SURNAMEEntry 3,595
Öcal
“take revenge”2
Leading provinces Kırıkkale
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- Letters / syllables
- 4 / 2
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- Ö
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How do you pronounce Öcal?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Öcal mean?
Öç, “revenge”, joins al, the imperative of almak, “to take”: “take revenge”. In Turkish öç almak means to pay back a wrong; the name is built on this phrase and conveys resolve and valour.2,4
Grammar Noun plus imperative: öç + al- (second-person imperative of almak).
That Öcal goes back to öç and almak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Öcal formed?
Öcal was formed by joining öç (“revenge”) and al (“imperative of almak “to take””).
Which surnames are related to Öcal?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ünal | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Vural | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Önal | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Algan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Öcalan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Şanal | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Önalan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Yenel | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Yurdalan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Alanoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Ünaldı | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Ünalmış | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Öcal most common?
Öcal is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 24th in Kırıkkale.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kırıkkale | 24 | 834 |
Who are some well-known people named Öcal?
- Mert Öcal athlete 1982–
- Özgür Öcal association football player 1981–
- Burhan Öcal actor 1959–
- Sevilay İmamoğlu Öcal association football player 1984–
- Ahmet Öcal association football player 1979–
- Aylin Öcal actor 1996–
- Cemal Oğuz Öcal poet 1913–1971
- Taner Öcal association football coach 1962–
People surnamed Öcal as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Öcal also a first name?
Yes. Öcal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “take revenge”.
Öcal as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Öcal written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Öcal is usually written Ocal or Oecal. In Turkish c is pronounced like English j in "jam", never as k or ts; ö and ü sound as in German.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Öcal?
Vural shares gloss keywords with Öcal within the same primary category.
- Vuralstrike and take
Which guides add context to Öcal?
Read the root, formation and register information for Öcal alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes, Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öç
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öç
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: almak
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Öcal
- Q1
What does the surname Öcal mean?
- Öç, “revenge”, joins al, the imperative of almak, “to take”: “take revenge”. In Turkish öç almak means to pay back a wrong; the name is built on this phrase and conveys resolve and valour.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Öcal?
- Öcal is made up of two elements: öç “revenge, vengeance” (Turkic) and almak “to take” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Öcal?
- Ö·cal, 2 syllables; IPA: /øˈdʒaɫ/.