Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 945

Bekiroğlu

Bekiroğlu /beciɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bekiroglu

“son of Bekir”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
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 Bekiroğlu?

Bekiroğlu

IPA /beciɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Bekiroğlu mean?

Bekiroğlu means “son of Bekir”. Bekir is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Bakr; as a word it means “young camel” in Arabic. There is also a village called Bekiroğlu in the Gölyaka district of Düzce.1

Grammar Bekir + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Bekiroğlu made of?

Bekiroğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Bekir (Bekir: Turkish form of Arabic Bakr) + -oğlu (son of).

Bekiroğlu + root Bekir Bekir: Turkish form ofArabic Bakr ARABIC Bakr “Arabic man’s name; as aword ‘young camel’” suffix -oğlu son of Bekiroğlu Bekir root Bekir: Turkish form of Arabic Bakr Bakr ARABIC “Arabic man’s name; as a word‘young camel’” -oğlu suffix son of
Bekiroğlu: parts and root words
  • Bakr Arabic — Arabic man’s name; as a word “young camel”1

How was the name Bekiroğlu formed?

Bekiroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Bekir (“Bekir: Turkish form of Arabic Bakr”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bekiroğlu?

Bekiroğlu Bekir Hacıbekiroğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bekir same root – –
02 Hacıbekiroğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bekiroğlu?

  1. Nazan Bekiroğlu writer 1957–
  2. Aslı Bekiroğlu actor 1995–
  3. Efkan Bekiroğlu association football player 1995–
  4. Volkan Kürşat Bekiroğlu association football player 1977–
  5. Serkan Bekiroğlu association football player 1979–
  6. Tahir Bekiroğlu soldier 1958–
  7. Korkut Bekiroğlu researcher

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

How is Bekiroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Bekiroglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Bekir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bekiroğlu 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

Common questions about Bekiroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bekiroğlu mean?

Bekiroğlu means “son of Bekir”. Bekir is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Bakr; as a word it means “young camel” in Arabic. There is also a village called Bekiroğlu in the Gölyaka district of Düzce.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bekiroğlu?

The root word of Bekiroğlu is Bakr (Arabic): ‘Arabic man’s name; as a word “young camel”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bekiroğlu?

Be·ki·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /beciɾoːˈɫu/.