Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 836

Bulak

Bulak /buˈɫak/

“spring, source”3

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

How do you pronounce Bulak?

Bulak

IPA /buˈɫak/

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

What does the surname Bulak mean?

A bulak is a spring, water welling up from the ground. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic bulak ‘spring’, from the verb bula-/bulġa- ‘to boil, bubble’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that one of the rulers of the Golden Horde was named Bulak.3

Bulak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bulak made of?

Bulak is a single root: bulak (spring, source).

Bulak root bulak spring, source TURKIC bulak “spring, source” Bulak bulak root spring, source bulak TURKIC “spring, source”
Bulak: parts and root words
  • bulak Turkic — spring, source3

How was the name Bulak formed?

Bulak belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Bulak?

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

Who are some well-known people named Bulak?

  1. Giray Bulak association football player 1958–
  2. Nurettin Bulak politician 1914–1987
  3. Kaan Bulak musician

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

Is Bulak also a first name?

Yes. Bulak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “spring, source”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bulak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bulak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Bulak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bulak

Q1

What does the surname Bulak mean?

A bulak is a spring, water welling up from the ground. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic bulak ‘spring’, from the verb bula-/bulġa- ‘to boil, bubble’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that one of the rulers of the Golden Horde was named Bulak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bulak?

The root word of Bulak is bulak (Turkic): “spring, source”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bulak?

Bu·lak, 2 syllables; IPA: /buˈɫak/.