Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Konuralp

Konuralp /konuˈɾaɫp/

“brown-haired hero; Konur Alp”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Konuralp?

Konuralp

IPA /konuˈɾaɫp/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Konuralp mean?

Konuralp is the name of Konur Alp, a 14th-century warrior who took the Mudurnu and Düzce areas in the founding years of the Ottoman principality; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names says his tombs are in Söğüt and Düzce. Konur means ‘chestnut-brown, swarthy’ and alp ‘hero’; during the Language Reform konur was also given the sense ‘brave’.1,2

Grammar konur + alp.

What is Konuralp made of?

Konuralp breaks into 2 parts: konur (chestnut-brown) + alp (hero).

Konuralp + root konur chestnut-brown TURKIC konur “chestnut-brown, swarthy” root alp hero TURKIC alp “hero, valiant warrior” Konuralp konur root chestnut-brown konur TURKIC “chestnut-brown, swarthy” alp root hero alp TURKIC “hero, valiant warrior”
Konuralp: parts and root words
  • konur Turkic — chestnut-brown, swarthy2
  • alp Turkic — hero, valiant warrior1

How was the name Konuralp formed?

Konuralp belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (konur + alp).

Which surnames are related to Konuralp?

Konuralp Alp Alper Alptekin Gökalp Alpaslan Alpay Özalp Alparslan Eralp Kayaalp Alpar Alpdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Alp same root – –
02 Alper same root – –
03 Alptekin same root – –
04 Gökalp same root – –
05 Alpaslan same root – –
06 Alpay same root – –
07 Özalp same root – –
08 Alparslan same root – –
09 Eralp same root – –
10 Kayaalp same root – –
11 Alpar same root – –
12 Alpdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Konuralp?

  1. Hâlit Ziyâ Konuralp physician 1904–2005
  2. Okan Konuralp statesperson 1973–
  3. Mehmet Konuralp architect 1939–

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

Is Konuralp also a first name?

Yes. Konuralp is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “brown-haired hero; Konur Alp”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Konuralp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: konur 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Konuralp

Q1

What does the surname Konuralp mean?

Konuralp is the name of Konur Alp, a 14th-century warrior who took the Mudurnu and Düzce areas in the founding years of the Ottoman principality; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names says his tombs are in Söğüt and Düzce. Konur means ‘chestnut-brown, swarthy’ and alp ‘hero’; during the Language Reform konur was also given the sense ‘brave’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Konuralp?

The root word of Konuralp is konur (Turkic): “chestnut-brown, swarthy”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Konuralp?

Ko·nu·ralp, 3 syllables; IPA: /konuˈɾaɫp/.