Yelmez Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Yelmez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelmez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2281:341,32221,674
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Yelmez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yelmez occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelmez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,079,669th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Yelmez occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Yelmez reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Yelmez is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 341,322. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent reside, Adana Province, where 14 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmez91135/
Yelme91135/
Yetilmez867/
Gelmez833,665/
Yelmer83815/
Yelmeç8347/
Oelmez8315/
Eilmez834/
Ellmez834/
Yelmme831/
Yelmei831/
Yelmes831/
Elme80698/
Eğilmez775,587/
Eyilmez77299/
Huelmez771/
Yelmece771/
Yellmer770/
Yelma736,532/
Elmes733,733/
Yelmi73515/
Gelme73148/
Elmøe7320/
Elmey7319/
Elmee7314/
Elmea732/
Jelme732/
Elmei732/
Elmme732/
Elmeh731/
Elmehy672,478/
Eilmes67432/
Yesilmese67371/
Hjelme67217/
Elmech67146/
Yelmis6764/
Hyelma6737/
Ellmes6728/
Elmets6720/
Yelmai6719/
Häelme6713/
Elmisz678/
Yielma675/
Elmoiz674/
Jelmer674/
Yeşilmeşe673/
Yellma673/
Gelmes672/
Elmeis671/
Ealmes671/
Elmess671/
Oelmes671/
Yelmiş671/
Yelmma671/
Elmeas671/
Elmehs670/

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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 Yelmez
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