Province·Marmara Region·Code 77
TÜİK · ADNKS 2025The most common surnames in Yalova
As in Türkiye as a whole, the most common surname in Yalova is Yılmaz: 4,275 people in 2025. Demir is second with 3,305. Yılmaz has led Yalova every year since 2018.1
- First place
- Yılmaz
- Surnames listed
- 301
The 30 most common surnames in Yalova, 2025
| Rank | Surname | People | Per 1,000 | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yılmaz | 4,275 | 13.7 | 1 |
| 02 | Demir | 3,305 | 10.6 | 3 |
| 03 | Aydın | 3,116 | 10.0 | 9 |
| 04 | Kaya | 3,093 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 05 | Yıldız | 2,751 | 8.8 | 5 |
| 06 | Şahin | 2,247 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 07 | Yıldırım | 2,210 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 08 | Çelik | 2,208 | 7.1 | 4 |
| 09 | Öztürk | 2,024 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 10 | Özdemir | 1,599 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 11 | Arslan | 1,551 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Kılıç | 1,365 | 4.4 | 13 |
| 13 | Doğan | 1,284 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 14 | Çetin | 1,250 | 4.0 | 15 |
| 15 | Kurt | 1,125 | 3.6 | 17 |
| 16 | Polat | 1,077 | 3.5 | 19 |
| 17 | Koç | 984 | 3.2 | 18 |
| 18 | Yavuz | 941 | 3.0 | 23 |
| 19 | Aslan | 932 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 20 | Er | 858 | 2.8 | – |
| 21 | Kara | 856 | 2.7 | 16 |
| 22 | Yalçın | 831 | 2.7 | – |
| 23 | Korkmaz | 826 | 2.7 | 21 |
| 24 | Aktaş | 824 | 2.6 | 30 |
| 25 | Karahasan | 805 | 2.6 | – |
| 26 | Erdoğan | 792 | 2.5 | 26 |
| 27 | Güler | 790 | 2.5 | – |
| 28 | Uzun | 768 | 2.5 | – |
| 29 | Çakır | 759 | 2.4 | 24 |
| 30 | Gül | 752 | 2.4 | – |
How do these counts compare with Yalova’s population?
With an ADNKS population of 311,635 in 2025, about 13.7 in every 1,000 people in Yalova are called Yılmaz. The 30 listed surnames together cover 46,198 people, 14.8% of the population.1,2
Yalova lies in the Marmara Region. According to ADNKS its population grew by 18.8% between 2018 and 2025.2
| 2018 | 262,234 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 270,976 |
| 2020 | 276,050 |
| 2021 | 291,001 |
| 2022 | 296,333 |
| 2023 | 304,780 |
| 2024 | 307,882 |
| 2025 | 311,635 |
Which surname leads in the neighbouring provinces?
- BursaBursa: also Yılmaz, with 46,316 people in 2025, 10.8 times as many as in Yalova.
- KocaeliKocaeli: also Yılmaz, with 33,865 people in 2025, 7.9 times as many as in Yalova.
Neighbours: land borders derived from Natural Earth boundaries.3
Has Yalova’s top three changed over the years?
| Year | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yılmaz 3,695 | Aydın 2,772 | Demir 2,591 |
| 2019 | Yılmaz 3,729 | Aydın 2,800 | Demir 2,666 |
| 2020 | Yılmaz 3,824 | Aydın 2,872 | Demir 2,756 |
| 2021 | Yılmaz 3,813 | Aydın 2,912 | Demir 2,806 |
| 2022 | Yılmaz 3,939 | Aydın 2,993 | Demir 2,938 |
| 2023 | Yılmaz 4,056 | Demir 3,103 | Aydın 3,046 |
| 2024 | Yılmaz 4,157 | Demir 3,213 | Aydın 3,081 |
| 2025 | Yılmaz 4,275 | Demir 3,305 | Aydın 3,116 |
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