Yildiz Surname
Approximately 19,169 people bear this surname
Yildiz Surname User-submission:
Yıldız means 'star' in Turkish.
Yildiz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,395 | 1:12,589 | 1,629 |
| France | 3,327 | 1:19,965 | 2,315 |
| Austria | 1,370 | 1:6,216 | 747 |
| Netherlands | 1,268 | 1:13,318 | 1,945 |
| Belgium | 918 | 1:12,524 | 1,876 |
| Switzerland | 739 | 1:11,114 | 1,830 |
| United States | 654 | 1:554,219 | 45,765 |
| England | 637 | 1:87,469 | 9,520 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Sweden | 633 | 1:15,556 | 1,328 |
| Northern Cyprus | 600 | 1:532 | 15 |
| Denmark | 402 | 1:14,042 | 1,374 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Norway | 169 | 1:30,428 | 4,204 |
| Australia | 169 | 1:159,738 | 16,670 |
| Thailand | 143 | 1:493,974 | 86,347 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| Finland | 63 | 1:87,249 | 9,246 |
| Turkmenistan | 56 | 1:98,020 | 1,979 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Azerbaijan | 33 | 1:292,398 | 6,787 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Kazakhstan | 28 | 1:631,518 | 43,439 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Romania | 12 | 1:1,673,156 | 53,791 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
Yildiz (3,506) may also be a first name.
Yildiz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yıldız means 'star' in Turkish.
- denizyThis surname means 'Star'.
- yaseminyaziciyYildiz Demographics
Yildiz Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yilditz | 92 | 7 | / |
| Yilldiz | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yildizz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ildiz | 91 | 4,265 | / |
| Yildi | 91 | 303 | / |
| Yldiz | 91 | 21 | / |
| Yildizci | 86 | 306 | / |
| Jildiz | 83 | 20 | / |
| Yildis | 83 | 20 | / |
| Yildez | 83 | 16 | / |
| Uildiz | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gildiz | 83 | 8 | / |
| Aildiz | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yildız | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yıldiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hildiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ysldiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ylldiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayldiz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yildai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ildi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yildizová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yildish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yilda | 73 | 10,155 | / |
| Yoldi | 73 | 1,492 | / |
| Gildi | 73 | 941 | / |
| Ildis | 73 | 74 | / |
| Hildi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ildei | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ildez | 73 | 15 | / |
| Yldyz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aildi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jildi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ioldi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ildio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yildy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ildai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ildız | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eldiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yldij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Illdi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yilde | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yıldız | 67 | 622,603 | / |
| Hildid | 67 | 436 | / |
| Ildiss | 67 | 64 | / |
| Yildep | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hildie | 67 | 24 | / |
| Iseldi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yoldez | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ailedi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gildez | 67 | 14 | / |
| Işildi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hildis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoldyz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyldyz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geldiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoldis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yildaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yldeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hildit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gildai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heldiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyldie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gildii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jildai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yildes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gildio | 67 | 1 | / |
Yildiz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yildiz in the Russian language | ||
| Йилдиз | jildiz | - |
| Yildiz in the Arabic language | ||
| يلديز | yldyz | - |
| يلدز | yldz | - |
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