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This page lists entries 847–940 of 1,404 (Kılıçarslan … Meriçliler), ordered by national rank and then alphabetically. The introduction and charts are on page 1.

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847 Kılıçarslan sword lion; name of Seljuk sultans Turkic 11
848 Kılıçaslan sword-lion; name of Seljuk sultans Turkic 10
849 Kılıçsoy lineage of the sword Turkic 8
850 Kıpçak the historical Kipchaks Turkic 6
851 Kırcalı old name of Kırcaali (Kardzhali) 7
852 Kırgız the Kyrgyz (ethnonym) Turkic 6
853 Kırımlı from the Crimea Turkic 7
854 Kırkpınar forty springs Turkic 9
855 Kırlı from the countryside; Kırlı town Turkic 5
856 Kızılırmak the Kızılırmak, “red river” Turkic 10
857 Kızılkan red blood Turkic 8
858 Kızıloğlu son of Kızıl (“red”) Turkic 9
859 Kızıltepe district in Mardin; ‘red hill’ Turkic 9
860 Kilislioğlu son of the man from Kilis Other 11
861 Kirazlı with cherries; from Kirazlı Greek 7
862 Kocabıyıkoğlu son of Kocabıyık (“big moustache”) Turkic 13
863 Kocagüney great south Turkic 9
864 Koçibey Koçi Bey (historical name) Turkic 7
865 Komşuoğlu the neighbour’s son Turkic 9
866 Konar one who alights, settles Turkic 5
867 Konukoğlu son of Konuk (“guest”) Turkic 9
868 Konuralp brown-haired hero; Konur Alp Turkic 8
869 Konyalı from Konya Greek 7
870 Koray glowing ember-moon; fiery Turkic 5
871 Korel an ember-bright land Turkic 5
872 Korkut name of Dede Korkut Turkic 6
873 Kosova Kosovo (place name) Other 6
874 Kosovalı from Kosovo Other 8
875 Kostarika Costa Rica (“rich coast”) French 9
876 Kozan from Kozan (place name) 5
877 Kozanoğlu the Kozanoğlu principality; Kozan 9
878 Kozluca walnut place (village name) Persian 7
879 Kozluklu of Kozluk (“walnut grove”) Turkic 8
880 Kök root, origin; or sky Turkic 3
881 Köken origin, stock Turkic 5
882 Köker sky man or root man Turkic 5
883 Köklü deep-rooted, of known lineage Turkic 5
884 Köksal take root Turkic 6
885 Köksoy deep-rooted lineage Turkic 6
886 Köprülü from Köprü; having a bridge Turkic 7
887 Köroğlu son of the blind man; epic hero Persian 7
888 Kösemihal Köse Mihal, “beardless Michael” Greek 9
889 Köstendil the town of Kyustendil (Bulgaria) Turkic 9
890 Köybaşı head of the village Turkic 7
891 Kuban the Kuban river and region 5
892 Kubat Kubad, the royal name in Keykubat Persian 5
893 Kubilay name of Kublai Khan Mongolic 7
894 Kunter sturdy man Turkic 6
895 Kurdoğlu son of Kurt (“wolf”) Turkic 8
896 Kurşat the name Kürşat (Göktürk prince) 6
897 Kurşunoğlu son of Kurşun (“lead”) Turkic 10
898 Kurtoğlu son of Kurt (wolf) Turkic 8
899 Kurtuldu he was saved Turkic 8
900 Kuruçay dry brook Turkic 7
901 Kurul board, council Turkic 5
902 Kutay blessed moon; silk Turkic 5
903 Kutlay blessed, lucky moon Turkic 6
904 Kutluay blessed moon, lucky month Turkic 7
905 Küçüközkan küçük ‘younger’ + Özkan Turkic 10
906 Küçükvardar little Vardar (river) Other 11
907 Kümbetlioğlu son of Kümbetli (“of the dome tomb”) Persian 12
908 Küntay sun-foal Turkic 6
909 Kütahyalı from Kütahya Greek 9
910 Kütükçüoğlu son of Kütükçü (“log worker”) Greek 11
911 Levi Hebrew personal name Other 4
912 Lütfi grace, blessing Arabic 5
913 Macit glorious, noble Arabic 5
914 Mahmud praised; male name Arabic 6
915 Malkoç raider chief; the Malkoçoğlu family name Other 6
916 Mamat a form of Mehmet (praised) Arabic 5
917 Manas Manas, hero of the Kyrgyz epic Turkic 5
918 Manisa Manisa (Aegean province) Greek 6
919 Mansur aided to victory Arabic 6
920 Mansuroğlu son of Mansur (“victorious”) Arabic 10
921 Manukyan of the family of Manuk Armenian 8
922 Maraşlı from Maraş Other 7
923 Mardin from Mardin (province) Other 6
924 Marmara the Sea of Marmara Greek 7
925 Mazhar one favoured; place of manifestation Arabic 6
926 Mazıcıoğlu son of the gall-nut gatherer Persian 10
927 Mehmet praised; Turkish form of Muhammad Arabic 6
928 Melekoğlu son of Melek Arabic 9
929 Memedoğlu son of Memed Arabic 9
930 Memiş folk form of the name Mehmet Arabic 5
931 Memişoğlu son of Memiş (Mehmet) Arabic 9
932 Menderes the Meander river Greek 8
933 Menemencioğlu son of the Menemenci Other 13
934 Menemenlioğlu son of the man from Menemen Other 13
935 Mengi eternal, everlasting Turkic 5
936 Mengüç little Mengü; immortal Turkic 6
937 Menteş an old Turkish male name Turkic 6
938 Menteşoğlu son of Menteş Turkic 10
939 Meriç the Maritsa river Other 5
940 Meriçliler the people from Meriç Other 10
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.