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This page lists entries 90–178 of 178 (Kayaalp … Zeybek), ordered by national rank and then alphabetically. The introduction and charts are on page 1.

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#SurnameMeaningOriginLetters
90 Kayaalp hero firm as rock Turkic 7
91 Kılıçdaroğlu son of the sword-bearer Turkic 12
92 Kılıçer sword warrior Turkic 7
93 Kılıçkan sword + blood Turkic 8
94 Kılıçkıran sword-breaker Turkic 10
95 Kılıçlı sword-bearing Turkic 7
96 Kılıçoğlu son of Kılıç, ‘son of the sword’ Turkic 9
97 Kılıçsallayan sword-swinger Turkic 13
98 Kılınç sword Turkic 6
99 Kınoğlu scabbard + son of Turkic 7
100 Kıran breaker, overcomer Turkic 5
101 Kırdar rural warden Turkic 6
102 Kızılok red arrow Turkic 7
103 Kızıltuğ red horsetail standard Turkic 8
104 Kocaer great hero Turkic 6
105 Koçyiğit brave lad, strong as a ram Turkic 8
106 Levendoğlu son of the levent (marine; tall man) Persian 10
107 Levent Ottoman marine; tall, handsome Persian 6
108 Manga squad of soldiers French 5
109 Merdan brave men; brave Persian 6
110 Mızrak lance, spear Arabic 6
111 Odabaşı Janissary officer; head servant Turkic 7
112 Ok arrow; tribe Turkic 2
113 Okçuoğlu son of the archer Turkic 8
114 Okyay arrow and bow Turkic 5
115 Onbaşı corporal Turkic 6
116 Öcal take revenge Turkic 4
117 Öncü vanguard, pioneer Turkic 4
118 Özakın true raid Turkic 6
119 Özakıncı true raider Turkic 8
120 Özalp true hero, noble hero Turkic 5
121 Özbayraktar true standard-bearer Turkic 11
122 Özyiğit true hero Turkic 7
123 Pala short curved sword, cutlass French 4
124 Palalı bearing a broadsword French 6
125 Pandur guard, constable Other 6
126 Pusat arms, war gear Arabic 5
127 Redif follower; reserve soldier Arabic 5
128 Sadak quiver Mongolic 5
129 Sancak banner, standard Turkic 6
130 Sancaktar standard-bearer Turkic 9
131 Sancaktutan standard-bearer Turkic 11
132 Sarvan warrior Kurdish 6
133 Savaş battle, struggle Turkic 5
134 Savaşçı warrior Turkic 7
135 Savaşır one who fights Turkic 7
136 Savaşkan fighter, warlike Turkic 8
137 Sefer journey; military campaign Arabic 5
138 Sekban dog keeper; Janissary soldier Persian 6
139 Serdar commander-in-chief Persian 6
140 Serdaroğlu son of the commander-in-chief Persian 10
141 Serdengeçti volunteer ready to die Persian 11
142 Sipahi Ottoman cavalryman Persian 6
143 Sipahioğlu son of the sipahi Persian 10
144 Soygazi lineage + war hero Arabic 7
145 Sökmensüer Sökmen + Süer ‘soldier’ Turkic 10
146 Subaşı head of troops; Ottoman official Turkic 6
147 Süalp brave warrior Turkic 5
148 Süer soldier Turkic 4
149 Şenalp cheerful hero Turkic 6
150 Tabur battalion Other 5
151 Tank tank French 4
152 Tatlıtuğ fair standard Turkic 8
153 Teber axe, crescent axe Persian 5
154 Tokuş battle, fight Turkic 5
155 Tolga helmet Mongolic 5
156 Topçu artilleryman, gunner Turkic 5
157 Topçuoğlu son of the gunner Turkic 9
158 Topuz mace, war club Turkic 5
159 Tugay brigade Turkic 5
160 Tuğ horsetail standard, banner Turkic 3
161 Tuğal red standard Turkic 5
162 Tuğcu standard-bearer Turkic 5
163 Tuğsavul banner bearer Turkic 8
164 Tuğsuz without a horsetail standard Turkic 6
165 Tümen ten thousand; army division Turkic 5
166 Utkan victorious Turkic 5
167 Vural strike and take Turkic 5
168 Yalman blade edge, sharp point Turkic 6
169 Yamak helper; Janissary auxiliary Turkic 5
170 Yaya pedestrian, foot soldier Turkic 4
171 Yenen the victor Turkic 5
172 Yener victor, one who prevails Turkic 5
173 Yengi victory Turkic 5
174 Yeniçeri Janissary Turkic 8
175 Yiğit brave young man, hero Turkic 5
176 Yiğitoğlu son of the brave one Turkic 9
177 Yüzbaşıoğlu son of the captain Turkic 11
178 Zeybek Aegean irregular fighter; folk dance Turkic 6
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.