Most common surnames in Turkey
The top 20 family names, ranked by how many people carry them.
| Rank | Surname | Origin & meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yılmaz | — |
| 2 | Kaya | — |
| 3 | Demir | — |
| 4 | Şahin | — |
| 5 | Çelik | — |
| 6 | Yıldız | — |
| 7 | Yıldırım | — |
| 8 | Öztürk | — |
| 9 | Aydın | — |
| 10 | Özdemir | — |
| 11 | Arslan | — |
| 12 | Doğan | — |
| 13 | Kılıç | — |
| 14 | Aslan | — |
| 15 | Çetin | — |
| 16 | Kara | — |
| 17 | Koç | — |
| 18 | Kurt | — |
| 19 | Özkan | — |
| 20 | Şimşek | — |
Source: General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs (Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri, NVİ). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.
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