Province·Marmara Region·Code 59
TÜİK · ADNKS 2024The most common surnames in Tekirdağ 2024
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Tekirdağ is Yılmaz: 16,304 people in 2024. Kaya is second with 10,702. Yılmaz has led Tekirdağ every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Tekirdağ, 2024
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 16,304 | 13.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Kaya | 10,702 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 03 | Demir | 10,485 | 8.8 | 3 |
| 04 | Yıldız | 9,425 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 05 | Çelik | 9,284 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 06 | Öztürk | 9,196 | 7.7 | 8 |
| 07 | Şahin | 7,831 | 6.6 | 6 |
| 08 | Aydın | 7,679 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 09 | Arslan | 6,995 | 5.9 | 11 |
| 10 | Yıldırım | 6,758 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 11 | Özdemir | 6,225 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 12 | Çetin | 5,164 | 4.3 | 15 |
| 13 | Kılıç | 4,993 | 4.2 | 13 |
| 14 | Doğan | 4,473 | 3.8 | 12 |
| 15 | Çakır | 4,454 | 3.8 | 24 |
| 16 | Kurt | 4,348 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 17 | Güler | 4,213 | 3.5 | – |
| 18 | Özcan | 4,200 | 3.5 | 25 |
| 19 | Aslan | 4,174 | 3.5 | 14 |
| 20 | Özkan | 4,026 | 3.4 | 22 |
| 21 | Can | 3,996 | 3.4 | 27 |
| 22 | Kara | 3,920 | 3.3 | 16 |
| 23 | Mutlu | 3,759 | 3.2 | – |
| 24 | Çalışkan | 3,754 | 3.2 | – |
| 25 | Şen | 3,746 | 3.2 | – |
| 26 | Koç | 3,698 | 3.1 | 18 |
| 27 | Yavuz | 3,493 | 2.9 | 23 |
| 28 | Keskin | 3,460 | 2.9 | – |
| 29 | Özer | 3,185 | 2.7 | – |
| 30 | Bulut | 3,134 | 2.6 | – |
How do these counts compare with Tekirdağ’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 1,187,162 in 2024, about 13.7 in every 1,000 people in Tekirdağ are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 177,074 people, 14.9% of the population.1,2
Tekirdağ lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 15.3% between 2018 and 2024.2
| 2018 | 1,029,927 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,055,412 |
| 2020 | 1,081,065 |
| 2021 | 1,113,400 |
| 2022 | 1,142,451 |
| 2023 | 1,167,059 |
| 2024 | 1,187,162 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- ÇanakkaleÇanakkale: also Yılmaz, with 8,664 people in 2024, 53% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
- EdirneEdirne: also Yılmaz, with 4,421 people in 2024, 27% of the figure in Tekirdağ.
- IstanbulIstanbul: also Yılmaz, with 230,239 people in 2024, 14.1 times as many as in Tekirdağ.
- KırklareliKırklareli: also Yılmaz, with 4,541 people in 2024, 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 |
| 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