Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Müftü

Müftü /myfˈty/ ASCII Muftu

“mufti”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
M
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Müftü?

Müftü

IPA /myfˈty/

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

What does the surname Müftü mean?

A müftü (mufti) is an official who issues fatwas, opinions on questions of religious law; in Türkiye there are provincial and district mufti offices today. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Arabic muftī ‘one who issues a fatwa’, from the same root as fetva. The surname carries only the title.1

Müftü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Müftü made of?

Müftü is a single Arabic root: müftü (müftü: mufti).

Müftü root müftü müftü: mufti ARABIC müftü “mufti, one who issueslegal opinions” Müftü müftü root müftü: mufti müftü ARABIC “mufti, one who issues legalopinions”
Müftü: parts and root words
  • müftü Arabic — mufti, one who issues legal opinions1

How was the name Müftü formed?

Müftü is the word müftü (“müftü: mufti”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Müftü?

Müftü Müftüoğlu Hacımüftüoğlu Müftügil
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Müftüoğlu same root – –
02 Hacımüftüoğlu same root – –
03 Müftügil same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Müftü?

  1. Murut Müftü badminton player 1977–

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

How is Müftü written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Muftu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: müftü accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Müftü

Q1

What does the surname Müftü mean?

A müftü (mufti) is an official who issues fatwas, opinions on questions of religious law; in Türkiye there are provincial and district mufti offices today. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Arabic muftī ‘one who issues a fatwa’, from the same root as fetva. The surname carries only the title.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Müftü?

The root word of Müftü is müftü (Arabic): “mufti, one who issues legal opinions”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Müftü?

Müf·tü, 2 syllables; IPA: /myfˈty/.