Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 968

Bengütaş

Bengütaş /benɡyˈtaʃ/ ASCII Bengutas

“eternal stone”2

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 Bengütaş?

Bengütaş

IPA /benɡyˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Bengütaş mean?

The name means ‘eternal stone’. Bengü continues Old Turkic beŋgü ‘immortal, eternal’, according to Nişanyan; Nişanyan Adlar notes that the archaic form bengü, rather than Istanbul bengi, was promoted in the language reform of the 1930s. In Old Turkic the phrase bengü taş refers to inscribed memorial stones.1,2

Grammar bengü + taş.

That Bengütaş goes back to bengü and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bengütaş made of?

Bengütaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bengü (eternal, immortal) + taş (stone).

Bengütaş + root bengü eternal, immortal TURKIC bengü “eternal” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Bengütaş bengü root eternal, immortal bengü TURKIC “eternal” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Bengütaş: parts and root words
  • bengü Turkic — eternal2
  • taş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Bengütaş formed?

Bengütaş was formed by joining bengü (“eternal, immortal”) and taş (“stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bengütaş?

Bengütaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bengütaş?

  1. Sabiha Bengütaş painter 1904–1992

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

How is Bengütaş written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Bengutas: ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch); ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bengi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Bengü 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bengütaş

Q1

What does the surname Bengütaş mean?

The name means ‘eternal stone’. Bengü continues Old Turkic beŋgü ‘immortal, eternal’, according to Nişanyan; Nişanyan Adlar notes that the archaic form bengü, rather than Istanbul bengi, was promoted in the language reform of the 1930s. In Old Turkic the phrase bengü taş refers to inscribed memorial stones.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bengütaş?

Bengütaş is made up of two elements: bengü “eternal” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bengütaş?

Ben·gü·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /benɡyˈtaʃ/.