Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kırklar

Kırklar /kɯɾkˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Kirklar

“the Forty (saints)”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kırklar?

Kırklar

IPA /kɯɾkˈɫaɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kırklar mean?

Kırklar is the plural of kırk ‘forty’ and in popular belief the name of a company of forty saints. Kırk has been used in the same form since Old Turkic. There are also villages called Kırklar in the Horasan district of Erzurum and the Pülümür district of Tunceli.2

Grammar kırk + -lar.

Kırklar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kırklar made of?

Kırklar breaks into 2 parts: kırk (forty) + -lar (plural suffix).

Kırklar + root kırk forty TURKIC kırk “forty” suffix -lar plural suffix Kırklar kırk root forty kırk TURKIC “forty” -lar suffix plural suffix
Kırklar: parts and root words
  • kırk Turkic — forty2

How was the name Kırklar formed?

Kırklar belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kırk + -lar).

Which surnames are related to Kırklar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kırkpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kırklar?

  1. Elif Kırklar sport shooter 2001–
  2. Seracettin Kırklar association football player 1929–1995
  3. Sertan Kırklar basketball official

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

How is Kırklar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kirklar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kırklar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kırk 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 Kırklar

Q1

What does the surname Kırklar mean?

Kırklar is the plural of kırk ‘forty’ and in popular belief the name of a company of forty saints. Kırk has been used in the same form since Old Turkic. There are also villages called Kırklar in the Horasan district of Erzurum and the Pülümür district of Tunceli.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırklar?

The root word of Kırklar is kırk (Turkic): “forty”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırklar?

Kırk·lar, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾkˈɫaɾ/.