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Dursun

Dursun /duɾˈsun/

“may he stay (a wish name)”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Dursun?

Dursun

IPA /duɾˈsun/

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

What does the surname Dursun mean?

The third-person imperative of durmak, “to stay”: “may he stay, let him remain”. It is one of the wish names given in the hope that a newborn would live and remain with the family, belonging to the same tradition as Durmuş and Yaşar. It is a common male given name.2

Grammar Third-person imperative of durmak (dur- + -sun).

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

What is Dursun made of?

Dursun is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dur- (durmak: to stay, to remain) + -sun (third-person imperative).

Dursun + root dur- durmak: to stay, toremain TURKIC durmak “to stay, to remain, tolast” suffix -sun third-person imperative Dursun dur- root durmak: to stay, to remain durmak TURKIC “to stay, to remain, to last” -sun suffix third-person imperative
Dursun: parts and root words
  • durmak Turkic — to stay, to remain, to last2

How was the name Dursun formed?

Dursun was formed by adding the suffix -sun (“third-person imperative”) to the verb stem dur- (“durmak: to stay, to remain”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Dursun?

Dursun Durmuş Durmaz Duran Duru Durak Durdu Akdur Erduran Dursunoğlu Dur Durmazel Bektur
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Durmuş same root – –
02 Durmaz same root – –
03 Duran same root – –
04 Duru same root – –
05 Durak same root – –
06 Durdu same root – –
07 Akdur same root – –
08 Erduran same root – –
09 Dursunoğlu same root – –
10 Dur same root – –
11 Durmazel same root – –
12 Bektur same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Dursun most common?

Dursun is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 9th in Bayburt.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı · rank 23 · 2,631 people Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt · rank 9 · 616 people Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Dursun: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Ağrı232,631
02Bayburt9616

Who are some well-known people named Dursun?

  1. Serdar Dursun association football player 1991–
  2. Turan Dursun writer 1934–1990
  3. Ahmet Dursun association football player 1978–
  4. Salih Dursun association football player 1991–
  5. Hamza Dursun cross-country skier 1994–
  6. Abdürrahim Dursun association football player 1998–
  7. Adem Dursun association football player 1979–
  8. Özlem Ceren Dursun cross-country skier 2003–

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

Is Dursun also a first name?

Yes. Dursun is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “may he stay (a wish name)”.

Dursun as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: durmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Dursun accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Dursun

Q1

What does the surname Dursun mean?

The third-person imperative of durmak, “to stay”: “may he stay, let him remain”. It is one of the wish names given in the hope that a newborn would live and remain with the family, belonging to the same tradition as Durmuş and Yaşar. It is a common male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dursun?

The root word of Dursun is durmak (Turkic): “to stay, to remain, to last”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dursun?

Dur·sun, 2 syllables; IPA: /duɾˈsun/.