Yıldırm Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yıldırm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yıldırm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1131:688,68535,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Yldrm (115) are calculated separately.

Yıldırm (15) may also be a first name.

Yıldırm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yıldırm is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Yldrm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yıldırm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Yıldırm are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Yıldırm is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

Yıldırm is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 688,685. In Turkey Yıldırm is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 11 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yldrm94115/
Yıldırım93609,320/
Yılıdırm932/
Yııldırım884/
Yıldrım861/
Ağyıldırım8229/
Ylıdırım803/
Yildırım801/
Ylldırım801/
Yildirm7115/
Yildrem712/
Eldrem621/
Elderm621/
Jëlldërëm506/

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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
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  • 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 Yıldırm
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