Province·Marmara Region·Code 39
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Kırklareli
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kırklareli is Yılmaz: 4,599 people in 2025. It leads by a wide margin, 2.0 times as many bearers as Demir in second place. Yılmaz has led Kırklareli every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 311
The 30 most common surnames in Kırklareli, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,599 | 12.1 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 2,245 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 2,200 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 04 | Çetin | 2,159 | 5.7 | 15 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 2,141 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 2,138 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 07 | Çelik | 2,113 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 08 | Aydın | 1,831 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,538 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,459 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 11 | Şahin | 1,424 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 12 | Doğan | 1,407 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 13= | Arslan | 1,377 | 3.6 | 11 |
| 13= | Kılıç | 1,377 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 14 | Can | 1,368 | 3.6 | 27 |
| 15 | Şen | 1,349 | 3.6 | – |
| 16 | Özkan | 1,259 | 3.3 | 22 |
| 17 | Yavuz | 1,207 | 3.2 | 23 |
| 18 | Kurt | 1,168 | 3.1 | 17 |
| 19 | Koç | 1,126 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 20 | Güler | 1,084 | 2.9 | – |
| 21 | Çakır | 1,081 | 2.8 | 24 |
| 22 | Çalışkan | 1,055 | 2.8 | – |
| 23 | Özcan | 1,053 | 2.8 | 25 |
| 24 | Yalçın | 1,014 | 2.7 | – |
| 25 | Mutlu | 1,001 | 2.6 | – |
| 26 | Kara | 967 | 2.5 | 16 |
| 27 | Akın | 945 | 2.5 | – |
| 28 | Korkmaz | 899 | 2.4 | 21 |
| 29 | Gündüz | 855 | 2.3 | – |
| 30 | Durmaz | 843 | 2.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kırklareli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 379,595 in 2025, about 12.1 in every 1,000 people in Kırklareli are called Yılmaz. The 31 listed surnames together cover 46,282 people, 12.2% of the population.1,2
Kırklareli lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 5.2% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 360,860 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 361,836 |
| 2020 | 361,737 |
| 2021 | 366,363 |
| 2022 | 369,347 |
| 2023 | 377,156 |
| 2024 | 379,031 |
| 2025 | 379,595 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- EdirneEdirne: also Yılmaz, with 4,453 people in 2025, almost exactly as many as in Kırklareli.
- IstanbulIstanbul: also Yılmaz, with 230,115 people in 2025, 50.0 times as many as in Kırklareli.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 16,440 people in 2025, 3.6 times as many as in Kırklareli.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Kırklareli’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 4,379 | Çetin 2,133 | Demir 2,014 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 4,388 | Çetin 2,135 | Demir 2,056 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 4,330 | Çetin 2,144 | Demir 2,040 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 4,409 | Çetin 2,147 | Demir 2,088 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 4,439 | Çetin 2,154 | Demir 2,118 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 4,503 | Demir 2,215 | Çetin 2,205 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 4,541 | Demir 2,211 | Çetin 2,183 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 4,599 | Demir 2,245 | Kaya 2,200 |
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