Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Küpeli

Küpeli /kypeˈli/ ASCII Kupeli

“wearing earrings”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Küpeli?

Küpeli

IPA /kypeˈli/

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

What does the surname Küpeli mean?

Küpeli means ‘wearing earrings’. The surname most likely began as a nickname or comes from one of the settlements called Küpeli in Amasya, Sivas and Kayseri. Küpe is the word for an earring.1,2

Grammar küpe + -li: adjective of possession.

That Küpeli goes back to küpeli and küpe is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Küpeli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Küpeli made of?

Küpeli breaks into 2 parts: küpe (earring) + -li (suffix -lI: having, with; from (a place)).

Küpeli ++ root küpe earring TURKIC küpeli “wearing earrings” suffix -li suffix -lI: having, with;from (a place) TURKIC küpe “earring” Küpeli küpe root earring küpeli TURKIC “wearing earrings” -li suffix suffix -lI: having, with; from (aplace) küpe TURKIC “earring”
Küpeli: parts and root words
  • küpeli Turkic — wearing earrings1
  • küpe Turkic — earring2

How was the name Küpeli formed?

Küpeli belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (küpe + -li).

Who are some well-known people named Küpeli?

  1. Huriye Küpeli statesperson
  2. Mustafa Küpeli politician 1951–
  3. Sefa Küpeli association football player 1994–
  4. Yusuf Küpeli politician 1944–
  5. Ünal Küpeli screenwriter 1945–
  6. İsmail Küpeli historian 1978–
  7. Sedat Küpeli basketball player

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

How is Küpeli written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Kupeli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: küpeli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: küpe 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 Küpeli

Q1

What does the surname Küpeli mean?

Küpeli means ‘wearing earrings’. The surname most likely began as a nickname or comes from one of the settlements called Küpeli in Amasya, Sivas and Kayseri. Küpe is the word for an earring.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küpeli?

The root word of Küpeli is küpeli (Turkic): “wearing earrings”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Küpeli?

Kü·pe·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /kypeˈli/.