Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Büyüksofuoğlu

Büyüksofuoğlu /byjycsofuoːˈɫu/ ASCII Buyuksofuoglu

“son of the Elder Sofu”1

Letters / syllables
13 / 6
Formation
Patronymic
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 Büyüksofuoğlu?

Büyüksofuoğlu

IPA /byjycsofuoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 6 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Büyüksofuoğlu mean?

From büyük “elder”, sofu and -oğlu: “son of the Elder Sofu”. Sofu is the Istanbul form of Arabic ṣūfī “Sufi” and denotes someone strict in religious observance; büyük distinguishes bearers of the same nickname.1

Grammar büyük + sofu + -oğlu.

That Büyüksofuoğlu goes back to sofu and büyük is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Büyüksofuoğlu made of?

Büyüksofuoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 3 parts: büyük (büyük: elder) + sofu (sofu: devout) + -oğlu (“son of”).

Büyüksofuoğlu ++ root büyük büyük: elder ARABIC sofu “devout person (Arabicṣūfī)” root sofu sofu: devout TURKIC büyük “big; elder” suffix -oğlu “son of” Büyüksofuoğlu büyük root büyük: elder sofu ARABIC “devout person (Arabic ṣūfī)” sofu root sofu: devout büyük TURKIC “big; elder” -oğlu suffix “son of”
Büyüksofuoğlu: parts and root words
  • sofu Arabic — devout person (Arabic ṣūfī)1
  • büyük Turkic — big; elder1

How was the name Büyüksofuoğlu formed?

Büyüksofuoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to büyük + sofu.

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

Which surnames are related to Büyüksofuoğlu?

Büyüksofuoğlu Sofuoğlu Büyük Büyükburç Gözübüyük Büyükaşık Büyükbayrak Büyükbayraktar Büyükkaya Sofu Başıbüyük Büyükberber Büyükdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sofuoğlu same root – –
02 Büyük same root – –
03 Büyükburç same root – –
04 Gözübüyük same root – –
05 Büyükaşık same root – –
06 Büyükbayrak same root – –
07 Büyükbayraktar same root – –
08 Büyükkaya same root – –
09 Sofu same root – –
10 Başıbüyük same root – –
11 Büyükberber same root – –
12 Büyükdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Büyüksofuoğlu?

  1. Eşref Büyüksofuoğlu production designer 1987–

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

How is Büyüksofuoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Buyuksofuoglu: ğ, which is not pronounced as a consonant, is written g; ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sofu accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sofu accessed 9 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

Common questions about Büyüksofuoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Büyüksofuoğlu mean?

From büyük “elder”, sofu and -oğlu: “son of the Elder Sofu”. Sofu is the Istanbul form of Arabic ṣūfī “Sufi” and denotes someone strict in religious observance; büyük distinguishes bearers of the same nickname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büyüksofuoğlu?

Büyüksofuoğlu is made up of two elements: büyük “big; elder” (Turkic) and sofu “devout person (Arabic ṣūfī)” (Arabic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Büyüksofuoğlu?

Bü·yük·so·fu·oğ·lu, 6 syllables; IPA: /byjycsofuoːˈɫu/.