Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 595

Barlas

Barlas /baɾˈɫas/

“brave hero; historical tribal name”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Barlas?

Barlas

IPA /baɾˈɫas/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Barlas mean?

Barlas is the name of a historical Central Asian tribe of Mongol origin that later became Turkic-speaking; Timur came from it. Turkish name dictionaries gloss the word as “brave, hero, warrior”, and it spread as a male given name with that meaning.2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. As a tribal name it goes back to Mongolic Barulas; sources on the tribe do not explain the word itself (Wikipedia, Barlas).
  2. Turkish name dictionaries give the sense “brave, valiant, hero”.

What is Barlas made of?

Barlas is a single root: Barlas (Barlas: a historical Central Asian tribal name).

Barlas root Barlas Barlas: a historicalCentral Asian tribal name MONGOLIC Barlas “a tribe of Mongolorigin, later…” Barlas Barlas root Barlas: a historical Central Asiantribal name Barlas MONGOLIC “a tribe of Mongol origin, laterTurkicised; male given name”
Barlas: parts and root words
  • Barlas Mongolic — a tribe of Mongol origin, later Turkicised; male given name2

How was the name Barlas formed?

Barlas belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Barlas?

  1. Simay Barlas actor 1999–
  2. Faruk Barlas association football player 1915–1994
  3. Serpil Barlas singer 1953–2021
  4. Ali Barlas politician 1869–1953
  5. Cemil Sait Barlas politician 1905–1964
  6. Mehmet Barlas journalist 1942–2023
  7. Ekrem Barlas statesperson 1912–1998
  8. Ledin Barlas politician 1925–2011

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

Is Barlas also a first name?

Yes. Barlas is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “brave hero; historical tribal name”.

Barlas as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Barlas accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Barlas accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Barlas (given name) 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Barlas

Q1

What does the surname Barlas mean?

Barlas is the name of a historical Central Asian tribe of Mongol origin that later became Turkic-speaking; Timur came from it. Turkish name dictionaries gloss the word as “brave, hero, warrior”, and it spread as a male given name with that meaning.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Barlas?

The root word of Barlas is Barlas (Mongolic): “a tribe of Mongol origin, later Turkicised; male given name”. There are 3 competing views on where Barlas comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Barlas?

Bar·las, 2 syllables; IPA: /baɾˈɫas/.