Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Demiriş

Demiriş /demiˈɾiʃ/ ASCII Demiris

“ironwork”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
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 Demiriş?

Demiriş

IPA /demiˈɾiʃ/

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

What does the surname Demiriş mean?

Demiriş is a compound of demir ‘iron’ and iş ‘work’, read as ‘ironwork’. In surnames beginning with Demir-, iron carries the image of firmness and endurance. İş, according to Nişanyan, comes from Old Turkic īş ‘deed, work’.1,2

Grammar demir + iş.

That Demiriş goes back to demir and iş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Demiriş made of?

Demiriş breaks into 2 parts: demir (iron) + iş (work).

Demiriş + root demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” root iş work TURKIC iş “work, deed” Demiriş demir root iron demir TURKIC “iron” iş root work iş TURKIC “work, deed”
Demiriş: parts and root words
  • demir Turkic — iron2
  • iş Turkic — work, deed1

How was the name Demiriş formed?

Demiriş belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (demir + iş).

Which surnames are related to Demiriş?

Demiriş Demir Özdemir Demirci Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan Demirhan Erdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Demirci same root – –
04 Demirel same root – –
05 Aydemir same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Kandemir same root – –
08 Akdemir same root – –
09 Taşdemir same root – –
10 Demircan same root – –
11 Demirhan same root – –
12 Erdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Demiriş?

  1. Okan Demiriş composer 1942–2010
  2. Leyla Demiriş opera singer 1945–2016

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

How is Demiriş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Demiris.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: iş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: demir 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Demiriş

Q1

What does the surname Demiriş mean?

Demiriş is a compound of demir ‘iron’ and iş ‘work’, read as ‘ironwork’. In surnames beginning with Demir-, iron carries the image of firmness and endurance. İş, according to Nişanyan, comes from Old Turkic īş ‘deed, work’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Demiriş?

The root word of Demiriş is demir (Turkic): “iron”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Demiriş?

De·mi·riş, 3 syllables; IPA: /demiˈɾiʃ/.