Yildirim Surname
Approximately 18,368 people bear this surname
Yildirim Surname User-submission:
This is a very common Turkish surname. It translates as 'lightning', but in Turkish there are two distinct words for lightning: şimşek and yıldırım. Şimşek refers to lightning that arcs across the sky, yıldırım refers to lightning that strikes the ground.
Read More About This SurnameYildirim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,954 | 1:11,577 | 1,482 |
| France | 2,517 | 1:26,390 | 3,165 |
| Austria | 1,259 | 1:6,764 | 838 |
| Belgium | 1,229 | 1:9,354 | 1,333 |
| Netherlands | 1,108 | 1:15,241 | 2,294 |
| England | 689 | 1:80,868 | 8,974 |
| Northern Cyprus | 649 | 1:492 | 10 |
| United States | 632 | 1:573,511 | 47,017 |
| Denmark | 541 | 1:10,434 | 983 |
| Switzerland | 401 | 1:20,481 | 3,291 |
| Sweden | 367 | 1:26,830 | 2,180 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Thailand | 205 | 1:344,577 | 59,831 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Finland | 149 | 1:36,891 | 4,756 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Norway | 138 | 1:37,263 | 5,279 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Russia | 80 | 1:1,801,538 | 116,326 |
| Romania | 65 | 1:308,890 | 27,566 |
| Turkmenistan | 56 | 1:98,020 | 1,979 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Kosovo | 39 | 1:47,740 | 3,839 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Azerbaijan | 25 | 1:385,965 | 8,091 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Yildirim (527) may also be a first name.
Yildirim Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a very common Turkish surname. It translates as 'lightning', but in Turkish there are two distinct words for lightning: şimşek and yıldırım. Şimşek refers to lightning that arcs across the sky, yıldırım refers to lightning that strikes the ground.
- eeyThis surname comes from the word yıldırım, which means 'lightning that strikes the earth' in Turkish.
- denizyThis surname means 'Lightning'.
- yaseminyaziciyYildirim Demographics
Average Yildirim Salary in
United States
$46,122 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yildirim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yildirim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yildirim (Russian: Йилдирим) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yildirim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,218th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 396,752 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Yildirim are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Yildirim is also the 367,549th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 527 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 6,954 people, or 1 in 11,577. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 94 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.
Yildirim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Yildirim last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yildirim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.37% less than the national average, earning 285,962 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.57% more than the national average, earning R 412,464 per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,211 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yildirimm | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ildirim | 93 | 587 | / |
| Yldirim | 93 | 23 | / |
| Yildirin | 88 | 46 | / |
| Yilderim | 88 | 28 | / |
| Gildirim | 88 | 23 | / |
| Jildirim | 88 | 5 | / |
| Yildirem | 88 | 4 | / |
| Yildirjm | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yıldirim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ylldirim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yildirimová | 84 | 3 | / |
| Yildirgin | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jilldirim | 82 | 1 | / |
| Isildirim | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ildirin | 80 | 75 | / |
| Eldirim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yldirin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ildirimova | 78 | 34 | / |
| Yilderin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jildirin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yildırım | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ilderem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yldyrym | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ildiren | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ildyrym | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ildyrin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jilderheim | 67 | 1 | / |
Yildirim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yildirim in the Russian language | ||
| Йилдирим | jildirim | - |
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