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TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Kırklareli 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kırklareli is Yılmaz: 4,409 people in 2021. It leads by a wide margin, 2.1 times as many bearers as Çetin in second place. Yılmaz has led Kırklareli every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Kırklareli, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,409 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Çetin | 2,147 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,088 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,024 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 05 | Çelik | 2,000 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 06 | Yıldız | 1,978 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 1,945 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 08 | Aydın | 1,636 | 4.5 | 9 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,459 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 10 | Kılıç | 1,382 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 1,362 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 12 | Şahin | 1,357 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 13 | Şen | 1,328 | 3.6 | – |
| 14 | Can | 1,308 | 3.6 | 27 |
| 15 | Doğan | 1,306 | 3.6 | 12 |
| 16 | Arslan | 1,287 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 17 | Özkan | 1,201 | 3.3 | 22 |
| 18 | Yavuz | 1,173 | 3.2 | 24 |
| 19 | Kurt | 1,119 | 3.1 | 17 |
| 20 | Koç | 1,102 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 21 | Özcan | 1,057 | 2.9 | 25 |
| 22 | Çalışkan | 1,030 | 2.8 | – |
| 23 | Çakır | 1,021 | 2.8 | 23 |
| 24 | Güler | 1,000 | 2.7 | – |
| 25 | Yalçın | 993 | 2.7 | – |
| 26 | Mutlu | 967 | 2.6 | – |
| 27 | Kara | 942 | 2.6 | 16 |
| 28 | Akın | 914 | 2.5 | – |
| 29 | Korkmaz | 860 | 2.3 | 21 |
| 30 | Engin | 820 | 2.2 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kırklareli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 366,363 in 2021, about 12.0 in every 1,000 people in Kırklareli are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 43,215 people, 11.8% of the population.1,2
Kırklareli lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 1.5% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 360,860 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 361,836 |
| 2020 | 361,737 |
| 2021 | 366,363 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- EdirneEdirne: also Yılmaz, with 4,364 people in 2021, almost exactly as many as in Kırklareli.
- IstanbulIstanbul: also Yılmaz, with 231,085 people in 2021, 52.4 times as many as in Kırklareli.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 15,581 people in 2021, 3.5 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