Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kemaloğlu

Kemaloğlu /kemaloːˈɫu/ ASCII Kemaloglu

“son of Kemal”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
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 Kemaloğlu?

Kemaloğlu

IPA /kemaloːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kemaloğlu mean?

The name means “son of Kemal”. Kemal is a male name from Arabic kamāl, “perfection, maturity, completeness”; the dictionary also lists it in the sense of maturity in knowledge and virtue. The surname marks descent from an ancestor called Kemal.1

Grammar Personal name + -oğlu.

What is Kemaloğlu made of?

Kemaloğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Kemal (perfection, maturity; male name) + -oğlu (son of).

Kemaloğlu ++ root Kemal perfection, maturity;male name ARABIC kemal “maturity, perfection inknowledge and virtue” suffix -oğlu son of ARABIC kamāl “Arabic kamāl,‘perfection’” Kemaloğlu Kemal root perfection, maturity; male name kemal ARABIC “maturity, perfection inknowledge and virtue” -oğlu suffix son of kamāl ARABIC “Arabic kamāl, ‘perfection’”
Kemaloğlu: parts and root words
  • kemal Arabic — maturity, perfection in knowledge and virtue1
  • kamāl Arabic — Arabic kamāl, “perfection”1

How was the name Kemaloğlu formed?

Kemaloğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Kemal (“perfection, maturity; male name”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kemaloğlu?

Kemaloğlu Kemal Kamal Kemalbay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kemal same root – –
02 Kamal same root – –
03 Kemalbay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kemaloğlu?

  1. Ömer Kemaloğlu karateka 1987–
  2. Ensar Kemaloğlu association football player 1998–
  3. Erkan Kemaloğlu politician 1938–2024
  4. Cemal Kemaloğlu researcher
  5. Renk Kemaloğlu figure skater 1990–
  6. Yusuf K. Kemaloğlu researcher
  7. Yusuf Kemal Kemaloğlu researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kemal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kemal 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

Common questions about Kemaloğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kemaloğlu mean?

The name means “son of Kemal”. Kemal is a male name from Arabic kamāl, “perfection, maturity, completeness”; the dictionary also lists it in the sense of maturity in knowledge and virtue. The surname marks descent from an ancestor called Kemal.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kemaloğlu?

The root word of Kemaloğlu is kemal (Arabic): “maturity, perfection in knowledge and virtue”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kemaloğlu?

Ke·mal·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /kemaloːˈɫu/.