Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,701

Hüseyin

Hüseyin /hyseˈjin/ ASCII Huseyin

“the name Hüseyin (Husayn)”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
H
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Hüseyin?

Hüseyin

IPA /hyseˈjin/

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

What does the surname Hüseyin mean?

Hüseyin is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Ḥusayn, a diminutive of ḥasan ‘good, handsome’, roughly ‘little handsome one’. It is among the most common male names in Türkiye; as a surname it continues a father’s name.1

Grammar Arabic diminutive (fuʿayl pattern) of ḥasan.

What is Hüseyin made of?

Hüseyin is a single root: Hüseyin (male name; Arabic Ḥusayn).

Hüseyin root Hüseyin male name; Arabic Ḥusayn ARABIC Hüseyin “male given name fromArabic” Hüseyin Hüseyin root male name; Arabic Ḥusayn Hüseyin ARABIC “male given name from Arabic”
Hüseyin: parts and root words
  • Hüseyin Arabic — male given name from Arabic1

How was the name Hüseyin formed?

Hüseyin belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Hüseyin?

  1. Koryanalı Hüseyin composer 1938–1996
  2. Ümit Hüseyin translator
  3. Beril Hüseyin researcher
  4. Miles Huseyin researcher
  5. Serhat Hüseyin researcher

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

Is Hüseyin also a first name?

Yes. Hüseyin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the name Hüseyin (Husayn)”.

2018–2025

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

How is Hüseyin written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Huseyin or Hueseyin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Hüseyin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Hüseyin

Q1

What does the surname Hüseyin mean?

Hüseyin is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Ḥusayn, a diminutive of ḥasan ‘good, handsome’, roughly ‘little handsome one’. It is among the most common male names in Türkiye; as a surname it continues a father’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hüseyin?

The root word of Hüseyin is Hüseyin (Arabic): “male given name from Arabic”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hüseyin?

Hü·se·yin, 3 syllables; IPA: /hyseˈjin/.