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This page lists entries 57–111 of 111 (İskender … Yenal), ordered by national rank and then alphabetically. The introduction and charts are on page 1.

All surnames in this category

#SurnameMeaningOriginLetters
57 İskender Alexander (given name) Greek 8
58 İskenderoğlu son of İskender (Alexander) Arabic 12
59 İskit Scythian Greek 5
60 Kansu the name Kanşav; Mamluk sultan Qansuh Other 5
61 Karabudak black branch; a Dede Korkut hero Turkic 9
62 Karakoyunlu with black sheep; a historical state Turkic 11
63 Karan the master in Ferhat and Şirin; Karanî 5
64 Karatekin mighty prince Turkic 9
65 Kayan a chief in the Ergenekon legend Turkic 5
66 Kaygusuz carefree, untroubled Turkic 8
67 Kılıçarslan sword lion; name of Seljuk sultans Turkic 11
68 Kılıçaslan sword-lion; name of Seljuk sultans Turkic 10
69 Konuralp brown-haired hero; Konur Alp Turkic 8
70 Korkut name of Dede Korkut Turkic 6
71 Köroğlu son of the blind man; epic hero Persian 7
72 Kubat Kubad, the royal name in Keykubat Persian 5
73 Kubilay name of Kublai Khan Mongolic 7
74 Malkoç raider chief; the Malkoçoğlu family name Other 6
75 Manas Manas, hero of the Kyrgyz epic Turkic 5
76 Menteş an old Turkish male name Turkic 6
77 Mete name of the Xiongnu ruler Mete Han Other 4
78 Oğuz the Oghuz; Oghuz Khagan Turkic 4
79 Oktar name of the Hun ruler Octar Turkic 5
80 Oktay Turkish form of Ögedei Mongolic 5
81 Olcayto fortunate, wealthy Mongolic 7
82 Orhan old male name with -han Turkic 5
83 Orhon the Orkhon River 5
84 Ömer Turkish form of Umar Arabic 4
85 Pekdemir hard iron; ‘lord iron’ Turkic 8
86 Rona Hunnic chief Rona; bright 4
87 Saltık absolute; the historical name Saltuk Turkic 6
88 Sançar piercer; short dagger; Sultan Sanjar Turkic 6
89 Savcı envoy; prosecutor Turkic 5
90 Sebüktekin beloved prince; Sebüktegin Turkic 10
91 Selçuk eponymous ancestor of the Seljuks Turkic 6
92 Sokullu from Sokol Other 7
93 Sökmen name of an Artuqid ruler 6
94 Sökmensüer Sökmen + Süer ‘soldier’ Turkic 10
95 Süleyman Turkish form of Solomon Arabic 8
96 Temür iron (old form) Turkic 5
97 Teoman the Xiongnu ruler Teoman; chief Other 6
98 Timuçin blacksmith; Genghis Khan’s birth name Mongolic 7
99 Timur iron; the name of the ruler Timur Turkic 5
100 Toğay name of a historical prince Mongolic 5
101 Tokay biceps, strong arm Mongolic 5
102 Tuğrul a hunting falcon (goshawk) Turkic 6
103 Tunahan Tuna (Alp Er Tunga) + khan Turkic 7
104 Tunakan Alper Tunga Khan Turkic 7
105 Turgay lark Turkic 6
106 Turgut Mongol tribal name; given name Mongolic 6
107 Ulaş father of Kazan Bey in Dede Korkut Turkic 4
108 Uluğ great, exalted Turkic 4
109 Uygur historical Turkic people and state Turkic 5
110 Ülgen sky god of Altai myth Turkic 5
111 Yenal name of a Circassian hero; ‘he attains’ Other 5
None of the surnames on this page is in the national top 30; ranked members are on page 1. The list grows as surnames are added.