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Durmaz

Durmaz /duɾˈmaz/

“tireless, never stopping”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Durmaz?

Durmaz

IPA /duɾˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Durmaz mean?

The negative aorist of durmak, “to stop”: “who never stops, never rests”. The name describes a tireless person, always working and moving forward. It is built in the same way as Yılmaz and Korkmaz.2

Grammar Negative aorist participle of durmak (dur- + -maz).

What is Durmaz made of?

Durmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dur- (durmak: to stop, to stand still) + -maz (negative aorist participle).

Durmaz + root dur- durmak: to stop, to standstill TURKIC durmak “to stop, to stand still” suffix -maz negative aoristparticiple Durmaz dur- root durmak: to stop, to stand still durmak TURKIC “to stop, to stand still” -maz suffix negative aorist participle
Durmaz: parts and root words
  • durmak Turkic — to stop, to stand still2

How was the name Durmaz formed?

Durmaz was formed by adding the suffix -maz (“negative aorist participle”) to the verb stem dur- (“durmak: to stop, to stand still”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Durmaz?

Durmaz Durmuş Dursun Duran Duru Durak Durgun Durdu Akdur Erduran Dur Durmazel Bektur
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Durmuş same root – –
02 Dursun same root – –
03 Duran same root – –
04 Duru same root – –
05 Durak same root – –
06 Durgun same root – –
07 Durdu same root – –
08 Akdur same root – –
09 Erduran same root – –
10 Dur same root – –
11 Durmazel same root – –
12 Bektur same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Durmaz most common?

Durmaz is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 30th in Kırklareli.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli · rank 30 · 843 people Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Durmaz: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Kırklareli30843

Who are some well-known people named Durmaz?

  1. Ercan Durmaz actor 1965–
  2. David Durmaz association football player 1981–
  3. Abdülkerim Durmaz association football player 1960–
  4. Berkan Durmaz basketball player 1997–
  5. Kerimcan Durmaz Internet celebrity 1994–
  6. Beyza Durmaz singer 1977–
  7. Derya Durmaz actor 1973–
  8. Sadir Durmaz politician 1963–

People surnamed Durmaz as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Durmaz also a first name?

Yes. Durmaz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “tireless, never stopping”.

Durmaz as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: durmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Durmaz

Q1

What does the surname Durmaz mean?

The negative aorist of durmak, “to stop”: “who never stops, never rests”. The name describes a tireless person, always working and moving forward. It is built in the same way as Yılmaz and Korkmaz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Durmaz?

The root word of Durmaz is durmak (Turkic): “to stop, to stand still”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Durmaz?

Dur·maz, 2 syllables; IPA: /duɾˈmaz/.