Province·Aegean Region·Code 48
TÜİK · ADNKS 2021The most common surnames in Muğla 2021
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Muğla is Yılmaz: 12,948 people in 2021. Kaya is second with 10,047. Yılmaz has led Muğla every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Muğla, 2021
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 12,948 | 12.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,047 | 9.8 | 2 |
| 03 | Şahin | 8,360 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 04 | Demir | 8,134 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 7,819 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 06 | Aydın | 7,419 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 6,661 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 08 | Özdemir | 6,457 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 09 | Çelik | 6,456 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 6,172 | 6.0 | 5 |
| 11 | Arslan | 6,090 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Çetin | 5,238 | 5.1 | 15 |
| 13 | Kara | 4,275 | 4.2 | 16 |
| 14 | Acar | 4,220 | 4.1 | 28 |
| 15 | Uysal | 4,194 | 4.1 | – |
| 16 | Çoban | 4,190 | 4.1 | – |
| 17 | Avcı | 4,165 | 4.1 | – |
| 18 | Doğan | 3,928 | 3.8 | 12 |
| 19 | Şimşek | 3,660 | 3.6 | 20 |
| 20 | Özcan | 3,473 | 3.4 | 25 |
| 21 | Çakır | 3,460 | 3.4 | 23 |
| 22 | Kurt | 3,199 | 3.1 | 17 |
| 23 | Bulut | 3,165 | 3.1 | – |
| 24 | Sarı | 3,153 | 3.1 | – |
| 25 | Yalçın | 3,089 | 3.0 | – |
| 26 | Özkan | 3,084 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 27 | Can | 3,024 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Kaplan | 2,998 | 2.9 | – |
| 29 | Korkmaz | 2,969 | 2.9 | 21 |
| 30 | Keskin | 2,919 | 2.9 | – |
How do these counts compare with Muğla’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,021,141 in 2021, about 12.7 in every 1,000 people in Muğla are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 154,966 people, 15.2% of the population.1,2
Muğla lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 5.5% between 2018 and 2021.2
| 2018 | 967,487 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 983,142 |
| 2020 | 1,000,773 |
| 2021 | 1,021,141 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 38,478 people in 2021, 3.0 times as many as in Muğla.
- AydınAydın: also Yılmaz, with 12,290 people in 2021, 95% of the figure in Muğla.
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,439 people in 2021, 27% of the figure in Muğla.
- DenizliDenizli: also Yılmaz, with 12,487 people in 2021, almost exactly as many as in Muğla.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Muğla’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 12,366 | Kaya 9,427 | Şahin 7,997 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 12,551 | Kaya 9,575 | Şahin 8,077 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 12,724 | Kaya 9,831 | Şahin 8,242 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 12,948 | Kaya 10,047 | Şahin 8,360 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 13,258 | Kaya 10,203 | Şahin 8,461 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 13,490 | Kaya 10,601 | Şahin 8,688 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 13,808 | Kaya 10,685 | Şahin 8,835 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 13,977 | Kaya 10,839 | Şahin 9,028 |
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