Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Koyuncu

Koyuncu /kojunˈdʒu/

“sheep breeder, sheep dealer”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Koyuncu?

Koyuncu

IPA /kojunˈdʒu/

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

What does the surname Koyuncu mean?

A koyuncu is a sheep breeder or a sheep dealer. The word is formed from koyun, “sheep”, going back to Proto-Turkic *kōń, and the occupational suffix -cu. The surname comes from this occupational word.2,3

Grammar koyun + -cu (agent suffix).

Koyuncu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Koyuncu made of?

Koyuncu breaks into 2 parts: koyun (sheep) + -cu (agent/occupation suffix).

Koyuncu ++ root koyun sheep TURKIC koyun “sheep” suffix -cu agent/occupation suffix TURKIC koyuncu “sheep breeder or dealer” Koyuncu koyun root sheep koyun TURKIC “sheep” -cu suffix agent/occupation suffix koyuncu TURKIC “sheep breeder or dealer”
Koyuncu: parts and root words
  • koyun Turkic — sheep2
  • koyuncu Turkic — sheep breeder or dealer3

How was the name Koyuncu formed?

Koyuncu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (koyun + -cu).

Which surnames are related to Koyuncu?

Koyuncu Akkoyun Akkoyunlu Koyun 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 Akkoyun same root – –
02 Akkoyunlu same root – –
03 Koyun same root – –
04 Karakoyun same root – –
05 Koyunoğlu same root – –
06 Karakoyunlu same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Koyuncu most common?

Koyuncu is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 20th in Aksaray.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya · rank 29 · 6,915 people Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray · rank 20 · 1,910 people Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Koyuncu: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Konya296,915
02Aksaray201,910

Who are some well-known people named Koyuncu?

  1. Kâzım Koyuncu singer 1971–2005
  2. Kemal Koyuncu athletics competitor 1985–
  3. Efe Arda Koyuncu association football player 2005–
  4. Emre Koyuncu association football player 1996–
  5. Erol Koyuncu amateur wrestler 1966–2021
  6. Ahmet Koyuncu politician 1922–2002
  7. Ali Koyuncu statesperson 1968–
  8. Fatih Koyuncu professional wrestler 1980–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: koyun accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: koyuncu 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
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Koyuncu

Q1

What does the surname Koyuncu mean?

A koyuncu is a sheep breeder or a sheep dealer. The word is formed from koyun, “sheep”, going back to Proto-Turkic *kōń, and the occupational suffix -cu. The surname comes from this occupational word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Koyuncu?

The root word of Koyuncu is koyun (Turkic): “sheep”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Koyuncu?

Ko·yun·cu, 3 syllables; IPA: /kojunˈdʒu/.