Yalavuz Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yalavuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalavuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6231:124,91410,320
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Yalavuz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yalavuz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yalavuz is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalavuz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 518,137th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Yalavuz are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 124,914. In Turkey Yalavuz is most numerous in: Diyarbakir Province, where 27 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 18 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Turkey Yalavuz occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalavuç8674/
Yallavu865/
Jalavu7729/
Yalabu7712/
Yalawu775/
Yalabou711/
Ayolavu711/
Yalawus711/
Jalabu624/
Yolabau57109/
Jhalabu579/
Jalovou571/
Jalawut571/
Yaloubou535/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yalavuz
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