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TÜİK · ADNKS 2018The most common surnames in Tekirdağ 2018
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tekirdağ is Yılmaz: 14,249 people in 2018. It leads by a wide margin, 1.6 times as many bearers as Demir in second place. Yılmaz has led Tekirdağ every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Tekirdağ, 2018
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 14,249 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 8,664 | 8.4 | 3 |
| 03 | Kaya | 8,657 | 8.4 | 2 |
| 04 | Öztürk | 8,119 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 7,976 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 06 | Çelik | 7,574 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 07 | Şahin | 6,625 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 08 | Aydın | 6,600 | 6.4 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 5,944 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 10 | Yıldırım | 5,594 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 5,179 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 12 | Çetin | 4,628 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 4,183 | 4.1 | 13 |
| 14 | Çakır | 4,047 | 3.9 | 23 |
| 15 | Özcan | 3,956 | 3.8 | 24 |
| 16 | Kurt | 3,823 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 17 | Güler | 3,770 | 3.7 | – |
| 18 | Doğan | 3,685 | 3.6 | 12 |
| 19 | Özkan | 3,680 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 20 | Mutlu | 3,596 | 3.5 | – |
| 21 | Can | 3,497 | 3.4 | 27 |
| 22 | Şen | 3,470 | 3.4 | – |
| 23 | Çalışkan | 3,457 | 3.4 | – |
| 24 | Kara | 3,314 | 3.2 | 16 |
| 25 | Aslan | 3,302 | 3.2 | 14 |
| 26 | Yavuz | 3,180 | 3.1 | 25 |
| 27 | Koç | 3,177 | 3.1 | 18 |
| 28 | Keskin | 3,057 | 3.0 | – |
| 29 | Özer | 2,788 | 2.7 | – |
| 30 | Bulut | 2,703 | 2.6 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tekirdağ’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,029,927 in 2018, about 13.8 in every 1,000 people in Tekirdağ are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 152,494 people, 14.8% of the population.1,2
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,369 people in 2018, 59% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
- EdirneEdirne: also Yılmaz, with 4,374 people in 2018, 31% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
- IstanbulIstanbul: also Yılmaz, with 224,720 people in 2018, 15.8 times as many as in Tekirdağ.
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,379 people in 2018, 31% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Tekirdağ’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 14,249 | Demir 8,664 | Kaya 8,657 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 14,721 | Kaya 8,950 | Demir 8,900 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 15,196 | Kaya 9,293 | Demir 9,186 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 15,581 | Kaya 9,733 | Demir 9,524 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 15,905 | Kaya 10,053 | Demir 9,847 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 16,134 | Kaya 10,416 | Demir 10,288 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 16,304 | Kaya 10,702 | Demir 10,485 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 16,440 | Kaya 11,069 | Demir 10,706 |
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