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Güler

Güler /ɟyˈleɾ/ ASCII Guler

“smiling, laughing”2

Province lists
221
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Güler?

Güler

IPA /ɟyˈleɾ/

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

What does the surname Güler mean?

The aorist form of gülmek, “to laugh”: “who laughs, the laughing one”. As a name it describes a person with a cheerful, ever-smiling face. It is mostly a female given name; although it sounds like gül, “rose”, it is built on the verb.2

Grammar Aorist participle of gülmek (gül- + -er); the -er here is not the element meaning “man”.

What is Güler made of?

Güler is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gül- (gülmek: to laugh, to smile) + -er (aorist participle).

Güler + root gül- gülmek: to laugh, tosmile TURKIC gülmek “to laugh; to smile” suffix -er aorist participle Güler gül- root gülmek: to laugh, to smile gülmek TURKIC “to laugh; to smile” -er suffix aorist participle
Güler: parts and root words
  • gülmek Turkic — to laugh; to smile2

How was the name Güler formed?

Güler was formed by adding the suffix -er (“aorist participle”) to the verb stem gül- (“gülmek: to laugh, to smile”).

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

Which surnames are related to Güler?

Güler Güleç Güleryüz Gülen Gülmez Güleroğlu Gülersoy Aygüler Daimagüler Ergülen Gülaç Güldür Hasgüler
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güleç same root – –
02 Güleryüz same root – –
03 Gülen same root – –
04 Gülmez same root – –
05 Güleroğlu same root – –
06 Gülersoy same root – –
07 Aygüler same root – –
08 Daimagüler same root – –
09 Ergülen same root – –
10 Gülaç same root – –
11 Güldür same root – –
12 Hasgüler same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Güler most common?

Güler is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 22 provinces; its best rank is 10th in Muş.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara · rank 28 · 15,782 people Antalya Artvin Aydın · rank 18 · 3,669 people Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis · rank 27 · 1,077 people Bolu · rank 13 · 1,805 people Burdur Bursa · rank 18 · 12,788 people Çanakkale · rank 22 · 2,190 people Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne · rank 26 · 1,185 people Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum · rank 27 · 2,536 people Eskişehir · rank 30 · 2,548 people Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay · rank 21 · 5,219 people Isparta Mersin Istanbul · rank 27 · 40,316 people Izmir · rank 18 · 13,673 people Kars Kastamonu · rank 23 · 1,165 people Kayseri Kırklareli · rank 20 · 1,084 people Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya · rank 18 · 3,236 people Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş · rank 10 · 3,628 people Nevşehir Niğde Ordu · rank 16 · 3,568 people Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ · rank 18 · 4,265 people Tokat Trabzon Tunceli · rank 19 · 439 people Şanlıurfa Uşak Van · rank 20 · 3,828 people Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova · rank 27 · 790 people Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce · rank 25 · 1,594 people Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 22
  • Not listed
Güler: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Istanbul2740,316
02Ankara2815,782
03Izmir1813,673
04Bursa1812,788
05Hatay215,219
06Tekirdağ184,265

Who are some well-known people named Güler?

  1. Arda Güler association football player 2005–
  2. Ara Güler journalist 1928–2018
  3. Yaşar Güler soldier 1954–
  4. Sinan Güler basketball player 1983–
  5. Muammer Güler politician 1949–
  6. Cevat Güler association football player 1959–
  7. Hilmi Güler politician 1949–
  8. Birgül Ayman Güler politician 1961–

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

Is Güler also a first name?

Yes. Güler is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “smiling, laughing”.

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

How is Güler written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Güler is usually written Guler or Gueler.

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: gülmek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Güler 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 Güler

Q1

What does the surname Güler mean?

The aorist form of gülmek, “to laugh”: “who laughs, the laughing one”. As a name it describes a person with a cheerful, ever-smiling face. It is mostly a female given name; although it sounds like gül, “rose”, it is built on the verb.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Güler?

The root word of Güler is gülmek (Turkic): “to laugh; to smile”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Güler?

Gü·ler, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟyˈleɾ/.