Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karayılmaz

Karayılmaz /kaɾajɯɫˈmaz/ ASCII Karayilmaz

“dark and undaunted”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Karayılmaz?

Karayılmaz

IPA /kaɾajɯɫˈmaz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Karayılmaz mean?

Kara “dark, swarthy” joined to yılmaz, the negative aorist of yılmak “to be daunted”: “the dark undaunted one”. Kara- works here like a distinguishing nickname.1,2

Grammar kara + negative aorist of yılmak.

What is Karayılmaz made of?

Karayılmaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kara (kara: black; dark; strong) + yıl-maz (yılmak + -maz: undaunted).

Karayılmaz + root kara kara: black; dark; strong TURKIC kara “black, dark; swarthy” root yıl-maz yılmak + -maz: undaunted TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted” Karayılmaz kara root kara: black; dark; strong kara TURKIC “black, dark; swarthy” yıl-maz root yılmak + -maz: undaunted yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted”
Karayılmaz: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black, dark; swarthy1
  • yılmak Turkic — to be daunted2

How was the name Karayılmaz formed?

Karayılmaz was formed by joining kara (“kara: black; dark; strong”) and yıl-maz (“yılmak + -maz: undaunted”).

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

Which surnames are related to Karayılmaz?

Karayılmaz Yılmaz Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara
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 Kara same root 16 290,024
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Karahan same root – –
05 Karaca same root – –
06 Karakaş same root – –
07 Karadağ same root – –
08 Karakaya same root – –
09 Karakoç same root – –
10 Karaaslan same root – –
11 Karagöz same root – –
12 Baykara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karayılmaz?

  1. Ahmet Güral Karayılmaz association football player 1969–
  2. Ali Karayılmaz performing artist

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

How is Karayılmaz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Karayilmaz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yılmak 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karayılmaz

Q1

What does the surname Karayılmaz mean?

Kara “dark, swarthy” joined to yılmaz, the negative aorist of yılmak “to be daunted”: “the dark undaunted one”. Kara- works here like a distinguishing nickname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karayılmaz?

Karayılmaz is made up of two elements: kara “black, dark; swarthy” (Turkic) and yılmak “to be daunted” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karayılmaz?

Ka·ra·yıl·maz, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾajɯɫˈmaz/.