Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 655

Bayrak

Bayrak /bajˈɾak/

“flag, banner”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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 Bayrak?

Bayrak

IPA /bajˈɾak/

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

What does the surname Bayrak mean?

Bayrak is a flag, the cloth whose colours and design stand for a nation or group. The word comes from Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”, related to batmak “to pierce, to sink in”, so its first sense was a standard on a lance planted in the ground.2

Bayrak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bayrak made of?

Bayrak is a single root: bayrak (bayrak: flag, banner).

Bayrak root bayrak bayrak: flag, banner TURKIC bayrak “flag; from Old Turkicbatrak ‘lance,…’” Bayrak bayrak root bayrak: flag, banner bayrak TURKIC “flag; from Old Turkic batrak‘lance, standard’, from batmak…”
Bayrak: parts and root words
  • bayrak Turkic — flag; from Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”, from batmak “to pierce”2

How was the name Bayrak formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Bayrak?

Bayrak Albayrak Bayraktar Bayrakdar Bayrakçı Bayraklı Bayraktutan Akbayrak Özbayraktar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Albayrak same root – –
02 Bayraktar same root – –
03 Bayrakdar same root – –
04 Bayrakçı same root – –
05 Bayraklı same root – –
06 Bayraktutan same root – –
07 Akbayrak same root – –
08 Özbayraktar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bayrak?

  1. Mithat Bayrak amateur wrestler 1929–2014
  2. Özge Bayrak badminton player 1992–
  3. Sedat Bayrak association football player 1981–
  4. Güngör Bayrak actor 1954–
  5. Ercan Bayrak basketball player 1997–
  6. Serdar Bayrak association football player 1985–
  7. Furkan Bayrak amateur wrestler 1995–
  8. Mehmet Bayrak writer 1948–

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

Is Bayrak also a first name?

Yes. Bayrak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “flag, banner”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bayrak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bayrak accessed 8 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bayrak

Q1

What does the surname Bayrak mean?

Bayrak is a flag, the cloth whose colours and design stand for a nation or group. The word comes from Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”, related to batmak “to pierce, to sink in”, so its first sense was a standard on a lance planted in the ground.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bayrak?

The root word of Bayrak is bayrak (Turkic): ‘flag; from Old Turkic batrak “lance, standard”, from batmak “to pierce”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bayrak?

Bay·rak, 2 syllables; IPA: /bajˈɾak/.