Yılmaz Surname
Approximately 1,109,455 people bear this surname
Yılmaz 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 SurnameYılmaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,109,235 | 1:70 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Northern Cyprus | 15 | 1:21,267 | 5,310 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Ylmaz (205) are calculated separately.
Yılmaz (150,703) may also be a first name.
Yılmaz 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-173293Yılmaz is a common Turkish name meaning 'one who doesn't lose heart', otherwise 'brave'.
- Forebears.ioYılmaz Demographics
Average Male Yılmaz Height
174.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yılmaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yılmaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yılmaz has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant: Ylmaz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yılmaz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 473rd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,569 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Yılmaz are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Yılmaz is also the 6,968th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 150,703 people.
It is the most frequent last name in one country:Turkey, where 100 percent are found. The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,109,235 people, or 1 in 70. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Turkmenistan, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Yılmaz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ylmaz | 97 | 205 | / |
| Ayılmaz | 92 | 233 | / |
| Yıılmaz | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ayyılmaz | 86 | 535 | / |
| Yilmaz | 83 | 30,013 | / |
| Yolmaz | 83 | 40 | / |
| Jylmaz | 83 | 36 | / |
| Yllmaz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yılmaç | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yillmaz | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yilmatz | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yilmarz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yilmazs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elmaz | 73 | 980 | / |
| Ilmaz | 73 | 494 | / |
| Ylmas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hicylmaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elmaaz | 67 | 154 | / |
| Yilmaç | 67 | 87 | / |
| Yilmas | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jilmaz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yilmax | 67 | 8 | / |
| Helmaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yilmac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yilmoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uilmaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elmazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jëlmaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yilmazová | 67 | 1 | / |
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