 10 | +713 |
| Özdemir | 10 | 11 | +147 |
| Doğan | 12 | 12 | +530 |
| Kılıç | 13 | 13 | +218 |
| Aslan | 14 | 14 | +787 |
| Koç | 15 | 15 | +282 |
| Kara | 16 | 16 | −43 |
| Çetin | 17 | 17 | +9 |
| Özcan | 18 | 18 | −124 |
| Polat | 19 | 19 | +415 |
| Kurt | 21 | 20 | +121 |
| Çakır | 20 | 21 | −75 |
| Korkmaz | 23 | 22 | +120 |
| Aktaş | 24 | 23 | +328 |
| Erdoğan | 22 | 24 | −30 |
| Yavuz | 25 | 25 | +264 |
| Şimşek | 27 | 26 | +343 |
| Güler | 26 | 27 | +64 |
| Özkan | 28 | 28 | −14 |
| Can | 29 | 29 | +221 |
| Güneş | 30 | 30 | +403 |
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