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Kocaaslan

Kocaaslan /kodʒaasˈɫan/

“great lion”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Kocaaslan?

Kocaaslan

IPA /kodʒaasˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Kocaaslan mean?

From koca ‘big, huge’ and aslan ‘lion’: ‘great lion’. Koca comes from Middle Turkic koca ‘elderly, respected person’; aslan is the shortened form of arslan.1,2

Grammar koca + aslan.

What is Kocaaslan made of?

Kocaaslan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: koca (koca: big; old) + aslan (aslan: lion).

Kocaaslan ++ first element koca koca: big; old TURKIC koca “big; old, venerable” suffix aslan aslan: lion TURKIC aslan “lion” Kocaaslan koca first element koca: big; old koca TURKIC “big; old, venerable” aslan suffix aslan: lion aslan TURKIC “lion”
Kocaaslan: parts and root words
  • koca Turkic — big; old, venerable1
  • aslan Turkic — lion2

How was the name Kocaaslan formed?

Kocaaslan was formed by adding the suffix aslan (“aslan: lion”) to koca (“koca: big; old”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kocaaslan?

Kocaaslan Aslan Koca Karaaslan Kocabaş Eraslan Kocatürk Alpaslan Kocaoğlu Kocaman Kılıçaslan Kocabıyık Özaslan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aslan same root 14 409,459
02 Koca same root – –
03 Karaaslan same root – –
04 Kocabaş same root – –
05 Eraslan same root – –
06 Kocatürk same root – –
07 Alpaslan same root – –
08 Kocaoğlu same root – –
09 Kocaman same root – –
10 Kılıçaslan same root – –
11 Kocabıyık same root – –
12 Özaslan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kocaaslan?

  1. Berra Kocaaslan singer

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

How is Kocaaslan written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Kocaaslan is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koca accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aslan 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kocaaslan

Q1

What does the surname Kocaaslan mean?

From koca ‘big, huge’ and aslan ‘lion’: ‘great lion’. Koca comes from Middle Turkic koca ‘elderly, respected person’; aslan is the shortened form of arslan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kocaaslan?

Kocaaslan is made up of two elements: koca “big; old, venerable” (Turkic) and aslan “lion” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kocaaslan?

Ko·ca·as·lan, 4 syllables; IPA: /kodʒaasˈɫan/.