Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,006

Kula

Kula /kuˈɫa/

“dun (horse colour); Kula”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
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 Kula?

Kula

IPA /kuˈɫa/

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

What does the surname Kula mean?

Kula is an old Turkic name for a horse colour, the dun: a yellow or dusky-yellow horse with dark mane, tail and lower legs. The same name belongs to a district of Manisa known for its volcanic landscape and to villages in Çorum, Iğdır, Kırklareli and Niğde. The surname may come from the horse word or from these place names.1

That Kula goes back to kula and Kula is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Kula is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kula made of?

Kula is a single Turkic root: kula (kula: dun horse colour; Kula district).

Kula + root kula kula: dun horse colour;Kula district TURKIC kula “dun: yellowish horsewith dark mane, tail…” OTHER Kula “district of Manisa” Kula kula root kula: dun horse colour; Kula district kula TURKIC “dun: yellowish horse with darkmane, tail and lower legs” Kula OTHER “district of Manisa”
Kula: parts and root words
  • kula Turkic — dun: yellowish horse with dark mane, tail and lower legs1
  • Kula Other — district of Manisa1

How was the name Kula formed?

Kula is the word kula (“kula: dun horse colour; Kula district”), 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 Kula?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kulatay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kula?

  1. Mert Kula association football player 1995–
  2. Mehmet Suphi Kula politician 1881–1948
  3. Ergün Kula association football player 1968–
  4. Gökhan Kula manager 1976–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kula accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kula accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kula 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 Kula

Q1

What does the surname Kula mean?

Kula is an old Turkic name for a horse colour, the dun: a yellow or dusky-yellow horse with dark mane, tail and lower legs. The same name belongs to a district of Manisa known for its volcanic landscape and to villages in Çorum, Iğdır, Kırklareli and Niğde. The surname may come from the horse word or from these place names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kula?

The root word of Kula is kula (Turkic): “dun: yellowish horse with dark mane, tail and lower legs”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kula?

Ku·la, 2 syllables; IPA: /kuˈɫa/.