Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 652

Baykara

Baykara /bajkaˈɾa/

“old Turkic name; Husayn Bayqara”1

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

How do you pronounce Baykara?

Baykara

IPA /bajkaˈɾa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Baykara mean?

Baykara is an old Turkic personal name made of bay ‘rich, noble’ and kara ‘mighty’ (literally ‘black’). It is best known from Hüseyin Baykara, the Timurid sultan who ruled Herat in the 15th century and was a great patron of literature and art.1,2

Grammar bay + kara: a personal name of two name elements.

That Baykara goes back to bay and kara is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Baykara made of?

Baykara breaks into 2 parts: bay (rich; noble) + kara (black; mighty).

Baykara + root bay rich; noble TURKIC bay “rich, wealthy” root kara black; mighty TURKIC kara “black; mighty” Baykara bay root rich; noble bay TURKIC “rich, wealthy” kara root black; mighty kara TURKIC “black; mighty”
Baykara: parts and root words
  • bay Turkic — rich, wealthy1
  • kara Turkic — black; mighty2

How was the name Baykara formed?

Baykara belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (bay + kara).

Which surnames are related to Baykara?

Baykara Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Karabulut Özbay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Karagöz same root – –
11 Karabulut same root – –
12 Özbay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Baykara?

  1. Deniz Baykara association football player 1984–
  2. Zeyyat Baykara politician 1915–1987
  3. Ahmed Celaleddin Baykara musician 1853–1946
  4. Gavsi Baykara composer 1902–1967
  5. Haşim Baykara amateur wrestler 1986–
  6. Hüseyin Baykara politician 1904–1984
  7. Tuncer Baykara academic 1940–
  8. Abdülbaki Baykara writer 1883–1935

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

Is Baykara also a first name?

Yes. Baykara is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “old Turkic name; Husayn Bayqara”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bay accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kara accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Hüseyin Baykara 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
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Baykara

Q1

What does the surname Baykara mean?

Baykara is an old Turkic personal name made of bay ‘rich, noble’ and kara ‘mighty’ (literally ‘black’). It is best known from Hüseyin Baykara, the Timurid sultan who ruled Herat in the 15th century and was a great patron of literature and art.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Baykara?

The root word of Baykara is bay (Turkic): “rich, wealthy”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Baykara?

Bay·ka·ra, 3 syllables; IPA: /bajkaˈɾa/.