Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Düzey

Düzey /dyˈzej/ ASCII Duzey

“level”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Düzey?

Düzey

IPA /dyˈzej/

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

What does the surname Düzey mean?

Düzey “level” was coined from düz “flat” with the suffix -ey as a Turkish equivalent of seviye; according to Wiktionary it was proposed by Atatürk. It means a horizontal boundary, a stage of a course, or a degree of standing.1,2

Grammar düz + -ey.

Düzey is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Düzey made of?

Düzey is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: düz (düz: flat, level) + -ey (noun-forming suffix).

Düzey ++ root düz düz: flat, level TURKIC düz “flat, level” suffix -ey noun-forming suffix TURKIC düzey “level” Düzey düz root düz: flat, level düz TURKIC “flat, level” -ey suffix noun-forming suffix düzey TURKIC “level”
Düzey: parts and root words
  • düz Turkic — flat, level1
  • düzey Turkic — level2

How was the name Düzey formed?

Düzey was formed by adding the suffix -ey (“noun-forming suffix”) to düz (“düz: flat, level”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Düzey?

Düzey Düzgün Düz Düzakın Düzceler Düzgören Düzparmak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Düzgün same root – –
02 Düz same root – –
03 Düzakın same root – –
04 Düzceler same root – –
05 Düzgören same root – –
06 Düzparmak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Düzey?

  1. Rıdvan Aybars Düzey actor 1986–

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

How is Düzey written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Duzey.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: düz accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: düzey accessed 9 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

Common questions about Düzey

Q1

What does the surname Düzey mean?

Düzey “level” was coined from düz “flat” with the suffix -ey as a Turkish equivalent of seviye; according to Wiktionary it was proposed by Atatürk. It means a horizontal boundary, a stage of a course, or a degree of standing.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Düzey?

The root word of Düzey is düz (Turkic): “flat, level”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Düzey?

Dü·zey, 2 syllables; IPA: /dyˈzej/.