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This page lists entries 62–122 of 122 (İslam … Zemzem), ordered by national rank and then alphabetically. The introduction and charts are on page 1.

All surnames in this category

#SurnameMeaningOriginLetters
62 İslam Arabic islām; male given name Arabic 5
63 Kalender carefree; wandering dervish Persian 8
64 Kalenderli of the kalender (carefree one) Persian 10
65 Karahocagil Kara Hoca’s family Persian 11
66 Karavelioğulları the sons of Kara Veli Arabic 16
67 Kırklar the Forty (saints) Turkic 7
68 Kohen Hebrew ‘priest’ Other 5
69 Kuday God (Altai kuday) Persian 5
70 Kul servant (of God) Turkic 3
71 Kuran founder, one who sets up Turkic 5
72 Kurban sacrifice; male name Arabic 6
73 Makbule accepted, welcome Arabic 7
74 Melek angel Arabic 5
75 Memedoğlu son of Memed Arabic 9
76 Mollaoğlu son of the molla Arabic 9
77 Mursal one who is sent, messenger Arabic 6
78 Muvahhit monotheist Arabic 8
79 Müftü mufti Arabic 5
80 Müftügil the mufti’s household Arabic 8
81 Müftüoğlu son of the mufti Arabic 9
82 Müridoğlu son of the disciple Arabic 9
83 Nakıpoğlu son of the naqīb (headman) Arabic 9
84 Nas explicit ruling, clear text Arabic 3
85 Necati of salvation Arabic 6
86 Niyaz supplication, entreaty Persian 5
87 Nur light, radiance Arabic 3
88 Nusretoğlu son of Nusret Arabic 10
89 Ogan almighty, mighty one Turkic 4
90 Ongun abundant, auspicious; healed Turkic 5
91 Oruç fasting Other 4
92 Oruçoğlu son of Oruç Other 8
93 Özeren true saint, genuine hero Turkic 6
94 Özkul true, devoted servant Turkic 5
95 Pir elder, master, founder Persian 3
96 Pirali Pîr Ali, “elder Ali” Arabic 6
97 Pirhasan Pir (elder) Hasan Arabic 8
98 Piroğlu son of the Pir (“elder”) Persian 7
99 Safer second month of the Islamic year Arabic 5
100 Sala call recited from the minaret Arabic 4
101 Samat eternal, self-sufficient Arabic 5
102 Samet the Self-Sufficient Arabic 5
103 Sofu devout person; Sufi Arabic 4
104 Sofuoğlu son of the devout one Arabic 8
105 Şabanyan son of Şaban Arabic 8
106 Şehitler martyrs; a village name Arabic 8
107 Taha name of a Qur'anic sura Arabic 4
108 Tanrıbilir God knows Turkic 10
109 Tanrıkulu servant of God Turkic 9
110 Tanrıöğen praising God Turkic 9
111 Tanrıöver one who praises God Turkic 9
112 Tanrıseven God-loving Turkic 10
113 Tanrısevsin ‘may God love him’ Turkic 11
114 Tanrıverdi “God gave” Turkic 10
115 Tanrıyar friend of God Persian 8
116 Tenger sky, heaven Mongolic 6
117 Tevfik divine help, success Arabic 6
118 Tuğba Ṭūbā, the tree of paradise Arabic 5
119 Verdi “(God) gave” Turkic 5
120 Yalvaç envoy, prophet Turkic 6
121 Yusufi of Yusuf (Joseph) Arabic 6
122 Zemzem the Zamzam well and its water Arabic 6
The list grows as surnames are added to the dictionary.