Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 47
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Mardin 2024
The most common surname in Mardin is Demir (16,134 people, 2024). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 8th in Mardin. It is a close race: Çelik in second place is only 365 people behind. Demir has led Mardin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Mardin in 2024?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 16,134 | 18.0 | 3 |
| 02 | Çelik | 15,769 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 03 | Kaya | 12,158 | 13.6 | 2 |
| 04 | Doğan | 9,294 | 10.4 | 12 |
| 05 | Acar | 9,027 | 10.1 | 28 |
| 06 | Aydın | 8,844 | 9.9 | 9 |
| 07 | Aslan | 8,108 | 9.1 | 14 |
| 08 | Yılmaz | 7,296 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 09 | Yıldırım | 6,923 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 10 | Arslan | 6,639 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 6,453 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 12 | Yıldız | 6,439 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 5,369 | 6.0 | 13 |
| 14 | Tekin | 4,897 | 5.5 | – |
| 15 | Ay | 4,262 | 4.8 | – |
| 16 | Gümüş | 3,997 | 4.5 | – |
| 17 | Çetin | 3,925 | 4.4 | 15 |
| 18 | Şahin | 3,855 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 19 | Öztürk | 3,802 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 20 | Çiçek | 3,661 | 4.1 | – |
| 21 | Kılınç | 3,508 | 3.9 | – |
| 22 | Dağ | 3,492 | 3.9 | – |
| 23 | Taş | 3,444 | 3.8 | – |
| 24 | Bulut | 3,432 | 3.8 | – |
| 25 | Aksoy | 3,382 | 3.8 | – |
| 26 | Akan | 3,287 | 3.7 | – |
| 27 | Yavuz | 3,215 | 3.6 | 23 |
| 28 | Can | 3,171 | 3.5 | 27 |
| 29 | Aktaş | 3,134 | 3.5 | 30 |
| 30 | Deniz | 3,101 | 3.5 | – |
How do these counts compare with Mardin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 895,911 in 2024, about 18.0 in every 1,000 people in Mardin are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 180,018 people, 20.1% of the population.1,2
Mardin lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 8.0% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 829,195 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 838,778 |
| 2020 | 854,716 |
| 2021 | 862,757 |
| 2022 | 870,374 |
| 2023 | 888,874 |
| 2024 | 895,911 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batman | Demir12,496 | Çelik10,422 | Yıldız9,279 |
| Diyarbakır | Kaya34,595 | Demir24,607 | Çelik24,106 |
| Şanlıurfa | Demir60,625 | Çiftçi34,045 | Kaya32,620 |
| Şırnak | Demir5,306 | Özdemir4,609 | Acar4,022 |
- BatmanBatman: also Demir, with 12,496 people in 2024, 77% of the figure in Mardin.
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakır: Kaya leads (34,595 people); Demir, first in Mardin, ranks 2nd there with 24,607.
- ŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfa: also Demir, with 60,625 people in 2024, 3.8 times as many as in Mardin.
- ŞırnakŞırnak: also Demir, with 5,306 people in 2024, 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Southeastern Anatolia Region?
Adding the published 2024 lists of the 9 provinces in the same region as Mardin puts Demir first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Demir | 170,243 | 9 |
| Kaya | 143,207 | 9 |
| Yılmaz | 109,489 | 9 |
| Çelik | 108,445 | 8 |
| Aslan | 108,139 | 9 |
| Yıldız | 92,174 | 9 |
| Yıldırım | 85,096 | 9 |
| Doğan | 73,013 | 7 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Mardin between 2023 and 2024?
In Mardin’s top 30 list between 2023 and 2024, no new surname entered; 3 moved up, 3 moved down and 24 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2023 | 2024 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demir | 1 | 1 | +65 |
| Çelik | 2 | 2 | +252 |
| Kaya | 3 | 3 | +12 |
| Doğan | 4 | 4 | +101 |
| Acar | 5 | 5 | +57 |
| Aydın | 6 | 6 | +159 |
| Aslan | 7 | 7 | +41 |
| Yılmaz | 8 | 8 | +32 |
| Yıldırım | 9 | 9 | +73 |
| Arslan | 10 | 10 | +22 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | +17 |
| Yıldız | 12 | 12 | +83 |
| Kılıç | 13 | 13 | +24 |
| Tekin | 14 | 14 | −33 |
| Ay | 15 | 15 | +66 |
| Gümüş | 16 | 16 | +54 |
| Çetin | 17 | 17 | +84 |
| Şahin | 19 | 18 | +69 |
| Öztürk | 18 | 19 | +4 |
| Çiçek | 20 | 20 | +10 |
| Kılınç | 22 | 21 | +44 |
| Dağ | 21 | 22 | −38 |
| Taş | 24 | 23 | +70 |
| Bulut | 23 | 24 | +41 |
| Aksoy | 25 | 25 | +46 |
| Akan | 26 | 26 | +30 |
| Yavuz | 27 | 27 | +21 |
| Can | 28 | 28 | −20 |
| Aktaş | 29 | 29 | −6 |
| Deniz | 30 | 30 | +39 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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