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Konuk

Konuk /koˈnuk/

“guest”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Konuk?

Konuk

IPA /koˈnuk/

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

What does the surname Konuk mean?

Konuk means ‘guest’. In Old Turkic too it meant ‘guest, feast’, derived from konmak ‘to alight and stay the night’: a konuk is someone who stops at a house on the road. In Tatar the same form means ‘high, lofty’.1

Grammar kon- plus the deverbal noun suffix -uk.

Konuk is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Konuk made of?

Konuk is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kon- (konmak: to alight, to settle) + -uk (deverbal noun suffix).

Konuk ++ root kon- konmak: to alight, tosettle TURKIC konuk “guest” suffix -uk deverbal noun suffix TURKIC konmak “to alight, to stay thenight” Konuk kon- root konmak: to alight, to settle konuk TURKIC “guest” -uk suffix deverbal noun suffix konmak TURKIC “to alight, to stay the night”
Konuk: parts and root words
  • konuk Turkic — guest1
  • konmak Turkic — to alight, to stay the night1

How was the name Konuk formed?

Konuk was formed by adding the suffix -uk (“deverbal noun suffix”) to kon- (“konmak: to alight, to settle”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Konuk?

Konuk Konar Konan Konukçu Konukoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Konar same root – –
02 Konan same root – –
03 Konukçu same root – –
04 Konukoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Konuk?

  1. İsmail Konuk association football player 1988–
  2. Kağan Timurçin Konuk association football player 1990–
  3. Murat Konuk basketball player 1972–
  4. Emre Konuk film director 1988–
  5. Osman Konuk poet 1961–
  6. Sadi Konuk politician 1891–1962
  7. Atilla Konuk politician 1923–2009
  8. Erhan Konuk television presenter 1964–

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

Is Konuk also a first name?

Yes. Konuk is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “guest”.

Konuk as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: konuk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Konuk accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: konuk accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Konuk

Q1

What does the surname Konuk mean?

Konuk means ‘guest’. In Old Turkic too it meant ‘guest, feast’, derived from konmak ‘to alight and stay the night’: a konuk is someone who stops at a house on the road. In Tatar the same form means ‘high, lofty’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Konuk?

The root word of Konuk is konmak (Turkic): “to alight, to stay the night”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Konuk?

Ko·nuk, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈnuk/.