Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Canbulat

Canbulat /dʒanbuˈɫat/

“steel soul”3

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
C
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 Canbulat?

Canbulat

IPA /dʒanbuˈɫat/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Canbulat mean?

Canbulat is a male name made of can, “soul, life”, and bulat. Bulat is a form of polat, “steel”, from Persian pūlād; can is also a Persian loan. The name is understood as “steel-souled, stout-hearted”; Nişanyan Adlar treats it under the entry Canpolat.1,3

Grammar can + bulat: noun–noun compound.

That Canbulat goes back to can and polat / bulat is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Canbulat made of?

Canbulat is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: can (soul, life; dear) + bulat (steel (a form of polat)).

Canbulat + root can soul, life; dear PERSIAN can “soul, life” root bulat steel (a form of polat) PERSIAN polat / bulat “steel; Persian pūlād” Canbulat can root soul, life; dear can PERSIAN “soul, life” bulat root steel (a form of polat) polat / bulat PERSIAN “steel; Persian pūlād”
Canbulat: parts and root words
  • can Persian — soul, life3
  • polat / bulat Persian — steel; Persian pūlād1

How was the name Canbulat formed?

Canbulat was formed by joining can (“soul, life; dear”) and bulat (“steel (a form of polat)”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Canbulat?

Canbulat Özcan Can Ercan Demircan Candan Tezcan Karacan Babacan Gürcan Canpolat Arıcan Caner
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özcan same root 25 233,820
02 Can same root 27 230,085
03 Ercan same root – –
04 Demircan same root – –
05 Candan same root – –
06 Tezcan same root – –
07 Karacan same root – –
08 Babacan same root – –
09 Gürcan same root – –
10 Canpolat same root – –
11 Arıcan same root – –
12 Caner same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Canbulat?

  1. İsmail Canbulat politician 1880–1926
  2. Michaela Canbulat adviser

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

Is Canbulat also a first name?

Yes. Canbulat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “steel soul”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Canbulat accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: polat accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: can 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Canbulat

Q1

What does the surname Canbulat mean?

Canbulat is a male name made of can, “soul, life”, and bulat. Bulat is a form of polat, “steel”, from Persian pūlād; can is also a Persian loan. The name is understood as “steel-souled, stout-hearted”; Nişanyan Adlar treats it under the entry Canpolat.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Canbulat?

Canbulat is made up of two elements: can “soul, life” (Persian) and bulat “steel (a form of polat)” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Canbulat?

Can·bu·lat, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒanbuˈɫat/.