Surnames
The surname Erdoğan
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Erdoğan means
A brave person; one who is born
Analysed as er plus doğan, it can be read as born brave. Doğan is also a bird name.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
People with the surname Erdoğan in Türkiye
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| Year | Erdoğan | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Babies | |
| 2018 | 26 | 225,602 |
| 2019 | 26 | 227,586 |
| 2020 | 26 | 229,062 |
| 2021 | 26 | 230,523 |
| 2022 | 26 | 231,777 |
| 2023 | 26 | 232,384 |
| 2024 | 26 | 232,884 |
| 2025 | 26 | 233,535 |
Where is Erdoğan among the most common surnames?
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. All surnames →