Province·Central Anatolia Region·Code 70
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Karaman
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Karaman is Yılmaz: 3,498 people in 2025. Şahin is second with 2,499. Yılmaz has led Karaman every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Karaman, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 3,498 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 02 | Şahin | 2,499 | 9.5 | 6 |
| 03 | Uysal | 2,170 | 8.3 | – |
| 04 | Çelik | 2,015 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 05 | Demir | 2,000 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 06 | Kaya | 1,974 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 07 | Doğan | 1,947 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 08 | Yıldız | 1,880 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,602 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 10 | Şimşek | 1,586 | 6.0 | 20 |
| 11 | Öztürk | 1,431 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 12 | Arslan | 1,395 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 13 | Koçak | 1,350 | 5.1 | – |
| 14 | Aydın | 1,338 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 15 | Özdemir | 1,168 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 16 | Çetin | 1,164 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 17 | Kara | 1,071 | 4.1 | 16 |
| 18 | Şen | 1,043 | 4.0 | – |
| 19 | Yavuz | 1,013 | 3.9 | 23 |
| 20 | Ünal | 966 | 3.7 | – |
| 21 | Ceylan | 942 | 3.6 | – |
| 22 | Sarı | 928 | 3.5 | – |
| 23 | Koç | 885 | 3.4 | 18 |
| 24 | Can | 842 | 3.2 | 27 |
| 25 | Ünlü | 835 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Uyar | 816 | 3.1 | – |
| 27 | Tekin | 813 | 3.1 | – |
| 28 | Kılıç | 785 | 3.0 | 13 |
| 29 | Özkan | 776 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 30 | Ünüvar | 751 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Karaman’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 262,355 in 2025, about 13.3 in every 1,000 people in Karaman are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 41,483 people, 15.8% of the population.1,2
Karaman lies in the Central Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.1% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 251,913 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 253,279 |
| 2020 | 254,919 |
| 2021 | 258,838 |
| 2022 | 260,838 |
| 2023 | 263,960 |
| 2024 | 262,791 |
| 2025 | 262,355 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 40,245 people in 2025, 11.5 times as many as in Karaman.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,625 people in 2025, 7.0 times as many as in Karaman.
- MersinMersin: also Yılmaz, with 25,871 people in 2025, 7.4 times as many as in Karaman.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Karaman’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,329 | Şahin 2,444 | Uysal 2,058 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,361 | Şahin 2,430 | Uysal 2,081 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,367 | Şahin 2,449 | Uysal 2,129 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,419 | Şahin 2,495 | Uysal 2,145 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,433 | Şahin 2,516 | Uysal 2,162 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 3,537 | Şahin 2,532 | Uysal 2,168 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 3,493 | Şahin 2,538 | Uysal 2,158 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 3,498 | Şahin 2,499 | Uysal 2,170 |
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