Province·Marmara Region·Code 39
TÜİK · ADNKS 2022The most common surnames in Kırklareli 2022
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Kırklareli is Yılmaz: 4,439 people in 2022. 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, 2022
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,439 | 12.0 | 1 |
| 02 | Çetin | 2,154 | 5.8 | 15 |
| 03 | Demir | 2,118 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 04 | Kaya | 2,058 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 2,006 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 06 | Çelik | 1,998 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 1,961 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 08 | Aydın | 1,703 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 1,460 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,368 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 11 | Kılıç | 1,360 | 3.7 | 13 |
| 12 | Doğan | 1,356 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 13 | Şen | 1,351 | 3.7 | – |
| 14 | Şahin | 1,345 | 3.6 | 6 |
| 15 | Can | 1,335 | 3.6 | 27 |
| 16 | Arslan | 1,325 | 3.6 | 11 |
| 17 | Özkan | 1,222 | 3.3 | 22 |
| 18 | Kurt | 1,161 | 3.1 | 17 |
| 19 | Yavuz | 1,160 | 3.1 | 23 |
| 20 | Koç | 1,108 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 21 | Özcan | 1,077 | 2.9 | 25 |
| 22 | Çalışkan | 1,029 | 2.8 | – |
| 23 | Güler | 1,016 | 2.8 | – |
| 24 | Çakır | 1,007 | 2.7 | 24 |
| 25 | Yalçın | 996 | 2.7 | – |
| 26 | Mutlu | 975 | 2.6 | – |
| 27 | Kara | 962 | 2.6 | 16 |
| 28 | Akın | 902 | 2.4 | – |
| 29 | Korkmaz | 881 | 2.4 | 21 |
| 30 | Gündüz | 843 | 2.3 | – |
How do these counts compare with Kırklareli’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 369,347 in 2022, about 12.0 in every 1,000 people in Kırklareli are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 43,676 people, 11.8% of the population.1,2
Kırklareli lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 2.4% between 2018 and 2022.2
| 2018 | 360,860 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 361,836 |
| 2020 | 361,737 |
| 2021 | 366,363 |
| 2022 | 369,347 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- EdirneEdirne: also Yılmaz, with 4,366 people in 2022, almost exactly as many as in Kırklareli.
- IstanbulIstanbul: also Yılmaz, with 231,726 people in 2022, 52.2 times as many as in Kırklareli.
- TekirdağTekirdağ: also Yılmaz, with 15,905 people in 2022, 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