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
Yilmaz Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Yilmaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilmaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yilmaz (Arabic: يلمز, Russian: Йилмаз) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilmaz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,366th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 242,813 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Yilmaz are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 68,997th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 8,372 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 13,024 people, or 1 in 6,181. In Germany Yilmaz is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 108 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 7 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.
Yilmaz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Syriac Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Yilmaz last name are 8.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.87% registered with 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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