Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Büyüküstün

Büyüküstün /byjykysˈtyn/ ASCII Buyukustun

“great and superior”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
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 Büyüküstün?

Büyüküstün

IPA /byjykysˈtyn/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Büyüküstün mean?

Büyüküstün is a compound of büyük ‘great’ and üstün ‘superior’, read as ‘great and superior’. Büyük comes from Old Turkic bedük. Üstün, according to Nişanyan, was an Old Turkic adverb ‘above’ that became an adjective in Turkey Turkish.1,2

Grammar büyük + üstün.

That Büyüküstün goes back to büyük and üstün is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Büyüküstün made of?

Büyüküstün is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: büyük (big, great) + üstün (superior).

Büyüküstün + root büyük big, great TURKIC büyük “big” root üstün superior TURKIC üstün “above; superior” Büyüküstün büyük root big, great büyük TURKIC “big” üstün root superior üstün TURKIC “above; superior”
Büyüküstün: parts and root words
  • büyük Turkic — big1
  • üstün Turkic — above; superior2

How was the name Büyüküstün formed?

Büyüküstün is a name newly coined from büyük (“big, great”) and üstün (“superior”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Büyüküstün?

Büyüküstün Üstün Üstündağ Büyük Üstüner Üstünel Büyükburç Gözübüyük Üstünkaya Üstüntaş Büyükaşık Büyükbayrak Büyükbayraktar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Üstün same root – –
02 Üstündağ same root – –
03 Büyük same root – –
04 Üstüner same root – –
05 Üstünel same root – –
06 Büyükburç same root – –
07 Gözübüyük same root – –
08 Üstünkaya same root – –
09 Üstüntaş same root – –
10 Büyükaşık same root – –
11 Büyükbayrak same root – –
12 Büyükbayraktar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Büyüküstün?

  1. Tuba Büyüküstün actor 1982–

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

How is Büyüküstün written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Buyukustun (in German records also Bueyuekuestuen).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: büyük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: üstün 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

Common questions about Büyüküstün

Q1

What does the surname Büyüküstün mean?

Büyüküstün is a compound of büyük ‘great’ and üstün ‘superior’, read as ‘great and superior’. Büyük comes from Old Turkic bedük. Üstün, according to Nişanyan, was an Old Turkic adverb ‘above’ that became an adjective in Turkey Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büyüküstün?

Büyüküstün is made up of two elements: büyük “big” (Turkic) and üstün “above; superior” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Büyüküstün?

Bü·yü·küs·tün, 4 syllables; IPA: /byjykysˈtyn/.