Yilmaz Surname
Approximately 30,013 people bear this surname
Yilmaz Surname User-submission:
This is a Turkish surname, meaning 'indomitable, or unscathed man'. It is derived from the Turkish word yılmaz, meaning 'indomitable', and is also closely linked to some other words, like 'unscathed' or 'undefeatable', etc.,) The letter 'ı' in this surname is quite unusual outside of Turkey, for most languages, and many immigrant families changed it to conform to the country's language orthographic rules.
Read More About This SurnameYilmaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,024 | 1:6,181 | 752 |
| Austria | 2,176 | 1:3,913 | 401 |
| Netherlands | 2,078 | 1:8,127 | 997 |
| Belgium | 1,708 | 1:6,731 | 871 |
| United States | 1,524 | 1:237,834 | 22,779 |
| England | 1,329 | 1:41,925 | 5,368 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1,029 | 1:310 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Switzerland | 821 | 1:10,004 | 1,634 |
| Sweden | 820 | 1:12,008 | 1,042 |
| Denmark | 742 | 1:7,607 | 690 |
| France | 510 | 1:130,241 | 19,889 |
| Thailand | 425 | 1:166,208 | 26,684 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Australia | 348 | 1:77,574 | 9,062 |
| Canada | 327 | 1:112,678 | 12,031 |
| Russia | 218 | 1:661,115 | 57,022 |
| Norway | 151 | 1:34,055 | 4,792 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Turkmenistan | 130 | 1:42,224 | 800 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Finland | 92 | 1:59,747 | 6,934 |
| Azerbaijan | 89 | 1:108,417 | 3,634 |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | 1:232,664 | 20,860 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Qatar | 44 | 1:53,591 | 5,826 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 28 | 1:327,224 | 22,758 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Kosovo | 12 | 1:155,156 | 6,641 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Yilmaz (8,372) may also be a first name.
Yilmaz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Turkish surname, meaning 'indomitable, or unscathed man'. It is derived from the Turkish word yılmaz, meaning 'indomitable', and is also closely linked to some other words, like 'unscathed' or 'undefeatable', etc.,) The letter 'ı' in this surname is quite unusual outside of Turkey, for most languages, and many immigrant families changed it to conform to the country's language orthographic rules. Yılmaz is the most common Turkish surname, with over 1.1 million bearers.
- deleted-173293This is the most popular name in Turkey. Yilmaz means 'intrepid'.
- Johannes Heinz MichelsA Turkish surname, meaning 'undefeatable' or 'indestructible'.
- rainbowpukeA Turkish name meaning 'brave'.
- baransudetanWho won't be daunted.
- yaseminyaziciyYilmaz Demographics
Average Yilmaz Salary in
United States
$48,286 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yilmaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilmaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yilmaz (Arabic: يلمز, Russian: Йилмаз) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilmaz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,366th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,813 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Yilmaz reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Yilmaz is also the 68,997th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 8,372 people.
The last name Yilmaz is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 13,024 people, or 1 in 6,181. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 108 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.
Yilmaz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Syriac Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Yilmaz are 8.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yilmaz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.02% less than the national average, earning 259,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning R 230,844 per year; in United States they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $48,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yilmaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yilmaz in the Russian language | ||
| Йилмаз | jilmaz | - |
| Yilmaz in the Arabic language | ||
| يلمز | ylmz | - |
| يلماز | ylmaz | - |
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