Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,145

Bulat

Bulat /buˈɫat/

“steel”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 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. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Bulat?

Bulat

IPA /buˈɫat/

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

What does the surname Bulat mean?

Bulat is a form of the name Polat and means ‘steel’. Nişanyan’s dictionary of names classes the word as Persian in origin and also records the forms Bolat and Pulat.1

What is Bulat made of?

Bulat is a single Persian root: bulat (steel).

Bulat root bulat steel PERSIAN polat “steel” Bulat bulat root steel polat PERSIAN “steel”
Bulat: parts and root words
  • polat Persian — steel1

How was the name Bulat formed?

Bulat is the word bulat (“steel”), 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 Bulat?

Bulat Canpolat Özpolat Akpolat Canbulat Polatkan Akbulat Haspolat Bolatlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Canpolat same root – –
02 Özpolat same root – –
03 Akpolat same root – –
04 Canbulat same root – –
05 Polatkan same root – –
06 Akbulat same root – –
07 Haspolat same root – –
08 Bolatlı same root – –

How else is Bulat spelled?

Polatspelling

Who are some well-known people named Bulat?

  1. Kerem Bulat basketball player 2001–
  2. Levent Bulat basketball player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Bulat 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 Bulat

Q1

What does the surname Bulat mean?

Bulat is a form of the name Polat and means ‘steel’. Nişanyan’s dictionary of names classes the word as Persian in origin and also records the forms Bolat and Pulat.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bulat?

The root word of Bulat is polat (Persian): “steel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bulat?

Bu·lat, 2 syllables; IPA: /buˈɫat/.