Province·Marmara Region·Code 59
TÜİK · ADNKS 2023The most common surnames in Tekirdağ 2023
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tekirdağ is Yılmaz: 16,134 people in 2023. Kaya is second with 10,416. Yılmaz has led Tekirdağ every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
Which surnames are most common in Tekirdağ in 2023?
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 16,134 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,416 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 10,288 | 8.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 9,182 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 05 | Öztürk | 9,081 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 06 | Çelik | 8,997 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 07 | Şahin | 7,574 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 08 | Aydın | 7,494 | 6.4 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 6,799 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 10 | Yıldırım | 6,577 | 5.6 | 7 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 6,146 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 12 | Çetin | 5,056 | 4.3 | 15 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 4,887 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 14 | Çakır | 4,440 | 3.8 | 24 |
| 15 | Doğan | 4,362 | 3.7 | 12 |
| 16 | Kurt | 4,290 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 17 | Güler | 4,183 | 3.6 | – |
| 18 | Özcan | 4,153 | 3.6 | 25 |
| 19 | Aslan | 4,066 | 3.5 | 14 |
| 20 | Can | 3,954 | 3.4 | 27 |
| 21 | Özkan | 3,947 | 3.4 | 22 |
| 22 | Kara | 3,815 | 3.3 | 16 |
| 23 | Mutlu | 3,761 | 3.2 | – |
| 24 | Çalışkan | 3,722 | 3.2 | – |
| 25 | Şen | 3,690 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Koç | 3,674 | 3.1 | 18 |
| 27 | Yavuz | 3,498 | 3.0 | 23 |
| 28 | Keskin | 3,414 | 2.9 | – |
| 29 | Özer | 3,144 | 2.7 | – |
| 30 | Bulut | 3,121 | 2.7 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tekirdağ’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,167,059 in 2023, about 13.8 in every 1,000 people in Tekirdağ are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 173,865 people, 14.9% of the population.1,2
Tekirdağ lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 13.3% between 2018 and 2023.2
| 2018 | 1,029,927 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,055,412 |
| 2020 | 1,081,065 |
| 2021 | 1,113,400 |
| 2022 | 1,142,451 |
| 2023 | 1,167,059 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
| Province | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çanakkale | Yılmaz8,776 | Kaya5,290 | Şahin5,092 |
| Edirne | Yılmaz4,410 | Çelik3,019 | Demir2,660 |
| Istanbul | Yılmaz229,022 | Kaya161,581 | Demir145,300 |
| Kırklareli | Yılmaz4,503 | Demir2,215 | Çetin2,205 |
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,776 people in 2023, 54% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
- EdirneEdirne: also Yılmaz, with 4,410 people in 2023, 27% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
- IstanbulIstanbul: also Yılmaz, with 229,022 people in 2023, 14.2 times as many as in Tekirdağ.
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,503 people in 2023, 28% 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 |
Which surnames lead the combined province lists for the Marmara Region?
Adding the published 2023 lists of the 11 provinces in the same region as Tekirdağ puts Yılmaz first.
| Surname | Sum of listed counts | Province lists |
|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 380,626 | 11 |
| Kaya | 258,830 | 11 |
| Demir | 239,301 | 11 |
| Yıldız | 217,519 | 11 |
| Aydın | 210,568 | 11 |
| Şahin | 207,021 | 11 |
| Çelik | 203,580 | 11 |
| Öztürk | 201,552 | 11 |
Sums cover published province list rows only. Bearers in provinces where a surname is omitted are not included, so these are partial regional totals.1
What changed in Tekirdağ between 2022 and 2023?
In Tekirdağ’s top 30 list between 2022 and 2023, no new surname entered; 5 moved up, 7 moved down and 18 kept their rank.
| Surname | 2022 | 2023 | Count change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yılmaz | 1 | 1 | +229 |
| Kaya | 2 | 2 | +363 |
| Demir | 3 | 3 | +441 |
| Yıldız | 4 | 4 | +242 |
| Öztürk | 5 | 5 | +227 |
| Çelik | 6 | 6 | +274 |
| Şahin | 7 | 7 | +101 |
| Aydın | 8 | 8 | +107 |
| Arslan | 9 | 9 | +175 |
| Yıldırım | 10 | 10 | +230 |
| Özdemir | 11 | 11 | +167 |
| Çetin | 12 | 12 | +109 |
| Kılıç | 13 | 13 | +86 |
| Çakır | 14 | 14 | +4 |
| Doğan | 16 | 15 | +184 |
| Kurt | 15 | 16 | +34 |
| Güler | 18 | 17 | +95 |
| Özcan | 17 | 18 | +33 |
| Aslan | 19 | 19 | +104 |
| Can | 21 | 20 | +96 |
| Özkan | 20 | 21 | +42 |
| Kara | 25 | 22 | +146 |
| Mutlu | 22 | 23 | +38 |
| Çalışkan | 23 | 24 | +28 |
| Şen | 24 | 25 | +1 |
| Koç | 26 | 26 | +137 |
| Yavuz | 27 | 27 | +51 |
| Keskin | 28 | 28 | +98 |
| Özer | 30 | 29 | +115 |
| Bulut | 29 | 30 | +81 |
Year columns show province rank. Entry and exit refer only to the published list’s cutoff; they do not mean a count of zero.
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