Province·Aegean Region·Code 35
TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Izmir 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Izmir is Yılmaz: 53,089 people in 2021. Kaya is second with 39,360. Yılmaz has led Izmir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Izmir in 2021?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 53,089 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 39,360 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 35,064 | 7.9 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 31,826 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 31,127 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 30,387 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 28,534 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 08 | Aydın | 25,719 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 09 | Şahin | 24,796 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 23,427 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 11 | Doğan | 21,600 | 4.9 | 12 |
| 12 | Arslan | 20,903 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 13 | Çetin | 20,730 | 4.7 | 15 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 15,755 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 15 | Şen | 14,794 | 3.3 | – |
| 16 | Aslan | 14,383 | 3.2 | 14 |
| 17 | Acar | 13,641 | 3.1 | 28 |
| 18 | Güler | 13,582 | 3.1 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 13,276 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 20 | Özkan | 12,711 | 2.9 | 22 |
| 21 | Kara | 12,667 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 12,321 | 2.8 | 21 |
| 23 | Özcan | 12,264 | 2.8 | 25 |
| 24 | Aktaş | 12,170 | 2.7 | 30 |
| 25 | Polat | 11,587 | 2.6 | 19 |
| 26 | Şimşek | 11,489 | 2.6 | 20 |
| 27 | Turan | 11,379 | 2.6 | – |
| 28 | Çakır | 11,115 | 2.5 | 23 |
| 29 | Kurt | 11,075 | 2.5 | 17 |
| 30 | Can | 11,013 | 2.5 | 27 |
How do these counts compare with Izmir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 4,425,789 in 2021, about 12.0 in every 1,000 people in Izmir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 601,784 people, 13.6% of the population.1,2
Izmir lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.4% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 4,320,519 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,367,251 |
| 2020 | 4,394,694 |
| 2021 | 4,425,789 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aydın | Yılmaz12,290 | Kaya10,035 | Demir10,031 |
| Balıkesir | Yılmaz13,963 | Kaya9,550 | Demir9,230 |
| Manisa | Yılmaz18,824 | Kaya14,180 | Demir12,475 |
- AydınAydın: also Yılmaz, with 12,290 people in 2021, 23% of the figure in Izmir.
- BalıkesirBalıkesir: also Yılmaz, with 13,963 people in 2021, 26% of the figure in Izmir.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 18,824 people in 2021, 35% of the figure in Izmir.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Izmir’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 51,793 | Kaya 37,767 | Demir 33,593 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 52,309 | Kaya 38,381 | Demir 34,141 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 52,615 | Kaya 38,866 | Demir 34,563 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 53,089 | Kaya 39,360 | Demir 35,064 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Aegean Region?
Adding the published 2021 lists of the 8 provinces in the same region as Izmir puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 131,458 | 8 |
| Kaya | 94,426 | 8 |
| Demir | 87,857 | 8 |
| Çelik | 82,287 | 8 |
| Yıldırım | 79,816 | 8 |
| Yıldız | 71,176 | 8 |
| Öztürk | 70,209 | 8 |
| Özdemir | 69,227 | 8 |
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 Izmir between 2020 and 2021?
In Izmir’s top 30 list between 2020 and 2021, no new surname entered; 2 moved up, 2 moved down and 26 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2020 | 2021 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +474 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +494 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +501 |
| Çelik | 4 | 4 | +391 |
| Yıldız | 5 | 5 | +228 |
| Yıldırım | 6 | 6 | +301 |
| Öztürk | 7 | 7 | +304 |
| Aydın | 8 | 8 | +321 |
| Şahin | 9 | 9 | +158 |
| Özdemir | 10 | 10 | +305 |
| Doğan | 11 | 11 | +235 |
| Arslan | 12 | 12 | +196 |
| Çetin | 13 | 13 | +144 |
| Kılıç | 14 | 14 | +157 |
| Şen | 15 | 15 | +54 |
| Aslan | 16 | 16 | +237 |
| Acar | 17 | 17 | +52 |
| Güler | 18 | 18 | +7 |
| Koç | 19 | 19 | +123 |
| Özkan | 20 | 20 | −16 |
| Kara | 21 | 21 | +63 |
| Korkmaz | 22 | 22 | −16 |
| Özcan | 23 | 23 | −1 |
| Aktaş | 24 | 24 | +93 |
| Polat | 26 | 25 | +282 |
| Şimşek | 25 | 26 | +124 |
| Turan | 27 | 27 | +139 |
| Çakır | 28 | 28 | +56 |
| Kurt | 30 | 29 | +139 |
| Can | 29 | 30 | +55 |
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