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Kanyılmaz

Kanyılmaz /kanjɯɫˈmaz/ ASCII Kanyilmaz

“undaunted lineage”1

Probable origin Kanyılmaz: root entries for kan + yılmak · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Kanyılmaz?

Kanyılmaz

IPA /kanjɯɫˈmaz/

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

What does the surname Kanyılmaz mean?

Kan “blood; lineage” and yılmaz “undaunted” combined. Yılmaz is the negative aorist of yılmak “to be daunted”, so the name is understood as “an undaunted lineage”.1,2

That Kanyılmaz goes back to kan and yılmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kanyılmaz made of?

Kanyılmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kan (kan: blood; lineage) + yılmak (yılmak: to be daunted, to shrink back).

Kanyılmaz + root kan kan: blood; lineage TURKIC kan “blood; lineage” root yılmak yılmak: to be daunted, toshrink back TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted, to shrinkback” Kanyılmaz kan root kan: blood; lineage kan TURKIC “blood; lineage” yılmak root yılmak: to be daunted, to shrink back yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted, to shrink back”
Kanyılmaz: parts and root words
  • kan Turkic — blood; lineage1
  • yılmak Turkic — to be daunted, to shrink back2

How was the name Kanyılmaz formed?

Kanyılmaz was formed by joining kan (“kan: blood; lineage”) and yılmak (“yılmak: to be daunted, to shrink back”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kanyılmaz?

Kanyılmaz Yılmaz Özkan Alkan Arıkan Gürkan Kandemir
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 Özkan same root 22 245,254
03 Alkan same root – –
04 Arıkan same root – –
05 Gürkan same root – –
06 Kandemir same root – –
07 Yılmazer same root – –
08 Eryılmaz same root – –
09 Atakan same root – –
10 Türkyılmaz same root – –
11 Türkkan same root – –
12 Durukan same root – –

How is Kanyılmaz written and pronounced abroad?

In records without Turkish letters the name usually appears as Kanyilmaz.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kanyılmaz?

Yılmaz, Türkyılmaz and Yılmazer share gloss keywords with Kanyılmaz within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kanyılmaz?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kanyılmaz alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yılmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yılmak accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Yılmaz accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kanyılmaz

Q1

What does the surname Kanyılmaz mean?

Kan “blood; lineage” and yılmaz “undaunted” combined. Yılmaz is the negative aorist of yılmak “to be daunted”, so the name is understood as “an undaunted lineage”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kanyılmaz?

Kanyılmaz is made up of two elements: kan “blood; lineage” (Turkic) and yılmak “to be daunted, to shrink back” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kanyılmaz?

Kan·yıl·maz, 3 syllables; IPA: /kanjɯɫˈmaz/.