Province·Aegean Region·Code 48
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Muğla 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Muğla is Yılmaz: 13,808 people in 2024. Kaya is second with 10,685. Yılmaz has led Muğla every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Muğla, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 13,808 | 12.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,685 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Şahin | 8,835 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 04 | Demir | 8,702 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 8,160 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 06 | Aydın | 7,797 | 7.2 | 9 |
| 07 | Öztürk | 6,983 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 08 | Çelik | 6,852 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 09 | Özdemir | 6,837 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 10 | Yıldız | 6,564 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 11 | Arslan | 6,463 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Çetin | 5,508 | 5.1 | 15 |
| 13 | Kara | 4,458 | 4.1 | 16 |
| 14 | Avcı | 4,335 | 4.0 | – |
| 15 | Acar | 4,313 | 4.0 | 28 |
| 16 | Çoban | 4,250 | 3.9 | – |
| 17 | Doğan | 4,248 | 3.9 | 12 |
| 18 | Uysal | 4,243 | 3.9 | – |
| 19 | Şimşek | 3,786 | 3.5 | 20 |
| 20 | Özcan | 3,600 | 3.3 | 25 |
| 21 | Çakır | 3,561 | 3.3 | 24 |
| 22 | Kurt | 3,441 | 3.2 | 17 |
| 23 | Bulut | 3,313 | 3.1 | – |
| 24 | Sarı | 3,265 | 3.0 | – |
| 25 | Yalçın | 3,231 | 3.0 | – |
| 26 | Özkan | 3,199 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 27 | Can | 3,195 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Korkmaz | 3,155 | 2.9 | 21 |
| 29 | Kaplan | 3,150 | 2.9 | – |
| 30 | Kılıç | 3,121 | 2.9 | 13 |
How do these counts compare with Muğla’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,081,867 in 2024, about 12.8 in every 1,000 people in Muğla are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 163,058 people, 15.1% of the population.1,2
Muğla lies in the Aegean Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 11.8% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 967,487 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 983,142 |
| 2020 | 1,000,773 |
| 2021 | 1,021,141 |
| 2022 | 1,048,185 |
| 2023 | 1,066,736 |
| 2024 | 1,081,867 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- AntalyaAntalya: also Yılmaz, with 39,823 people in 2024, 2.9 times as many as in Muğla.
- AydınAydın: also Yılmaz, with 12,563 people in 2024, 91% of the figure in Muğla.
- BurdurBurdur: also Yılmaz, with 3,410 people in 2024, 25% of the figure in Muğla.
- DenizliDenizli: also Yılmaz, with 12,641 people in 2024, 92% of the figure 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