Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 47
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Mardin
The most common surname in Mardin is Demir (16,225 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 8th in Mardin. It is a close race: Çelik in second place is only 218 people behind. Demir has led Mardin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Mardin, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 16,225 | 18.0 | 3 |
| 02 | Çelik | 16,007 | 17.7 | 4 |
| 03 | Kaya | 12,273 | 13.6 | 2 |
| 04 | Doğan | 9,375 | 10.4 | 12 |
| 05 | Acar | 9,124 | 10.1 | 28 |
| 06 | Aydın | 9,004 | 10.0 | 9 |
| 07 | Aslan | 8,217 | 9.1 | 14 |
| 08 | Yılmaz | 7,350 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 6,987 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 10 | Arslan | 6,713 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 11 | Yıldız | 6,492 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 12 | Özdemir | 6,482 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 5,426 | 6.0 | 13 |
| 14 | Tekin | 4,916 | 5.4 | – |
| 15 | Ay | 4,304 | 4.8 | – |
| 16 | Gümüş | 4,055 | 4.5 | – |
| 17 | Çetin | 3,925 | 4.3 | 15 |
| 18 | Şahin | 3,853 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 19 | Öztürk | 3,783 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 20 | Çiçek | 3,681 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Kılınç | 3,531 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Dağ | 3,512 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Taş | 3,477 | 3.8 | – |
| 24 | Bulut | 3,447 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Aksoy | 3,408 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Akan | 3,312 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Can | 3,217 | 3.6 | 27 |
| 28 | Yavuz | 3,187 | 3.5 | 23 |
| 29 | Aktaş | 3,181 | 3.5 | 30 |
| 30 | Deniz | 3,121 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Mardin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 903,576 in 2025, about 18.0 in every 1,000 people in Mardin are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 181,585 people, 20.1% of the population.1,2
Mardin lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 9.0% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 829,195 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 838,778 |
| 2020 | 854,716 |
| 2021 | 862,757 |
| 2022 | 870,374 |
| 2023 | 888,874 |
| 2024 | 895,911 |
| 2025 | 903,576 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BatmanBatman: also Demir, with 12,597 people in 2025, 78% of the figure in Mardin.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (35,014 people); Demir, first in Mardin, ranks 2nd there with 24,930.
- ŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfa: also Demir, with 61,607 people in 2025, 3.8 times as many as in Mardin.
- ŞırnakŞırnak: also Demir, with 5,330 people in 2025, 33% of the figure in Mardin.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Mardin’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 14,826 | Çelik 14,398 | Kaya 11,350 |
| 2019 | Demir 15,002 | Çelik 14,575 | Kaya 11,395 |
| 2020 | Demir 15,245 | Çelik 14,933 | Kaya 11,637 |
| 2021 | Demir 15,380 | Çelik 15,149 | Kaya 11,827 |
| 2022 | Demir 15,613 | Çelik 15,270 | Kaya 11,903 |
| 2023 | Demir 16,069 | Çelik 15,517 | Kaya 12,146 |
| 2024 | Demir 16,134 | Çelik 15,769 | Kaya 12,158 |
| 2025 | Demir 16,225 | Çelik 16,007 | Kaya 12,273 |
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