Yildiz Surname

28,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Yildiz Surname User-submission:

Yıldız means 'star' in Turkish.

Yildiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3951:12,5891,629
France3,3271:19,9652,315
Austria1,3701:6,216747
Netherlands1,2681:13,3181,945
Belgium9181:12,5241,876
Switzerland7391:11,1141,830
United States6541:554,21945,765
England6371:87,4699,520
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Sweden6331:15,5561,328
Northern Cyprus6001:53215
Denmark4021:14,0421,374
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Norway1691:30,4284,204
Australia1691:159,73816,670
Thailand1431:493,97486,347
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Finland631:87,2499,246
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Azerbaijan331:292,3986,787
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Qatar251:94,32010,875
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Greece191:583,14770,237
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Malta181:23,9041,289
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Libya161:390,2481,390
Scotland161:334,61415,044
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Kosovo151:124,1256,042
Romania121:1,673,15653,791
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
China91:151,924,6187,954
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Yildiz (3,506) may also be a first name.

Yildiz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yıldız means 'star' in Turkish.

- denizy

This surname means 'Star'.

- yaseminyaziciy

Yildiz Last Name Facts

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

Yildiz (Arabic: يلديز, Russian: Йилдиз) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yildiz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yildiz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yildiz is the 28,036th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 380,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Yildiz are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Yildiz is also the 119,880th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 3,506 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 6,395 people, or 1 in 12,589. In Germany Yildiz is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany Yildiz exists in 98 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Yildiz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Yildiz surname are 3.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Yildiz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning 217,823 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $49,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yilditz927/
Yilldiz922/
Yildizz921/
Ildiz914,265/
Yildi91303/
Yldiz9121/
Yildizci86306/
Jildiz8320/
Yildis8320/
Yildez8316/
Uildiz838/
Gildiz838/
Aildiz835/
Yildız832/
Yıldiz831/
Hildiz831/
Ysldiz831/
Ylldiz831/
Ayldiz831/
Yildai831/
Ildi8010/
Yildizová803/
Yildish772/
Yilda7310,155/
Yoldi731,492/
Gildi73941/
Ildis7374/
Hildi7327/
Ildei7326/
Ildez7315/
Yldyz7314/
Aildi7311/
Jildi738/
Ioldi732/
Ildio732/
Yildy732/
Ildai732/
Ildız731/
Eldiz731/
Yldij731/
Illdi731/
Yilde731/
Yıldız67622,603/
Hildid67436/
Ildiss6764/
Yildep6753/
Hildie6724/
Iseldi6721/
Yoldez6719/
Ailedi6717/
Gildez6714/
Işildi6714/
Hildis675/
Yoldyz674/
Uyldyz674/
Geldiz673/
Yoldis672/
Yildaa671/
Yldeez671/
Hildit671/
Gildai671/
Heldiz671/
Jyldie671/
Gildii671/
Jildai671/
Yildes671/
Gildio671/

Yildiz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yildiz in the Russian language
Йилдизjildiz-
Yildiz in the Arabic language
يلديزyldyz-
يلدزyldz-

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