Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yılmazer

Yılmazer /jɯɫmaˈzeɾ/ ASCII Yilmazer

“undaunted man”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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 Yılmazer?

Yılmazer

IPA /jɯɫmaˈzeɾ/

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

What does the surname Yılmazer mean?

Yılmazer means ‘the undaunted man’, a brave man who does not lose heart. It adds the element er ‘man, hero’, very popular in the 1934 surname repertoire, to yılmaz ‘undaunted’.1

Grammar yılmaz, negative aorist of yılmak, + er ‘man’: an adjective–noun compound.

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

What is Yılmazer made of?

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

Yılmazer ++ root yılmaz undaunted TURKIC yılmak “to be daunted, to loseheart” suffix er man, brave man TURKIC er “man; brave man, soldier” Yılmazer yılmaz root undaunted yılmak TURKIC “to be daunted, to lose heart” er suffix man, brave man er TURKIC “man; brave man, soldier”
Yılmazer: parts and root words
  • yılmak Turkic — to be daunted, to lose heart1
  • er Turkic — man; brave man, soldier1

How was the name Yılmazer formed?

Yılmazer was formed by adding the suffix er (“man, brave man”) to yılmaz (“undaunted”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yılmazer?

Yılmazer Yılmaz Eryılmaz 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 Eryılmaz 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 Yılmazer?

  1. Kerem Yılmazer actor 1945–2003
  2. Musa Sinan Yılmazer association football player 1987–
  3. Ali Fuat Yılmazer statesperson 1967–
  4. İlyas Yılmazer association football player 1992–
  5. Halil Yılmazer athletics competitor 2001–
  6. Ahmet Yılmazer association football player 1979–
  7. Cem Yılmazer scenographer 1971–
  8. Murat Yılmazer statesperson 1954–

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

Is Yılmazer also a first name?

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

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

How is Yılmazer written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Yilmazer 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 Vikipedi: Yılmazer accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 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
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yılmazer

Q1

What does the surname Yılmazer mean?

Yılmazer means ‘the undaunted man’, a brave man who does not lose heart. It adds the element er ‘man, hero’, very popular in the 1934 surname repertoire, to yılmaz ‘undaunted’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yılmazer?

Yılmazer is made up of two elements: yılmak “to be daunted, to lose heart” (Turkic) and er “man; brave man, soldier” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yılmazer?

Yıl·ma·zer, 3 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫmaˈzeɾ/.