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Çoğalan

Çoğalan /tʃoaˈɫan/ ASCII Cogalan

“increasing, multiplying”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
Ç
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 Çoğalan?

Çoğalan

IPA /tʃoaˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Çoğalan mean?

The participle of çoğalmak, “increasing, multiplying, thriving”. The verb comes from çok “many, much”, and the name carries a wish for growth and plenty.1,2

Grammar çoğal- + participle -an.

That Çoğalan goes back to çoğalmak and çok is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çoğalan made of?

Çoğalan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çoğal- (çoğalmak: to increase, multiply) + -an (present participle).

Çoğalan ++ root çoğal- çoğalmak: to increase,multiply TURKIC çoğalmak “to increase, multiply” suffix -an present participle TURKIC çok “many, much” Çoğalan çoğal- root çoğalmak: to increase, multiply çoğalmak TURKIC “to increase, multiply” -an suffix present participle çok TURKIC “many, much”
Çoğalan: parts and root words
  • çoğalmak Turkic — to increase, multiply1
  • çok Turkic — many, much2

How was the name Çoğalan formed?

Çoğalan was formed by adding the suffix -an (“present participle”) to the verb stem çoğal- (“çoğalmak: to increase, multiply”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çoğalan?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çoklar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çoğalan?

  1. Ferhat Çoğalan association football player 2002–

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

How is Çoğalan written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ç becomes c (or ch), ğ becomes g, although it is silent in Turkish and only lengthens the vowel before it, giving Cogalan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çoğalmak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çok 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 Çoğalan

Q1

What does the surname Çoğalan mean?

The participle of çoğalmak, “increasing, multiplying, thriving”. The verb comes from çok “many, much”, and the name carries a wish for growth and plenty.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çoğalan?

The root word of Çoğalan is çoğalmak (Turkic): “to increase, multiply”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çoğalan?

Ço·ğa·lan, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃoaˈɫan/.