11.03.2025 16:30
In Turkey, the most common surname in 2024 was "Yılmaz," the most common male name was "Mehmet," and the most common female name was "Fatma."
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According to the Address-Based Population Registration System data; the number of people with the surname "Yılmaz" in Turkey has been recorded as 1 million 174 thousand 516. The number of people with the surname "Kaya" is 894 thousand 360, while the number of those with the surname "Demir" has been identified as 871 thousand 107.
The other 7 commonly used surnames and the number of people using them are as follows: Çelik 714 thousand 184 people, Yıldız 693 thousand 634 people, Şahin 685 thousand 727 people, Yıldırım 664 thousand 229 people, Öztürk 585 thousand 53 people, Aydın 579 thousand 161 people, Özdemir 554 thousand 724 people... Other surnames such as Arslan, Doğan, Kılıç, Aslan, Çetin, Kara, Kurt, Koç, Polat, and Şimşek also stand out in the list.
THE MOST COMMON NAMES
When looking at the most common male names in Turkey, the name "Mehmet" ranks first with 1 million 285 thousand 141 people. It is followed by "Mustafa" with 1 million 66 thousand 554 people and "Ahmet" with 863 thousand 817 people. Additionally, the name "Ali" is used by 742 thousand 542 people, while the names "Hüseyin" and "Hasan" stand out with 577 thousand 808 and 537 thousand 184 people, respectively. Following the list, "Murat" has 529 thousand 21, "Yusuf" 524 thousand 246, "İbrahim" 508 thousand 362, and "İsmail" is among the most common names with 438 thousand 668 people. In the ranking, names such as Ömer, Ramazan, Osman, Abdullah, Fatih, Emre, Halil, Süleyman, Hakan, and Adem stand out, while Metin is listed as the 30th most commonly used name.
THE MOST COMMON FEMALE NAMES
The most common female name in Turkey is "Fatma." There are 1 million 164 thousand 268 people with this name. It is followed by "Ayşe," which is held by 915 thousand 587 people, and "Emine" with 784 thousand 176 people. Additionally, the name "Hatice" is used by 714 thousand 977 people, and the name "Zeynep" is used by 704 thousand 355 people.
The number of people with the name "Elif" has been recorded as 553 thousand 984, while the names "Meryem," "Merve," "Zehra," and "Esra" are among the most common names with 319 thousand 635, 293 thousand 302, 268 thousand 273, and 248 thousand 215 people, respectively.
Moreover, the number of people using names such as "Özlem," "Büşra," "Yasemin," "Melek," "Hülya," "Sultan," "Kübra," "Dilek," "Leyla," and "Rabia" also drew attention in the ranking.
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