Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Müftügil

Müftügil /myftyˈɡil/ ASCII Muftugil

“the mufti’s household”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Müftügil?

Müftügil

IPA /myftyˈɡil/

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

What does the surname Müftügil mean?

The name is müftü with the family suffix -gil ‘the household of’: ‘the mufti’s family’. A müftü is an official who issues legal opinions (fetva) on religious matters; Nişanyan derives the word from Arabic muftī ‘one who gives a fatwa’. The suffix -gil appears in everyday forms such as halamgil ‘my aunt’s folks’.1

Grammar müftü + -gil (household suffix).

What is Müftügil made of?

Müftügil breaks into 2 parts: müftü (mufti) + -gil (family suffix ‘the household of’).

Müftügil + root müftü mufti ARABIC müftü “one who issues fatwas” suffix -gil family suffix ‘thehousehold of’ Müftügil müftü root mufti müftü ARABIC “one who issues fatwas” -gil suffix family suffix ‘the household of’
Müftügil: parts and root words
  • müftü Arabic — one who issues fatwas1

How was the name Müftügil formed?

Müftügil belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (müftü + -gil).

Which surnames are related to Müftügil?

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

Who are some well-known people named Müftügil?

  1. Şevket Müftügil judge 1917–2015
  2. Hürrem Müftügil politician 1898–1982

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

How is Müftügil written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Muftugil: ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: müftü accessed 8 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Müftügil

Q1

What does the surname Müftügil mean?

The name is müftü with the family suffix -gil ‘the household of’: ‘the mufti’s family’. A müftü is an official who issues legal opinions (fetva) on religious matters; Nişanyan derives the word from Arabic muftī ‘one who gives a fatwa’. The suffix -gil appears in everyday forms such as halamgil ‘my aunt’s folks’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Müftügil?

The root word of Müftügil is müftü (Arabic): “one who issues fatwas”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Müftügil?

Müf·tü·gil, 3 syllables; IPA: /myftyˈɡil/.