Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,071

Boğa

Boğa /boˈa/ ASCII Boga

“bull”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Boğa?

Boğa

IPA /boˈa/

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

What does the surname Boğa mean?

Boğa is the bull, an old Turkish image of strength and stubbornness. It continues Old Turkic buka. It is also the name of the zodiac sign Taurus and a male given name.1

Boğa is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Boğa made of?

Boğa is a single Turkic root: boğa (bull).

Boğa root boğa bull TURKIC boğa “bull; Old Turkic buka” Boğa boğa root bull boğa TURKIC “bull; Old Turkic buka”
Boğa: parts and root words
  • boğa Turkic — bull; Old Turkic buka1

How was the name Boğa formed?

Boğa is the word boğa (“bull”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Boğa?

Boğa Binboğa Akboğa Akbuğa Demirboğa Esenboğa Arslanboğa Elçiboğa Kızılboğa
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Binboğa same root – –
02 Akboğa same root – –
03 Akbuğa same root – –
04 Demirboğa same root – –
05 Esenboğa same root – –
06 Arslanboğa same root – –
07 Elçiboğa same root – –
08 Kızılboğa same root – –

How else is Boğa spelled?

Buğaspelling

Who are some well-known people named Boğa?

  1. Ali Boğa statesperson 1949–2025
  2. Can Boğa researcher
  3. Mehmet Boğa researcher
  4. Mehmet Salih Boğa researcher
  5. Merve Boğa researcher

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

Is Boğa also a first name?

Yes. Boğa is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “bull”.

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

How is Boğa written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Boga.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boğa accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: boğa 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Boğa

Q1

What does the surname Boğa mean?

Boğa is the bull, an old Turkish image of strength and stubbornness. It continues Old Turkic buka. It is also the name of the zodiac sign Taurus and a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boğa?

The root word of Boğa is boğa (Turkic): “bull; Old Turkic buka”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boğa?

Bo·ğa, 2 syllables; IPA: /boˈa/.