Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 927

Bayülgen

Bayülgen /bajylˈɟen/ ASCII Bayulgen

“bay + Ülgen (sky god)”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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 Bayülgen?

Bayülgen

IPA /bajylˈɟen/

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

What does the surname Bayülgen mean?

Built from bay, “rich, esteemed”, and Ülgen, the benevolent sky deity in the traditional belief of the Altai and Siberian Turks; Bay-Ülgen itself occurs in those traditions as an epithet-name of the god. Ülgen is also used today as a given name.1,2

Grammar compound bay + Ülgen

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

What is Bayülgen made of?

Bayülgen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bay (bay: rich; esteemed man) + Ülgen (Ülgen: sky deity of Altai belief).

Bayülgen + root bay bay: rich; esteemed man TURKIC bay “rich” root Ülgen Ülgen: sky deity of Altaibelief TURKIC Ülgen “a deity of Altaic andMongolian belief” Bayülgen bay root bay: rich; esteemed man bay TURKIC “rich” Ülgen root Ülgen: sky deity of Altai belief Ülgen TURKIC “a deity of Altaic and Mongolianbelief”
Bayülgen: parts and root words
  • bay Turkic — rich1
  • Ülgen Turkic — a deity of Altaic and Mongolian belief2

How was the name Bayülgen formed?

Bayülgen was formed by joining bay (“bay: rich; esteemed man”) and Ülgen (“Ülgen: sky deity of Altai belief”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bayülgen?

Bayülgen Baykara Özbay Ülgen Akbay Erbay Baykal Baykan Bayhan Bayer Karabay Aybay Bozbay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Baykara same root – –
02 Özbay same root – –
03 Ülgen same root – –
04 Akbay same root – –
05 Erbay same root – –
06 Baykal same root – –
07 Baykan same root – –
08 Bayhan same root – –
09 Bayer same root – –
10 Karabay same root – –
11 Aybay same root – –
12 Bozbay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bayülgen?

  1. Okan Bayülgen actor 1964–

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

How is Bayülgen written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Bayulgen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Bai-Ulgan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Ülgen 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

Common questions about Bayülgen

Q1

What does the surname Bayülgen mean?

Built from bay, “rich, esteemed”, and Ülgen, the benevolent sky deity in the traditional belief of the Altai and Siberian Turks; Bay-Ülgen itself occurs in those traditions as an epithet-name of the god. Ülgen is also used today as a given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bayülgen?

Bayülgen is made up of two elements: bay “rich” (Turkic) and Ülgen “a deity of Altaic and Mongolian belief” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bayülgen?

Ba·yül·gen, 3 syllables; IPA: /bajylˈɟen/.