SURNAMEEntry 1,600
Demiralay
“iron regiment”2
Leading provinces Isparta
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How do you pronounce Demiralay?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Demiralay mean?
From demir “iron” and alay “regiment”: “iron regiment”, the image of a solid, unbreakable body of troops. An alay is a unit of three or four battalions under a colonel, or a ceremonial procession; demir stands for toughness.2,5
Grammar demir + alay; demir is the modifier, alay the head.
That Demiralay goes back to demir and alay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
What is Demiralay made of?
Demiralay is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: demir (demir: iron; figuratively strong) + alay (alay: regiment; procession).
How was the name Demiralay formed?
Demiralay was formed by joining demir (“demir: iron; figuratively strong”) and alay (“alay: regiment; procession”).
Which surnames are related to Demiralay?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Demir | same root | 3 | 876,934 |
| 02 | Özdemir | same root | 10 | 556,378 |
| 03 | Demirci | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Atalay | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Demirel | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Aydemir | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Demirtaş | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Kandemir | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Akdemir | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Taşdemir | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Demircan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Demirhan | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Demiralay most common?
Demiralay is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 30th in Isparta.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Isparta | 30 | 1,456 |
Who are some well-known people named Demiralay?
- İbrahim Demiralay politician 1883–1939
- Kemal Demiralay politician 1913–1996
People surnamed Demiralay as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Demiralay?
Demirsipahi, Alayoğlu and Tugay share gloss keywords with Demiralay within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Demiralay?
Read the root, formation and register information for Demiralay alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir
- 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alay2
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: demir
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: alay
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
Common questions about Demiralay
- Q1
What does the surname Demiralay mean?
- From demir “iron” and alay “regiment”: “iron regiment”, the image of a solid, unbreakable body of troops. An alay is a unit of three or four battalions under a colonel, or a ceremonial procession; demir stands for toughness.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Demiralay?
- Demiralay is made up of two elements: demir “iron; figuratively strong, hard” (Turkic) and alay “regiment of three or four battalions; procession” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Demiralay?
- De·mi·ra·lay, 4 syllables; IPA: /demiɾaˈɫaj/.