Yelmaz Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Yelmaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelmaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Yelmaz (49) may also be a first name.

Yelmaz Last Name Facts

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

Yelmaz has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelmaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Yelmaz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Yelmaz reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 49 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,414,935. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Van Province, where 91 percent are found, Adana Province, where 5 percent are found and Balikesir Province, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.

Yelmaz Last Name Statistics demography

Yelmaz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelma916,532/
Elmaz91980/
Elmaaz83154/
Yylmaz83149/
Hyelma8337/
Yýlmaz8319/
Yelmai8319/
Yielma835/
Iylmaz835/
Yellma833/
Aelmaz831/
Yelmat831/
Yelmma831/
Elmazz831/
Elma8017,542/
Ayılmaz77233/
Eyilmaz7783/
Oyilmaz7713/
Yıılmaz777/
Ayilmaz773/
Yiilmaz772/
Hyelmha771/
Yellmaa771/
Yellmma771/
Yelmaha771/
Elmas7338,395/
Yelmo73647/
Elmai73216/
Elmay73179/
Gelma73168/
Jelma73127/
Elmma7338/
Ellma739/
Elmau736/
Elmaa736/
Elmea732/
Elmaj731/
Elmaş731/
Ielma731/
Elmoz731/
Ayyılmaz71535/
O'Yilmaz711/
Elmahs67276/
Elmeau67136/
Elmais6790/
Elmash6744/
Eilmas6715/
Elmász6712/
Iilmaz6710/
Gelmas679/
Yelmoo679/
Jelmas678/
Yellmo676/
Jelmau675/
Gelmai674/
Elmoiz674/
Elmach674/
Yelmou673/
Yılmaç672/
Uilmaz672/
Jeslma672/
Elmaai672/
Yelmod671/
Elmass671/
Uelmas671/
Yelmos671/
Yelmei671/
Elmeas671/
Elmouz671/
Hyelmo671/
Yılmax671/
Ellmay670/

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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 Yelmaz
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