Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,686

Hekimoğlu

Hekimoğlu /hekimoːˈɫu/ ASCII Hekimoglu

“son of the physician”2

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

How do you pronounce Hekimoğlu?

Hekimoğlu

IPA /hekimoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Hekimoğlu mean?

Hekimoğlu means ‘son of the hekim’, the physician’s son. Hekim comes from Arabic ḥakīm, which first meant ‘wise man’ and in Turkish became the word for one who heals the sick.1,2

Grammar hekim + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Hekimoğlu made of?

Hekimoğlu breaks into 2 parts: hekim (physician) + -oğlu (son of).

Hekimoğlu ++ root hekim physician ARABIC hekim “physician (Arabic ḥakīm‘wise’)” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Hekimoğlu hekim root physician hekim ARABIC “physician (Arabic ḥakīm ‘wise’)” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Hekimoğlu: parts and root words
  • hekim Arabic — physician (Arabic ḥakīm ‘wise’)2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Hekimoğlu formed?

Hekimoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (hekim + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Hekimoğlu?

  1. Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa politician 1689–1758
  2. Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu association football player 2007–
  3. Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu athletics competitor 1992–
  4. Bahattin Hekimoğlu graphic designer 1989–
  5. Mahmut Hekimoğlu actor 1955–2016
  6. Hekimoğlu İsmail author 1932–2022
  7. Damla Hekimoğlu television presenter 1988–
  8. Coşkun Hekimoğlu politician 1963–

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

How is Hekimoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Hekimoglu in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: hekim 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 Hekimoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Hekimoğlu mean?

Hekimoğlu means ‘son of the hekim’, the physician’s son. Hekim comes from Arabic ḥakīm, which first meant ‘wise man’ and in Turkish became the word for one who heals the sick.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hekimoğlu?

The root word of Hekimoğlu is hekim (Arabic): “physician (Arabic ḥakīm ‘wise’)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hekimoğlu?

He·ki·moğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /hekimoːˈɫu/.