Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Güleryüz

Güleryüz /ɡyleɾˈjyz/ ASCII Guleryuz

“smiling face”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
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 Güleryüz?

Güleryüz

IPA /ɡyleɾˈjyz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Güleryüz mean?

Güler yüz is a smiling, warm face and the friendliness it shows; a güler yüzlü person is kind to everyone. In the surname the two words are written together, while the dictionary writes them apart.1,2

Grammar Aorist participle güler of gülmek plus yüz ‘face’, written as one word.

What is Güleryüz made of?

Güleryüz breaks into 2 parts: güler (smiling (aorist participle of gülmek)) + yüz (face).

Güleryüz + root güler smiling (aoristparticiple of gülmek) TURKIC güler yüz “smiling face;friendliness” root yüz face TURKIC gülmek “to laugh, to smile” Güleryüz güler root smiling (aorist participle of gülmek) güler yüz TURKIC “smiling face; friendliness” yüz root face gülmek TURKIC “to laugh, to smile”
Güleryüz: parts and root words
  • güler yüz Turkic — smiling face; friendliness1
  • gülmek Turkic — to laugh, to smile2

How was the name Güleryüz formed?

Güleryüz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (güler + yüz).

Which surnames are related to Güleryüz?

Güleryüz Güler Akyüz Güleç Gülen Gülmez Güleçyüz Gülersoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güler same root – –
02 Akyüz same root – –
03 Güleç same root – –
04 Gülen same root – –
05 Gülmez same root – –
06 Güleçyüz same root – –
07 Gülersoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Güleryüz?

  1. Bedia Güleryüz painter 1903–1991
  2. Erhan Güleryüz singer 1966–
  3. Göknur Güleryüz association football player 2003–
  4. Hatice Güleryüz artist 1968–
  5. Andaç Güleryüz association football player 1993–
  6. Ömer Güleryüz association football player
  7. Hasan Güleryüz association football player 1986–
  8. Mehmet Güleryüz actor 1938–2024

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

How is Güleryüz written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Guleryuz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: güler yüz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gülmek 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Güleryüz

Q1

What does the surname Güleryüz mean?

Güler yüz is a smiling, warm face and the friendliness it shows; a güler yüzlü person is kind to everyone. In the surname the two words are written together, while the dictionary writes them apart.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Güleryüz?

The root word of Güleryüz is güler yüz (Turkic): “smiling face; friendliness”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Güleryüz?

Gü·ler·yüz, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡyleɾˈjyz/.