SURNAMENo. 15
ADNKS 2025Çetin
“tough, hardy, unyielding”5
- CategoryCourage and resilience
- OriginTurkic
- FormAdjective
#15 The 15th most common surname in Türkiye 345,329 peopleTÜİK ADNKS 20251
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Adjective
Contents§1–§17
How do you pronounce Çetin?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çetin mean?
Çetin means tough, hardy and hard to defeat. Said of a task it means “difficult, hard to overcome”, as in çetin bir mücadele, “a tough struggle”. As a name it describes a person of firm, unyielding character.5
Çetin is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Çetin made of?
Çetin is a single root: çetin (hard, tough; difficult to overcome).
- çetin Turkic — tough, hardy; hard, difficult5
How was the name Çetin formed?
Çetin belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.
Which surnames are related to Çetin?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çetinkaya | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Çetiner | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Erçetin | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Çetinel | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Çetinaslan | same root | – | – |
How many people in Türkiye are called Çetin?
Çetin is the 15th most common surname, 64,130 behind Aslan and 55,305 ahead of Kara.1
Bearers by year
| 2018 | 331,919 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 335,014 |
| 2020 | 337,432 |
| 2021 | 339,519 |
| 2022 | 341,507 |
| 2023 | 342,708 |
| 2024 | 343,991 |
| 2025 | 345,329 |
Çetin gained 13,410 bearers between 2018 and 2025, yet its share slipped from 4.05 to 4.01 per 1,000 people, because the population grew faster. It has held 15th place every year since 2018.1,2
How has Çetin ranked over the years?
| Year | Rank | People | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 345,329 | +1,338 | [1] |
| 2024 | 15 | 343,991 | +1,283 | [1] |
| 2023 | 15 | 342,708 | +1,201 | [1] |
| 2022 | 15 | 341,507 | +1,988 | [1] |
| 2021 | 15 | 339,519 | +2,087 | [1] |
| 2020 | 15 | 337,432 | +2,418 | [1] |
| 2019 | 15 | 335,014 | +3,095 | [1] |
| 2018 | 15 | 331,919 | – | [1] |
Where in Türkiye is Çetin most common?
Çetin is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 59 provinces; its best rank is 4th in Çanakkale.1
- In the province top 30 59
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Istanbul | 17 | 47,213 |
| 02 | Ankara | 17 | 22,376 |
| 03 | Izmir | 13 | 20,960 |
| 04 | Antalya | 8 | 17,912 |
| 05 | Bursa | 16 | 13,078 |
| 06 | Konya | 12 | 10,737 |
How often would you meet a Çetin?
About one person in 249 in Türkiye is a Çetin; a town of 10,000 would have around 40.
345,329 ÷ 86,092,168 × 1,000 ≈ 4.0 1,2
The calculation divides bearers by the 2025 ADNKS population; a real school or class will differ by region.
How does Çetin compare with similar surnames?
Surnames in the “Courage and resilience” category and the Çetin family:
For every Korkmaz there are about 1.4 Çetins.
How many people are called Mehmet Çetin?
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 Çetin | ≈5,102estimate |
| 02 | Fatma Çetin | ≈4,621estimate |
| 03 | Mustafa Çetin | ≈4,242estimate |
| 04 | Ayşe Çetin | ≈3,638estimate |
| 05 | Ahmet Çetin | ≈3,438estimate |
Who are some well-known people named Çetin?
- Servet Çetin association football player 1981–
- Mert Çetin association football player 1997–
- Oğuz Çetin association football player 1963–
- Feride Çetin actor 1980–
- Recep Çetin association football player 1965–
- Fethiye Çetin writer 1950–
- Hikmet Çetin politician 1937–
- Sinan Çetin film actor 1953–
People surnamed Çetin as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Çetin also a first name?
Yes. Çetin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “tough, hardy, unyielding”.
Çetin as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Çetin written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Çetin is usually written Cetin.
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 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çetin
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çetin
- 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Çetin
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı — En çok kullanılan isimler (ADNKS)
- 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 9 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 10 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 11 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Çetin
- Q1
What does the surname Çetin mean?
- Çetin means tough, hardy and hard to defeat. Said of a task it means “difficult, hard to overcome”, as in çetin bir mücadele, “a tough struggle”. As a name it describes a person of firm, unyielding character.
- Q2
How many people in Türkiye have the surname Çetin?
- 345,329 people, according to TÜİK ADNKS 2025, which places it at number 15 in Türkiye.
- Q3
What is the origin of the surname Çetin?
- The root word of Çetin is çetin (Turkic): “tough, hardy; hard, difficult”.
- Q4
How do you pronounce Çetin?
- Çe·tin, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃeˈtin/.