Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,005

Kul

/kuɫ/

“servant (of God)”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
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 Kul?

Kul

IPA /kuɫ/

What does the surname Kul mean?

Old Turkic qul first meant “slave, servant”. In today’s Turkish kul mostly describes a human being in relation to God, “servant of God”. In folk poetry it is also known as a word of humility that minstrels put before their names (as in Kul Himmet).1

Kul is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kul made of?

Kul is a single Turkic root: kul (kul: servant, slave; a human as servant of God).

Kul root kul kul: servant, slave; ahuman as servant of God TURKIC kul “slave, servant; a humanbeing as servant of God” Kul kul root kul: servant, slave; a human asservant of God kul TURKIC “slave, servant; a human being asservant of God”
Kul: parts and root words
  • kul Turkic — slave, servant; a human being as servant of God1

How was the name Kul formed?

Kul is the word kul (“kul: servant, slave; a human as servant of God”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Kul?

Kul Yurdakul Tanrıkulu Özkul Erkul Aykul Karakullukçu Atakul
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yurdakul same root – –
02 Tanrıkulu same root – –
03 Özkul same root – –
04 Erkul same root – –
05 Aykul same root – –
06 Karakullukçu same root – –
07 Atakul same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kul?

  1. Alper Kul actor 1975–
  2. Ali Kul statesperson 1955–
  3. Emin Kul politician 1935–2004
  4. Mehmet Kul statesperson 1970–
  5. Mustafa Kul politician 1957–
  6. Ahmet Selim Kul television presenter
  7. Ayhan Kul researcher
  8. Dilek Kul researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kul 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

Common questions about Kul

Q1

What does the surname Kul mean?

Old Turkic qul first meant “slave, servant”. In today’s Turkish kul mostly describes a human being in relation to God, “servant of God”. In folk poetry it is also known as a word of humility that minstrels put before their names (as in Kul Himmet).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kul?

The root word of Kul is kul (Turkic): “slave, servant; a human being as servant of God”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kul?

Kul, 1 syllable; IPA: /kuɫ/.