Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekizoğlu

Ekizoğlu /ekizoːˈɫu/ ASCII Ekizoglu

“son of the twin”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Ekizoğlu?

Ekizoğlu

IPA /ekizoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ekizoğlu mean?

Ekiz is the older and dialectal form of ikiz ‘twin’; Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic ékkiz. The surname means ‘son of the twin’ or ‘son of the one called Ekiz’.1,2

Grammar ekiz + -oğlu.

What is Ekizoğlu made of?

Ekizoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ekiz (ekiz: twin (older and dialect form)) + -oğlu (son of).

Ekizoğlu ++ root ekiz ekiz: twin (older anddialect form) TURKIC ikiz “twin” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Ekizoğlu ekiz root ekiz: twin (older and dialect form) ikiz TURKIC “twin” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Ekizoğlu: parts and root words
  • ikiz Turkic — twin1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Ekizoğlu formed?

Ekizoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to ekiz (“ekiz: twin (older and dialect form)”).

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

Which surnames are related to Ekizoğlu?

Ekizoğlu Ekiz İkiz İkizgül İkizkaya İkizler
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ekiz same root – –
02 İkiz same root – –
03 İkizgül same root – –
04 İkizkaya same root – –
05 İkizler same root – –

How else is Ekizoğlu spelled?

İkizoğluspelling

Who are some well-known people named Ekizoğlu?

  1. Oğuzhan Ekizoğlu university teacher 2000–

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

How is Ekizoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ekizoglu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ikiz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul 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

Common questions about Ekizoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Ekizoğlu mean?

Ekiz is the older and dialectal form of ikiz ‘twin’; Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic ékkiz. The surname means ‘son of the twin’ or ‘son of the one called Ekiz’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekizoğlu?

The root word of Ekizoğlu is oğul (Turkic): “son”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekizoğlu?

E·ki·zoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /ekizoːˈɫu/.