Surnames
The surname Yılmaz
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Yılmaz means
Undaunted; persistent in the face of difficulty
Formed from yılmak, meaning to lose heart, with the negative suffix -maz. It expresses a personal quality.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
People with the surname Yılmaz in Türkiye
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| Year | Yılmaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Babies | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1,134,443 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1,144,894 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1,152,872 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,160,248 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1,167,108 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,171,014 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,174,516 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1,177,896 |
Where is Yılmaz among the most common surnames?
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. All surnames →