Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 385

Aslanoğlu

Aslanoğlu /asɫanoːˈɫu/ ASCII Aslanoglu

“son of Aslan (‘lion’)”2

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Formation
Patronymic
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Aslanoğlu?

Aslanoğlu

IPA /asɫanoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Aslanoğlu mean?

Aslanoğlu means “son of Aslan”. Aslan, “lion”, comes from the older form arslan; figuratively it is used for a strong, brave man, and it is a popular man’s name. There is also a neighbourhood called Aslanoğlu in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır.2

Grammar aslan + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Aslanoğlu made of?

Aslanoğlu breaks into 2 parts: aslan (aslan: lion; man’s name) + -oğlu (son of).

Aslanoğlu + root aslan aslan: lion; man’s name TURKIC aslan “lion; figuratively astrong, brave man” suffix -oğlu son of Aslanoğlu aslan root aslan: lion; man’s name aslan TURKIC “lion; figuratively a strong,brave man” -oğlu suffix son of
Aslanoğlu: parts and root words
  • aslan Turkic — lion; figuratively a strong, brave man2

How was the name Aslanoğlu formed?

Aslanoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (aslan + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Aslanoğlu?

Aslanoğlu Aslan Karaaslan Eraslan Alpaslan Kılıçaslan Özaslan Aslantaş Aslantürk Aslanyürek Çetinaslan Türkaslan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aslan same root 14 409,459
02 Karaaslan same root – –
03 Eraslan same root – –
04 Alpaslan same root – –
05 Kılıçaslan same root – –
06 Özaslan same root – –
07 Aslantaş same root – –
08 Aslantürk same root – –
09 Aslanyürek same root – –
10 Çetinaslan same root – –
11 Türkaslan same root – –

How else is Aslanoğlu spelled?

Arslanoğluspelling

Who are some well-known people named Aslanoğlu?

  1. Kenan Aslanoğlu association football player 1982–
  2. Ferit Mevlüt Aslanoğlu politician 1952–2014
  3. Hikmet Aslanoğlu politician 1913–1980
  4. İlhan Aslanoğlu association football player 1988–
  5. İnci Aslanoğlu writer 2000–

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

How is Aslanoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Aslanoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aslan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: aslan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aslanoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aslanoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Aslanoğlu mean?

Aslanoğlu means “son of Aslan”. Aslan, “lion”, comes from the older form arslan; figuratively it is used for a strong, brave man, and it is a popular man’s name. There is also a neighbourhood called Aslanoğlu in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aslanoğlu?

The root word of Aslanoğlu is aslan (Turkic): “lion; figuratively a strong, brave man”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aslanoğlu?

As·la·noğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /asɫanoːˈɫu/.