Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,342

Ok

/ok/

“arrow; tribe”3

Letters / syllables
2 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
O
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Ok?

Ok

IPA /ok/

What does the surname Ok mean?

Ok is the arrow shot from a bow and one of the oldest words in Turkish, attested in 8th-century inscriptions. Nişanyan Sözlük and Nişanyan Adlar note that in Old Turkic the word also meant “tribe, clan”.3

Ok is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ok made of?

Ok is a single root: ok (arrow).

Ok root ok arrow TURKIC ok “arrow; tribe, clan” Ok ok root arrow ok TURKIC “arrow; tribe, clan”
Ok: parts and root words
  • ok Turkic — arrow; tribe, clan3

How was the name Ok formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Ok?

  1. Hilmi Ok association football player 1932–2020
  2. Nuri Ok judge 1942–2015
  3. Mustafa Ok politician 1925–2009
  4. Nurettin Ok politician 1927–2013
  5. Alaattin Hamza Ok association football player 1994–
  6. Fügen Ok statesperson 1941–
  7. Hikmet Ok association football player 1943–
  8. Orkun Ok actor 1969–

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

Is Ok also a first name?

Yes. Ok is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “arrow; tribe”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ok accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Ok accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ok 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ok

Q1

What does the surname Ok mean?

Ok is the arrow shot from a bow and one of the oldest words in Turkish, attested in 8th-century inscriptions. Nişanyan Sözlük and Nişanyan Adlar note that in Old Turkic the word also meant “tribe, clan”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ok?

The root word of Ok is ok (Turkic): “arrow; tribe, clan”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ok?

Ok, 1 syllable; IPA: /ok/.