Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,095

Boya

Boya /boˈja/

“paint, dye”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Boya?

Boya

IPA /boˈja/

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

What does the surname Boya mean?

Boya is paint or dye, a substance used to colour something. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Old Turkic boduġ ‘dye, henna, paint’, derived from bodu- ‘to dye’. Dyeing was one of the old crafts.1

Boya is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Boya made of?

Boya is a single Turkic root: boya (paint, dye).

Boya root boya paint, dye TURKIC boya “dye, henna, paint” Boya boya root paint, dye boya TURKIC “dye, henna, paint”
Boya: parts and root words
  • boya Turkic — dye, henna, paint1

How was the name Boya formed?

Boya is the word boya (“paint, dye”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Boya?

Boya Boyacı Boyacıoğlu Boyar Boyacıyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Boyacı same root – –
02 Boyacıoğlu same root – –
03 Boyar same root – –
04 Boyacıyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boya?

  1. Münip Boya politician 1872–1953
  2. Hakan Boya researcher

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

How is Boya written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Boya is kept abroad; y is the consonant of English yes.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Boya

Q1

What does the surname Boya mean?

Boya is paint or dye, a substance used to colour something. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Old Turkic boduġ ‘dye, henna, paint’, derived from bodu- ‘to dye’. Dyeing was one of the old crafts.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boya?

The root word of Boya is boya (Turkic): “dye, henna, paint”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boya?

Bo·ya, 2 syllables; IPA: /boˈja/.