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Doğanlar

Doğanlar /doanˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Doganlar

“falcons; the Doğans”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Doğanlar?

Doğanlar

IPA /doanˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Doğanlar mean?

Doğanlar is the plural of doğan. Doğan means both ‘falcon’ and, from the verb doğmak, ‘rising, being born’; both readings are common for the male name.1

Grammar doğan + plural -lar.

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

What is Doğanlar made of?

Doğanlar breaks into 2 parts: doğan (doğan: falcon; also ‘rising, being born’) + -lar (plural suffix).

Doğanlar + root doğan doğan: falcon; also‘rising, being born’ TURKIC doğan “falcon; participle ofdoğmak” suffix -lar plural suffix Doğanlar doğan root doğan: falcon; also ‘rising, beingborn’ doğan TURKIC “falcon; participle of doğmak” -lar suffix plural suffix
Doğanlar: parts and root words
  • doğan Turkic — falcon; participle of doğmak1

How was the name Doğanlar formed?

Doğanlar belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (doğan + -lar).

Which surnames are related to Doğanlar?

Doğanlar Doğan Erdoğan Aydoğan Akdoğan Doğanay Özdoğan Karadoğan Tandoğan Türkdoğan Alpdoğan Taşdoğan Doğançay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğan same root 12 485,906
02 Erdoğan same root 26 233,535
03 Aydoğan same root – –
04 Akdoğan same root – –
05 Doğanay same root – –
06 Özdoğan same root – –
07 Karadoğan same root – –
08 Tandoğan same root – –
09 Türkdoğan same root – –
10 Alpdoğan same root – –
11 Taşdoğan same root – –
12 Doğançay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Doğanlar?

  1. Eyüp Doğanlar politician 1943–
  2. Feza Doğanlar entomologist
  3. Miktat Doǧanlar entomologist
  4. Oğuzhan Doğanlar entomologist
  5. Oğuzhan Doğanlar researcher
  6. Zeynep Banu Doğanlar researcher

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

How is Doğanlar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Doganlar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: doğan accessed 8 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Doğanlar

Q1

What does the surname Doğanlar mean?

Doğanlar is the plural of doğan. Doğan means both ‘falcon’ and, from the verb doğmak, ‘rising, being born’; both readings are common for the male name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Doğanlar?

The root word of Doğanlar is doğan (Turkic): “falcon; participle of doğmak”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Doğanlar?

Do·ğan·lar, 3 syllables; IPA: /doanˈɫaɾ/.