Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Murat

Murat /muˈɾat/

“wish, desire (given name)”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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Murat?

Murat

IPA /muˈɾat/

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

What does the surname Murat mean?

Murat comes from Arabic murād, “wish, desire, goal”; muradına ermek means “to attain one’s heart’s desire”. Borne by five Ottoman sultans, it is one of the most common male names in Turkey. As a surname it derives from an ancestor’s name.1

Murat is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Murat made of?

Murat is a single Arabic root: Murat (murat: wish, desire (Arabic murād)).

Murat root Murat murat: wish, desire(Arabic murād) ARABIC murat “wish, desire, goal;Arabic murād” Murat Murat root murat: wish, desire (Arabic murād) murat ARABIC “wish, desire, goal; Arabic murād”
Murat: parts and root words
  • murat Arabic — wish, desire, goal; Arabic murād1

How was the name Murat formed?

Murat is the word Murat (“murat: wish, desire (Arabic murād)”), 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 Murat?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Muratoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Murat?

  1. Zeynep Murat taekwondo athlete 1983–
  2. Tuğçe Murat basketball player 1991–
  3. Fatma Murat actor 1949–2011
  4. Mehmet Emin Murat Bilgiç statesperson 1959–
  5. Özkan Murat politician 1957–
  6. Şemsettin Murat statesperson 1952–

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

Is Murat also a first name?

Yes. Murat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “wish, desire (given name)”.

2018–2025

Murat as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: murat 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
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Murat

Q1

What does the surname Murat mean?

Murat comes from Arabic murād, “wish, desire, goal”; muradına ermek means “to attain one’s heart’s desire”. Borne by five Ottoman sultans, it is one of the most common male names in Turkey. As a surname it derives from an ancestor’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Murat?

The root word of Murat is murat (Arabic): “wish, desire, goal; Arabic murād”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Murat?

Mu·rat, 2 syllables; IPA: /muˈɾat/.