Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karademir

Karademir /kaɾadeˈmiɾ/

“black iron; iron-hard”2

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

How do you pronounce Karademir?

Karademir

IPA /kaɾadeˈmiɾ/

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

What does the surname Karademir mean?

Joining kara “black” and demir “iron”, this surname evokes dark, unworked iron and its hardness: “black iron”. In surnames demir symbolises endurance and kara strength and greatness. The name carries the image “hard and solid as black iron”.1,2

Grammar kara + demir (adjective + noun)

That Karademir goes back to kara and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Karademir made of?

Karademir breaks into 2 parts: kara (black; strong) + demir (iron).

Karademir + root kara black; strong TURKIC kara “black; strong, great” root demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” Karademir kara root black; strong kara TURKIC “black; strong, great” demir root iron demir TURKIC “iron”
Karademir: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black; strong, great2
  • demir Turkic — iron1

How was the name Karademir formed?

Karademir belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kara + demir).

Which surnames are related to Karademir?

Karademir Demir Özdemir Kara Demirci Karataş Demirel Karahan Aydemir Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Demirtaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Kara same root 16 290,024
04 Demirci same root – –
05 Karataş same root – –
06 Demirel same root – –
07 Karahan same root – –
08 Aydemir same root – –
09 Karaca same root – –
10 Karakaş same root – –
11 Karadağ same root – –
12 Demirtaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karademir?

  1. Tuğba Karademir figure skater 1985–
  2. Ahmet Karademir association football player 2004–
  3. Sude Karademir handball player 2001–
  4. Erdal Karademir statesperson 1954–
  5. Selahattin Karademir statesperson 1938–2025
  6. Yiğit Karademir association football player 2004–
  7. Yusuf Can Karademir association football player 2008–
  8. Arda Karademir association football player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kara 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karademir

Q1

What does the surname Karademir mean?

Joining kara “black” and demir “iron”, this surname evokes dark, unworked iron and its hardness: “black iron”. In surnames demir symbolises endurance and kara strength and greatness. The name carries the image “hard and solid as black iron”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karademir?

The root word of Karademir is kara (Turkic): “black; strong, great”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Karademir?

Ka·ra·de·mir, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾadeˈmiɾ/.