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TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Mersin 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Mersin is Yılmaz: 25,658 people in 2023. Demir is second with 19,685. Yılmaz has led Mersin every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Mersin, 2023
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 25,658 | 13.2 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 19,685 | 10.2 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 19,509 | 10.1 | 2 |
| 04 | Şahin | 18,081 | 9.3 | 6 |
| 05 | Çelik | 17,635 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 06 | Yıldırım | 16,569 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 07 | Yıldız | 16,007 | 8.3 | 5 |
| 08 | Doğan | 14,565 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 12,642 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 10 | Aslan | 11,349 | 5.9 | 14 |
| 11 | Aydın | 10,830 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 12 | Arslan | 9,787 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 13 | Şimşek | 9,755 | 5.0 | 20 |
| 14 | Kara | 9,671 | 5.0 | 16 |
| 15 | Çetin | 8,875 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 16 | Kurt | 8,234 | 4.2 | 17 |
| 17 | Öztürk | 7,883 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 18 | Taş | 7,569 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Kılıç | 7,351 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 20 | Sarı | 6,397 | 3.3 | – |
| 21 | Gök | 6,372 | 3.3 | – |
| 22 | Yalçın | 6,340 | 3.3 | – |
| 23 | Can | 6,259 | 3.2 | 27 |
| 24 | Bulut | 6,218 | 3.2 | – |
| 25 | Özer | 5,885 | 3.0 | – |
| 26 | Uysal | 5,864 | 3.0 | – |
| 27 | Özkan | 5,721 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 28 | Şen | 5,668 | 2.9 | – |
| 29 | Ateş | 5,540 | 2.9 | – |
| 30 | Koç | 5,539 | 2.9 | 18 |
How do these counts compare with Mersin’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,938,389 in 2023, about 13.2 in every 1,000 people in Mersin are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 317,458 people, 16.4% of the population.1,2
Mersin lies in the Mediterranean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 6.8% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,814,468 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,840,425 |
| 2020 | 1,868,757 |
| 2021 | 1,891,145 |
| 2022 | 1,916,432 |
| 2023 | 1,938,389 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AdanaAdana: also Yılmaz, with 26,091 people in 2023, almost exactly as many as in Mersin.
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 39,425 people in 2023, 1.5 times as many as in Mersin.
- KaramanKaraman: also Yılmaz, with 3,537 people in 2023, 14% of the figure in Mersin.
- KonyaKonya: also Yılmaz, with 24,456 people in 2023, almost exactly as many as in Mersin.
- NiğdeNiğde: also Yılmaz, with 5,379 people in 2023, 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