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Kuran

Kuran /kuˈɾan/

“founder, one who sets up”2

Probable origin Kuran: root entries for kurmak + Kur’an · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Kuran?

Kuran

IPA /kuˈɾan/

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

What does the surname Kuran mean?

Turkish Wiktionary derives the surname Kuran from the verb kurmak: kuran, “one who founds, sets up”, a founder. The same spelling also coincides with Kur’an, the name of the holy book, an Arabic word, written without the apostrophe. There is also a village called Kuran in the Seydişehir district of Konya.1,2

Grammar kur- (kurmak) + participle suffix -an.

That Kuran goes back to kurmak and Kur’an is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kuran made of?

Kuran combines Turkic and Arabic elements in 2 parts: kur- (kurmak: to set up, to found) + -an (participle suffix -An).

Kuran ++ root kur- kurmak: to set up, tofound TURKIC kurmak “to set up, to found, tobuild” suffix -an participle suffix -An ARABIC Kur’an “name of the holy book;Arabic qurʾān…” Kuran kur- root kurmak: to set up, to found kurmak TURKIC “to set up, to found, to build” -an suffix participle suffix -An Kur’an ARABIC “name of the holy book; Arabicqurʾān ‘recitation, reading’”
Kuran: parts and root words
  • kurmak Turkic — to set up, to found, to build2
  • Kur’an Arabic — name of the holy book; Arabic qurʾān “recitation, reading”1

How was the name Kuran formed?

Kuran was formed by adding the suffix -an (“participle suffix -An”) to the verb stem kur- (“kurmak: to set up, to found”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kuran?

Kuran Kural Kurucu Yuvakuran Kurul Temelkuran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kural same root – –
02 Kurucu same root – –
03 Yuvakuran same root – –
04 Kurul same root – –
05 Temelkuran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kuran?

  1. Aptullah Kuran art historian 1927–2002
  2. Nazif Kuran boxer 1945–
  3. Ahmet Bedevi Kuran politician 1884–1966
  4. Alp Kuran politician 1929–2006
  5. Ercüment Kuran historian 1931–2009
  6. Said Kuran statesperson 1911–1998
  7. Gökhan Kuran researcher
  8. Mehmet Kuran researcher

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kuran?

Kurucu, Devrim and Korutürk share gloss keywords with Kuran within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kuran?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kuran alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kuran
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kurmak
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kuran
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Kuran

Q1

What does the surname Kuran mean?

Turkish Wiktionary derives the surname Kuran from the verb kurmak: kuran, “one who founds, sets up”, a founder. The same spelling also coincides with Kur’an, the name of the holy book, an Arabic word, written without the apostrophe. There is also a village called Kuran in the Seydişehir district of Konya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kuran?

The root word of Kuran is kurmak (Turkic): “to set up, to found, to build”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kuran?

Ku·ran, 2 syllables; IPA: /kuˈɾan/.