Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Musaoğlu

Musaoğlu /musaoːˈɫu/ ASCII Musaoglu

“son of Musa”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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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 Musaoğlu?

Musaoğlu

IPA /musaoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Musaoğlu mean?

Musaoğlu means ‘son of Musa’. Musa is the Arabic form of Hebrew Moshe (Moses), the name of the prophet of the Torah and the Qur’an, and a common Turkish male name.1

Grammar Musa + -oğlu.

What is Musaoğlu made of?

Musaoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Musa (Musa: male name; Arabic Mūsā) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Musaoğlu + root Musa Musa: male name; ArabicMūsā ARABIC Musa “prophet’s name; Arabicform of Hebrew Moshe” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Musaoğlu Musa root Musa: male name; Arabic Mūsā Musa ARABIC “prophet’s name; Arabic form ofHebrew Moshe” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Musaoğlu: parts and root words
  • Musa Arabic — prophet’s name; Arabic form of Hebrew Moshe1

How was the name Musaoğlu formed?

Musaoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Musa + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Musaoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Musa same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Musaoğlu?

  1. Remzi Musaoğlu amateur wrestler 1965–
  2. Metin Musaoğlu politician 1946–
  3. Kübra Musaoğlu badminton player 2001–
  4. Mehman Musaoğlu university teacher 1950–2019
  5. Nebiye Musaoğlu researcher

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

How is Musaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Musaoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Musa 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 Musaoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Musaoğlu mean?

Musaoğlu means ‘son of Musa’. Musa is the Arabic form of Hebrew Moshe (Moses), the name of the prophet of the Torah and the Qur’an, and a common Turkish male name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Musaoğlu?

The root word of Musaoğlu is Musa (Arabic): “prophet’s name; Arabic form of Hebrew Moshe”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Musaoğlu?

Mu·sa·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /musaoːˈɫu/.