SURNAMENo. 14
ADNKS 2025Aslan
“lion; brave, strong”3
- CategoryLions, wolves and predators
- OriginTurkic
- FormPlain noun
#14 The 14th most common surname in Türkiye 409,459 peopleTÜİK ADNKS 20251
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
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How do you pronounce Aslan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Aslan mean?
Aslan is the lion, the great maned predator; a strong, brave person is called aslan gibi, “like a lion”. The word developed from Old Turkic arslan when the r was lost. It is also a common male given name.3
Aslan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Aslan made of?
Aslan is a single Turkic root: aslan (lion).
- aslan Turkic — lion; figuratively a strong, brave person3
How was the name Aslan formed?
Aslan is the word aslan (“lion”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Aslan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Karaaslan | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Eraslan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Alpaslan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Kılıçaslan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Özaslan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Aslanoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Aslantaş | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Aslantürk | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Aslanyürek | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Küçükaslan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Çetinaslan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gençaslan | same root | – | – |
How else is Aslan spelled?
- Arslanspelling
How many people in Türkiye are called Aslan?
In TÜİK’s ADNKS 2025 figures, 409,459 people in Türkiye carry the surname Aslan, ranking it 14th in the top 30. That is 41,113 behind Kılıç and 64,130 ahead of Çetin.1
Bearers by year
| 2018 | 378,965 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 384,735 |
| 2020 | 389,900 |
| 2021 | 394,631 |
| 2022 | 399,384 |
| 2023 | 402,681 |
| 2024 | 406,048 |
| 2025 | 409,459 |
Aslan is growing faster than Türkiye’s population: up 30,494 people (8.0%) since 2018, against 5.0% for the population as a whole. It has held 14th place every year since 2018.1,2
How has Aslan ranked over the years?
| Year | Rank | People | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 409,459 | +3,411 | [1] |
| 2024 | 14 | 406,048 | +3,367 | [1] |
| 2023 | 14 | 402,681 | +3,297 | [1] |
| 2022 | 14 | 399,384 | +4,753 | [1] |
| 2021 | 14 | 394,631 | +4,731 | [1] |
| 2020 | 14 | 389,900 | +5,165 | [1] |
| 2019 | 14 | 384,735 | +5,770 | [1] |
| 2018 | 14 | 378,965 | – | [1] |
Where in Türkiye is Aslan most common?
Aslan is not first anywhere, but it is in the top three in 1 province: Van.1
- In the top three (#2–3) 1
- In the province top 30 51
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Istanbul | 14 | 60,901 |
| 02 | Şanlıurfa | 4 | 32,067 |
| 03 | Gaziantep | 5 | 29,116 |
| 04 | Ankara | 19 | 21,980 |
| 05 | Diyarbakır | 4 | 21,878 |
| 06 | Izmir | 15 | 15,004 |
How often would you meet an Aslan?
About one person in 210 in Türkiye is an Aslan; a town of 10,000 would have around 48.
409,459 ÷ 86,092,168 × 1,000 ≈ 4.8 1,2
The calculation divides bearers by the 2025 ADNKS population; a real school or class will differ by region.
How does Aslan compare with similar surnames?
Surnames in the “Lions, wolves and predators” category and the Aslan family:
Aslan is about 79% as common as Arslan.
How many people are called Mehmet Aslan?
These are estimates that assume given names and surnames are independent. In reality, families and regions do not choose names independently, so read them as orders of magnitude.
| # | Full name | Estimated people |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mehmet Aslan | ≈6,049estimate |
| 02 | Fatma Aslan | ≈5,480estimate |
| 03 | Mustafa Aslan | ≈5,030estimate |
| 04 | Ayşe Aslan | ≈4,313estimate |
| 05 | Ahmet Aslan | ≈4,076estimate |
Who are some well-known people named Aslan?
- Özgecan Aslan university student 1995–2015
- Hatice Aslan film actor 1962–
- Grégoire Aslan actor 1908–1982
- Kemal Aslan association football player 1981–
- Yiğit Aslan swimmer 2003–
- Yusuf Aslan politician 1947–1972
- Aygül Berivan Aslan politician 1981–
- Deniz Aslan association football player 1989–
People surnamed Aslan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Aslan also a first name?
Yes. Aslan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “lion; brave, strong”.
Aslan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK ADNKS: Cinsiyete göre nüfus, Türkiye ve 81 il
- 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Aslan
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: aslan
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aslan
- 6 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Aslan
- 7 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 8 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı — En çok kullanılan isimler (ADNKS)
- 9 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 10 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 11 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Aslan
- Q1
What does the surname Aslan mean?
- Aslan is the lion, the great maned predator; a strong, brave person is called aslan gibi, “like a lion”. The word developed from Old Turkic arslan when the r was lost. It is also a common male given name.
- Q2
How many people in Türkiye have the surname Aslan?
- 409,459 people, according to TÜİK ADNKS 2025, which places it at number 14 in Türkiye.
- Q3
What is the origin of the surname Aslan?
- The root word of Aslan is aslan (Turkic): “lion; figuratively a strong, brave person”.
- Q4
How do you pronounce Aslan?
- As·lan, 2 syllables; IPA: /asˈɫan/.