Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Eryılmaz

Eryılmaz /eɾjɯɫˈmaz/ ASCII Eryilmaz

“undaunted hero”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Eryılmaz?

Eryılmaz

IPA /eɾjɯɫˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Eryılmaz mean?

Eryılmaz means ‘the undaunted man’, a hero who does not flinch in the face of hardship. The element er ‘man, hero’ is placed before yılmaz, itself one of the most common surnames in Türkiye, and reinforces its sense.1

Grammar er + yılmaz (yıl- + negative aorist -maz).

That Eryılmaz goes back to er and yılmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Eryılmaz made of?

Eryılmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er (man, hero) + yılmaz (undaunted).

Eryılmaz + first element er man, hero TURKIC er “man; hero” root yılmaz undaunted TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted” Eryılmaz er first element man, hero er TURKIC “man; hero” yılmaz root undaunted yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted”
Eryılmaz: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man; hero1
  • yılmak Turkic — to be daunted1

How was the name Eryılmaz formed?

Eryılmaz is a name newly coined from er (“man, hero”) and yılmaz (“undaunted”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Eryılmaz?

Eryılmaz Yılmaz Yılmazer Türkyılmaz Yılmazkaya Özyılmaz Özyılmazel Yılmaztürk Karayılmaz Yılmaztekin Çelikyılmaz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yılmaz same root 1 1,177,896
02 Yılmazer same root – –
03 Türkyılmaz same root – –
04 Yılmazkaya same root – –
05 Özyılmaz same root – –
06 Özyılmazel same root – –
07 Yılmaztürk same root – –
08 Karayılmaz same root – –
09 Yılmaztekin same root – –
10 Çelikyılmaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eryılmaz?

  1. Fazlı Eryılmaz amateur wrestler 1997–
  2. Abdullah Eryılmaz Liedermacher 1958–
  3. Abdullah Eryılmaz association football player 1989–
  4. Asil Kaan Eryılmaz association football player 1998–
  5. Ayhan Eryılmaz association football player 1966–
  6. Aytaç Eryılmaz writer 1952–
  7. Ayşe Ferda Eryılmaz screenwriter 2000–
  8. Kerem Eryılmaz association football player 1990–

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

Is Eryılmaz also a first name?

Yes. Eryılmaz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “undaunted hero”.

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

How is Eryılmaz written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Eryilmaz in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Eryılmaz

Q1

What does the surname Eryılmaz mean?

Eryılmaz means ‘the undaunted man’, a hero who does not flinch in the face of hardship. The element er ‘man, hero’ is placed before yılmaz, itself one of the most common surnames in Türkiye, and reinforces its sense.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eryılmaz?

Eryılmaz is made up of two elements: er “man; hero” (Turkic) and yılmak “to be daunted” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Eryılmaz?

Er·yıl·maz, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾjɯɫˈmaz/.