SURNAMEEntry 1,451
Fırat
“the Euphrates”2
- CategoryNames of mountains, rivers and places
- OriginArabic
- FormPlace name
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Place name
- Vowel harmony
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How do you pronounce Fırat?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Fırat mean?
Fırat is the Euphrates, the great river that rises in eastern Anatolia and flows through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf. The Turkish form comes via Ottoman فرات from Arabic al-Furāt, a name reaching back to far older Mesopotamian languages. It is also a common male given name.2
What is Fırat made of?
Fırat is a single root: Fırat (the Euphrates).
- al-Furāt Arabic — the Euphrates2
How was the name Fırat formed?
Fırat belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.
Where in Türkiye is Fırat most common?
Fırat is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 3 provinces; its best rank is 9th in Hakkari.1
- In the province top 30 3
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Adıyaman | 20 | 3,302 |
| 02 | Malatya | 20 | 2,743 |
| 03 | Hakkari | 9 | 2,552 |
Who are some well-known people named Fırat?
- Engin Fırat association football player 1970–2026
- Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat politician 1943–2019
- Mert Fırat actor 1981–
- Abdülmelik Fırat politician 1934–2009
- Burak Fırat chess player 1993–
- Murat Fırat amateur wrestler 1997–
- İdil Fırat film actor 1972–
- Hande Fırat journalist 1974–
People surnamed Fırat as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Fırat also a first name?
Yes. Fırat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Euphrates”.
Fırat as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Fırat written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Fırat is usually written Firat.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: al-Furāt
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Fırat
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Fırat
- Q1
What does the surname Fırat mean?
- Fırat is the Euphrates, the great river that rises in eastern Anatolia and flows through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf. The Turkish form comes via Ottoman فرات from Arabic al-Furāt, a name reaching back to far older Mesopotamian languages. It is also a common male given name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Fırat?
- The root word of Fırat is al-Furāt (Arabic): “the Euphrates”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Fırat?
- Fı·rat, 2 syllables; IPA: /fɯˈɾat/.