Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,095

Konyalı

Konyalı /konjaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Konyali

“from Konya”2

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

How do you pronounce Konyalı?

Konyalı

IPA /konjaˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Konyalı mean?

Konyalı means “from Konya”. Konya is one of the largest provinces of central Anatolia and its capital; the name continues the ancient Greek Ikónion.1,2

Grammar Konya + -lı “from”.

What is Konyalı made of?

Konyalı breaks into 2 parts: Konya (province in central Anatolia) + -lı (“from”).

Konyalı ++ root Konya province in centralAnatolia GREEK Konya “city name; Ancient GreekIkónion” suffix -lı “from” TURKIC Konyalı “person from Konya” Konyalı Konya root province in central Anatolia Konya GREEK “city name; Ancient Greek Ikónion” -lı suffix “from” Konyalı TURKIC “person from Konya”
Konyalı: parts and root words
  • Konya Greek — city name; Ancient Greek Ikónion2
  • Konyalı Turkic — person from Konya1

How was the name Konyalı formed?

Konyalı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Konya + -lı).

Who are some well-known people named Konyalı?

  1. İbrahim Hakkı Konyalı writer 1895–1984
  2. Hasan Fehmi Konyalı politician 1937–2013
  3. Utkan Konyalı association football player 2005–

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

How is Konyalı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Konyali in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Konyalı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Konya 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 Konyalı

Q1

What does the surname Konyalı mean?

Konyalı means “from Konya”. Konya is one of the largest provinces of central Anatolia and its capital; the name continues the ancient Greek Ikónion.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Konyalı?

The root word of Konyalı is Konya (Greek): “city name; Ancient Greek Ikónion”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Konyalı?

Kon·ya·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /konjaˈɫɯ/.