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TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Izmir 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Izmir is Yılmaz: 53,799 people in 2024. Kaya is second with 40,624. Yılmaz has led Izmir every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Izmir, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 53,799 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 40,624 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 36,120 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 04 | Çelik | 32,457 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 32,056 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 30,815 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 28,944 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 08 | Aydın | 26,226 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 09 | Şahin | 25,309 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 23,862 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 11 | Doğan | 22,066 | 4.9 | 12 |
| 12 | Arslan | 21,295 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 13 | Çetin | 20,994 | 4.7 | 15 |
| 14 | Kılıç | 16,170 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 15 | Şen | 14,829 | 3.3 | – |
| 16 | Aslan | 14,821 | 3.3 | 14 |
| 17 | Acar | 13,946 | 3.1 | 28 |
| 18 | Güler | 13,744 | 3.1 | – |
| 19 | Koç | 13,438 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 20 | Kara | 13,006 | 2.9 | 16 |
| 21 | Özkan | 12,913 | 2.9 | 22 |
| 22 | Korkmaz | 12,491 | 2.8 | 21 |
| 23 | Özcan | 12,432 | 2.8 | 25 |
| 24 | Aktaş | 12,345 | 2.7 | 30 |
| 25 | Polat | 12,100 | 2.7 | 19 |
| 26 | Şimşek | 11,571 | 2.6 | 20 |
| 27 | Turan | 11,469 | 2.6 | – |
| 28 | Çakır | 11,344 | 2.5 | 24 |
| 29 | Kurt | 11,295 | 2.5 | 17 |
| 30 | Bulut | 11,149 | 2.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Izmir’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 4,493,242 in 2024, about 12.0 in every 1,000 people in Izmir are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 613,630 people, 13.7% of the population.1,2
Izmir lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.0% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 4,320,519 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,367,251 |
| 2020 | 4,394,694 |
| 2021 | 4,425,789 |
| 2022 | 4,462,056 |
| 2023 | 4,479,525 |
| 2024 | 4,493,242 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AydınAydın: also Yılmaz, with 12,563 people in 2024, 23% of the figure in Izmir.
- BalıkesirBalıkesir: also Yılmaz, with 14,235 people in 2024, 26% of the figure in Izmir.
- ManisaManisa: also Yılmaz, with 19,039 people in 2024, 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 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 53,374 | Kaya 40,051 | Demir 35,628 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 53,700 | Kaya 40,241 | Demir 35,891 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 53,799 | Kaya 40,624 | Demir 36,120 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 53,751 | Kaya 40,789 | Demir 36,287 |
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