Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 510

Arslanboğa

Arslanboğa /aɾsɫanboːˈa/ ASCII Arslanboga

“lion-bull”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Arslanboğa?

Arslanboğa

IPA /aɾsɫanboːˈa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Arslanboğa mean?

Built from arslan ‘lion’ and boğa ‘bull’: ‘lion-bull’, a pairing of two symbols of strength. According to Nişanyan, arslan comes from Old Turkic arslan and boğa from Old Turkic buka. In old Turkic names both animals stand for valour and power.1,2

Grammar arslan + boğa.

That Arslanboğa goes back to arslan and boğa is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arslanboğa made of?

Arslanboğa is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: arslan (arslan: lion) + boğa (boğa: bull).

Arslanboğa + first element arslan arslan: lion TURKIC arslan “lion” root boğa boğa: bull TURKIC boğa “bull” Arslanboğa arslan first element arslan: lion arslan TURKIC “lion” boğa root boğa: bull boğa TURKIC “bull”
Arslanboğa: parts and root words
  • arslan Turkic — lion1
  • boğa Turkic — bull2

How was the name Arslanboğa formed?

Arslanboğa was formed by joining arslan (“arslan: lion”) and boğa (“boğa: bull”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Arslanboğa?

Arslanboğa Arslan Alparslan Özarslan Kılıçaslan Arslantaş Arslanoğlu Boğa Kılıçarslan Arslantürk Binboğa Küçükaslan Akboğa
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arslan same root 11 521,149
02 Alparslan same root – –
03 Özarslan same root – –
04 Kılıçaslan same root – –
05 Arslantaş same root – –
06 Arslanoğlu same root – –
07 Boğa same root – –
08 Kılıçarslan same root – –
09 Arslantürk same root – –
10 Binboğa same root – –
11 Küçükaslan same root – –
12 Akboğa same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arslanboğa?

  1. Suat Arslanboğa association football referee 1978–

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

How is Arslanboğa written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Arslanboga, with ğ silent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aslan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boğa accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Arslanboğa

Q1

What does the surname Arslanboğa mean?

Built from arslan ‘lion’ and boğa ‘bull’: ‘lion-bull’, a pairing of two symbols of strength. According to Nişanyan, arslan comes from Old Turkic arslan and boğa from Old Turkic buka. In old Turkic names both animals stand for valour and power.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arslanboğa?

Arslanboğa is made up of two elements: arslan “lion” (Turkic) and boğa “bull” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arslanboğa?

Ars·lan·bo·ğa, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɾsɫanboːˈa/.