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Oğul

Oğul /oˈuɫ/ ASCII Ogul

“son”3

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Provinces
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Oğul?

Oğul

IPA /oˈuɫ/

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

What does the surname Oğul mean?

Oğul means “son”, and it is the source of the surname ending -oğlu. In beekeeping the young swarm that leaves the hive with a queen is also called oğul. As a surname and male given name it carries the sense “offspring, continuation of the line”.3

Grammar With a possessive suffix it loses a vowel, oğlu “his son”, the source of -oğlu surnames.

Oğul is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Oğul made of?

Oğul is a single root: oğul (oğul: son).

Oğul root oğul oğul: son TURKIC oğul “son; a swarm of youngbees leaving the hive…” Oğul oğul root oğul: son oğul TURKIC “son; a swarm of young beesleaving the hive with a queen”
Oğul: parts and root words
  • oğul Turkic — son; a swarm of young bees leaving the hive with a queen3

How was the name Oğul formed?

Oğul belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Where in Türkiye is Oğul most common?

Oğul is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 26th in Kars.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars · rank 26 · 954 people Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Oğul: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Kars26954

Who are some well-known people named Oğul?

  1. Hasan Oğul researcher

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

Is Oğul also a first name?

Yes. Oğul is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “son”.

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

How is Oğul written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Ogul in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Oğul

Q1

What does the surname Oğul mean?

Oğul means “son”, and it is the source of the surname ending -oğlu. In beekeeping the young swarm that leaves the hive with a queen is also called oğul. As a surname and male given name it carries the sense “offspring, continuation of the line”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Oğul?

The root word of Oğul is oğul (Turkic): “son; a swarm of young bees leaving the hive with a queen”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Oğul?

O·ğul, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈuɫ/.