Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,875

Karakoyun

Karakoyun /kaɾakoˈjun/

“black sheep”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Karakoyun?

Karakoyun

IPA /kaɾakoˈjun/

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

What does the surname Karakoyun mean?

Karakoyun means “black sheep”, a sheep with dark wool. Koyun goes back to Proto-Turkic *kōń, and kara here gives the animal’s colour. Villages of this name exist in the Tuzluca district of Iğdır and the Dikmen district of Sinop.1

Grammar kara + koyun: adjective + noun compound.

That Karakoyun goes back to kara and koyun is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Karakoyun made of?

Karakoyun breaks into 2 parts: kara (black) + koyun (sheep).

Karakoyun + first element kara black TURKIC kara “black” root koyun sheep TURKIC koyun “sheep” Karakoyun kara first element black kara TURKIC “black” koyun root sheep koyun TURKIC “sheep”
Karakoyun: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black1
  • koyun Turkic — sheep1

How was the name Karakoyun formed?

Karakoyun belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kara + koyun).

Which surnames are related to Karakoyun?

Karakoyun Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara Karabulut
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Karagöz same root – –
11 Baykara same root – –
12 Karabulut same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karakoyun?

  1. Asuman Karakoyun volleyball player 1990–
  2. Ahmet Karakoyun researcher
  3. Resul Karakoyun association football player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: koyun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Karakoyun 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 Karakoyun

Q1

What does the surname Karakoyun mean?

Karakoyun means “black sheep”, a sheep with dark wool. Koyun goes back to Proto-Turkic *kōń, and kara here gives the animal’s colour. Villages of this name exist in the Tuzluca district of Iğdır and the Dikmen district of Sinop.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karakoyun?

The root word of Karakoyun is kara (Turkic): “black”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Karakoyun?

Ka·ra·ko·yun, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾakoˈjun/.