Yilmak Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yilmak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yilmak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey741:1,051,64146,826
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yilmak (22) may also be a first name.

Yilmak Last Name Facts

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

Yilmak is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yilmak.

How Common Is The Last Name Yilmak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Yilmak are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 22 people.

The surname Yilmak is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 1,051,641. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Antalya Province, where 76 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 24 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilmak91124/
Yilmax838/
Yilmac834/
Ailmak831/
Yilmag831/
Gilmack7733/
Elmak733,087/
Ilmok731/
Ilmag731/
Hilmahkh7115/
Ilmakova718/
Elmagk67427/
Elmajk67122/
Helmak6735/
Elmaik6710/
Ilmagh676/
Elmake671/
Yolmok671/
Elmack671/
Elmaak671/
Elmakt671/
Helmack623/
Gelmakh622/
Elmakhs621/
Elmakova57101/
Hellmack570/
Elmac5580/
Ilmog551/
Elmaq551/
Elmok551/
Elmokh50420/
Elmagg50104/
Elmhag508/
Elmmag504/
Gelmok504/
Elmacı501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yilmak
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