Province·Southeastern Anatolia Region·Code 73
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Şırnak
The most common surname in Şırnak is Demir (5,330 people, 2025). Yılmaz, first nationally, is 7th in Şırnak. Özdemir is second with 4,601. Demir has led Şırnak every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Demir
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Şırnak, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | 5,330 | 9.3 | 3 |
| 02 | Özdemir | 4,601 | 8.0 | 10 |
| 03 | Acar | 4,061 | 7.1 | 28 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 4,000 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 05 | Yıldırım | 3,865 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 06 | Kaya | 3,741 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 07 | Yılmaz | 3,313 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 08 | Babat | 3,244 | 5.7 | – |
| 09 | Tatar | 3,153 | 5.5 | – |
| 10 | Encu | 3,079 | 5.4 | – |
| 11 | Aslan | 2,617 | 4.6 | 14 |
| 12 | Ökten | 2,526 | 4.4 | – |
| 13 | Bayram | 2,518 | 4.4 | – |
| 14 | Zeyrek | 2,313 | 4.0 | – |
| 15 | Aydemir | 2,271 | 4.0 | – |
| 16 | Ölmez | 2,267 | 4.0 | – |
| 17 | Bozkurt | 2,230 | 3.9 | – |
| 18 | Aydın | 2,211 | 3.9 | 9 |
| 19 | Kara | 2,182 | 3.8 | 16 |
| 20 | Kaplan | 2,179 | 3.8 | – |
| 21 | Kılıç | 2,115 | 3.7 | 13 |
| 22 | Nas | 2,114 | 3.7 | – |
| 23 | Bilen | 2,088 | 3.6 | – |
| 24 | Sak | 2,071 | 3.6 | – |
| 25 | Özkan | 2,050 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 26 | Arslan | 1,943 | 3.4 | 11 |
| 27 | Gök | 1,868 | 3.3 | – |
| 28 | Şen | 1,810 | 3.2 | – |
| 29 | Kartal | 1,743 | 3.0 | – |
| 30 | Bulut | 1,693 | 3.0 | – |
How do these counts compare with Şırnak’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 573,666 in 2025, about 9.3 in every 1,000 people in Şırnak are called Demir. The 30 listed surnames together cover 81,196 people, 14.2% of the population.1,2
Şırnak lies in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 9.4% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 524,190 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 529,615 |
| 2020 | 537,762 |
| 2021 | 546,589 |
| 2022 | 557,605 |
| 2023 | 570,745 |
| 2024 | 570,826 |
| 2025 | 573,666 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- HakkariHakkari: Kaya leads (6,144 people); Demir, first in Şırnak, ranks 2nd there with 5,008.
- MardinMardin: also Demir, with 16,225 people in 2025, 3.0 times as many as in Şırnak.
- SiirtSiirt: Yıldız leads (4,399 people); Demir, first in Şırnak, ranks 3rd there with 3,998.
- VanVan: also Demir, with 17,512 people in 2025, 3.3 times as many as in Şırnak.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Şırnak’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Demir 5,177 | Özdemir 4,240 | Acar 3,704 |
| 2019 | Demir 5,151 | Özdemir 4,289 | Acar 3,754 |
| 2020 | Demir 5,188 | Özdemir 4,331 | Acar 3,850 |
| 2021 | Demir 5,203 | Özdemir 4,427 | Acar 3,880 |
| 2022 | Demir 5,244 | Özdemir 4,491 | Acar 3,919 |
| 2023 | Demir 5,332 | Özdemir 4,590 | Acar 4,016 |
| 2024 | Demir 5,306 | Özdemir 4,609 | Acar 4,022 |
| 2025 | Demir 5,330 | Özdemir 4,601 | Acar 4,061 |
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