Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çoklar

Çoklar /tʃokˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Coklar

“the many, numerous ones”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Çoklar?

Çoklar

IPA /tʃokˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Çoklar mean?

Çoklar is çok, “many”, with the plural suffix: “those who are many, the numerous ones”. It follows the pattern of family names formed with -lar/-ler after 1934.1

Grammar çok + plural -lar

That Çoklar goes back to çok is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Çoklar made of?

Çoklar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çok (çok: many, much) + -lar (plural suffix).

Çoklar + root çok çok: many, much TURKIC çok “many, much” suffix -lar plural suffix Çoklar çok root çok: many, much çok TURKIC “many, much” -lar suffix plural suffix
Çoklar: parts and root words
  • çok Turkic — many, much1

How was the name Çoklar formed?

Çoklar was formed by adding the suffix -lar (“plural suffix”) to çok (“çok: many, much”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Çoklar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çoğalan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çoklar?

  1. Hülya Çoklar basketball player 1995–
  2. Yasemin Çoklar beauty pageant contestant

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

How is Çoklar written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Coklar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çok accessed 9 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 Çoklar

Q1

What does the surname Çoklar mean?

Çoklar is çok, “many”, with the plural suffix: “those who are many, the numerous ones”. It follows the pattern of family names formed with -lar/-ler after 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çoklar?

The root word of Çoklar is çok (Turkic): “many, much”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çoklar?

Çok·lar, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃokˈɫaɾ/.