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TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Mersin 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Mersin is Yılmaz: 25,268 people in 2021. Demir is second with 19,229. Yılmaz has led Mersin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Mersin, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 25,268 | 13.4 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 19,229 | 10.2 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 18,996 | 10.0 | 2 |
| 04 | Şahin | 17,889 | 9.5 | 6 |
| 05 | Çelik | 17,433 | 9.2 | 4 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 16,334 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 15,863 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 14,397 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 12,379 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 10 | Aslan | 10,846 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 11 | Aydın | 10,575 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Şimşek | 9,731 | 5.1 | 20 |
| 13 | Arslan | 9,569 | 5.1 | 11 |
| 14 | Kara | 9,499 | 5.0 | 16 |
| 15 | Çetin | 8,804 | 4.7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kurt | 8,105 | 4.3 | 17 |
| 17 | Öztürk | 7,822 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 18 | Taş | 7,483 | 4.0 | – |
| 19 | Kılıç | 7,206 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 20 | Sarı | 6,340 | 3.4 | – |
| 21 | Gök | 6,311 | 3.3 | – |
| 22 | Yalçın | 6,232 | 3.3 | – |
| 23 | Can | 6,195 | 3.3 | 27 |
| 24 | Bulut | 6,135 | 3.2 | – |
| 25 | Uysal | 5,932 | 3.1 | – |
| 26 | Özer | 5,796 | 3.1 | – |
| 27 | Şen | 5,645 | 3.0 | – |
| 28 | Özkan | 5,600 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 29 | Koç | 5,528 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 30 | Ateş | 5,415 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Mersin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,891,145 in 2021, about 13.4 in every 1,000 people in Mersin are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 312,557 people, 16.5% of the population.1,2
Mersin lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 4.2% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 1,814,468 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,840,425 |
| 2020 | 1,868,757 |
| 2021 | 1,891,145 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdanaAdana: also Yılmaz, with 25,980 people in 2021, almost exactly as many as in Mersin.
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 38,478 people in 2021, 1.5 times as many as in Mersin.
- KaramanKaraman: also Yılmaz, with 3,419 people in 2021, 14% of the figure in Mersin.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 23,987 people in 2021, 95% of the figure in Mersin.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,182 people in 2021, 21% of the figure in Mersin.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Mersin’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 24,680 | Demir 18,403 | Kaya 18,222 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 24,957 | Demir 18,536 | Kaya 18,492 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 25,278 | Demir 18,961 | Kaya 18,820 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 25,268 | Demir 19,229 | Kaya 18,996 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 25,531 | Demir 19,433 | Kaya 19,287 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 25,658 | Demir 19,685 | Kaya 19,509 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 25,732 | Demir 19,799 | Kaya 19,632 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 25,871 | Demir 19,976 | Kaya 19,806 |
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