Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Koyun

Koyun /koˈjun/

“sheep”3

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

How do you pronounce Koyun?

Koyun

IPA /koˈjun/

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

What does the surname Koyun mean?

Koyun is the sheep, kept for meat, milk and wool. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic koŋ ‘sheep’. Turkish has a second koyun meaning ‘bosom, embrace’. Nişanyan Adlar notes shrines attributed to Koyun Baba in various parts of Turkey.3

Koyun is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Koyun made of?

Koyun is a single root: koyun (sheep; also ‘bosom, embrace’).

Koyun root koyun sheep; also ‘bosom,embrace’ TURKIC koyun “sheep; also ‘bosom,embrace’” Koyun koyun root sheep; also ‘bosom, embrace’ koyun TURKIC “sheep; also ‘bosom, embrace’”
Koyun: parts and root words
  • koyun Turkic — sheep; also ‘bosom, embrace’3

How was the name Koyun formed?

Koyun belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Koyun?

Koyun Koyuncu Akkoyun Akkoyunlu Karakoyun Koyunoğlu Karakoyunlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Koyuncu same root – –
02 Akkoyun same root – –
03 Akkoyunlu same root – –
04 Karakoyun same root – –
05 Koyunoğlu same root – –
06 Karakoyunlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Koyun?

  1. Bilge Su Koyun association football player 1999–
  2. Alim Koyun association football player 1984–
  3. Engin Koyun sports executive 1970–
  4. Erdinç Koyun basketball player 2008–
  5. Mustafa Koyun researcher
  6. Samet Koyun badminton player 1990–
  7. Zeynep Koyun association football player 2000–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: koyun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koyun accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Koyun 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Koyun

Q1

What does the surname Koyun mean?

Koyun is the sheep, kept for meat, milk and wool. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic koŋ ‘sheep’. Turkish has a second koyun meaning ‘bosom, embrace’. Nişanyan Adlar notes shrines attributed to Koyun Baba in various parts of Turkey.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Koyun?

The root word of Koyun is koyun (Turkic): “sheep; also ‘bosom, embrace’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Koyun?

Ko·yun, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈjun/.