Yilmaz Surname

18,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

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.

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Yilmaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,0241:6,181752
Austria2,1761:3,913401
Netherlands2,0781:8,127997
Belgium1,7081:6,731871
United States1,5241:237,83422,779
England1,3291:41,9255,368
Northern Cyprus1,0291:3105
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Switzerland8211:10,0041,634
Sweden8201:12,0081,042
Denmark7421:7,607690
France5101:130,24119,889
Thailand4251:166,20826,684
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Australia3481:77,5749,062
Canada3271:112,67812,031
Russia2181:661,11557,022
Norway1511:34,0554,792
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Turkmenistan1301:42,224800
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Finland921:59,7476,934
Azerbaijan891:108,4173,634
Kazakhstan761:232,66420,860
Spain681:687,53030,300
Romania621:323,83728,474
Libya491:127,428674
Qatar441:53,5915,826
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United Arab Emirates281:327,22422,758
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Greece211:527,60966,013
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Belarus171:558,88650,306
China171:80,430,6804,441
Wales151:206,30213,003
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Albania31:971,35222,477
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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-173293

This is the most popular name in Turkey. Yilmaz means 'intrepid'.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

A Turkish surname, meaning 'undefeatable' or 'indestructible'.

- rainbowpuke

A Turkish name meaning 'brave'.

- baransudetan

Who won't be daunted.

- yaseminyaziciy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yillmaz926/
Yilmatz924/
Yilmarz921/
Yilmazs921/
Yilma91111,712/
Ilmaz91494/
Ylmaz91205/
Yilmazci8631/
Yılmaz831,109,455/
Yilema833,388/
Yilmaç8387/
Yolmaz8340/
Jylmaz8336/
Yilmai8333/
Yilmas8329/
Jilmaz8325/
Yilmax838/
Yilmma834/
Yilmac834/
Yillma832/
Uilmaz832/
Yilmoz832/
Yilmay832/
Yllmaz832/
Yilmat831/
Ilma804,379/
Ylma80126/
Yilmazová801/
Ayılmaz77233/
Yıılmaz777/
Yillema771/
Elmaz73980/
Hilma73506/
Islma73457/
Gilma73412/
Ilmah73345/
Ilmas73215/
Yılma73135/
Jilma73132/
Yolma7311/
Ailma738/
Illma735/
Ylema734/
Oilma732/
Ylmah731/
Hylma731/
Ytlma731/
Ielma731/
Ilmaj731/
Ilmma731/
Ylmas731/
Ayyılmaz71535/
Ilmazova7114/
Hicylmaz711/
Gilmai67697/
Hilmah67332/
Gilmas67182/
Elmaaz67154/
Ilmast6762/
Hilmas6757/
Hailma6747/
Iglima6739/
Ilhmad6734/
Oilema6718/
Ilmass6716/
Eilmas6715/
Ailema6713/
Gillma677/
Hilmat676/
Helmaz675/
Ailmai675/
Gilmay675/
Jilmazova675/
Ilmaas674/
Ailmad674/
Gilmaa673/
Yılmaç672/
Ecilma672/
Eilema672/
Islmay672/
Islmai672/
Hilmay672/
Icilma671/
Illmau671/
Hillma671/
Hilmaa671/
Itelma671/
Oilmas671/
Ilhmat671/
Jëlmaz671/
Ylmeau671/
Ailmaa671/
Elmazz671/
Etilma671/
Jilmah671/

Yilmaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yilmaz in the Russian language
Йилмазjilmaz-
Yilmaz in the Arabic language
يلمزylmz-
يلمازylmaz-

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