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Soylu

Soylu /sojˈɫu/

“noble, of good lineage”2

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

How do you pronounce Soylu?

Soylu

IPA /sojˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Soylu mean?

Soy, “lineage, family stock”, takes the suffix -lu: “of lineage, noble”. Said of a person it describes someone from a good family with refined, honourable conduct; of animals it means “pedigree, thoroughbred”.2,3

Grammar soy + -lu.

Soylu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Soylu made of?

Soylu breaks into 2 parts: soy (lineage, descent) + -lu (suffix “having”).

Soylu ++ root soy lineage, descent TURKIC soy “lineage, family” suffix -lu suffix “having” TURKIC soylu “noble, of good lineage” Soylu soy root lineage, descent soy TURKIC “lineage, family” -lu suffix suffix “having” soylu TURKIC “noble, of good lineage”
Soylu: parts and root words
  • soy Turkic — lineage, family2
  • soylu Turkic — noble, of good lineage3

How was the name Soylu formed?

Soylu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (soy + -lu).

Which surnames are related to Soylu?

Soylu Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Atasoy Şensoy Soydan Soyer Yücesoy Soykan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Atasoy same root – –
08 Şensoy same root – –
09 Soydan same root – –
10 Soyer same root – –
11 Yücesoy same root – –
12 Soykan same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Soylu most common?

Soylu is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 28th in Niğde.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 Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde · rank 28 · 1,328 people 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
Soylu: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Niğde281,328

Who are some well-known people named Soylu?

  1. Süleyman Soylu politician 1969–
  2. İpek Soylu tennis player 1996–
  3. Suat Soylu chess player 1960–
  4. Ceren Soylu actor 1970–
  5. Seyhan Soylu politician
  6. Gafur Soylu politician 1906–1979
  7. Gürol Soylu politician 1949–2007
  8. Halis Soylu politician 1929–

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

Is Soylu also a first name?

Yes. Soylu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “noble, of good lineage”.

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

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 Wiktionary: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soylu 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 Soylu

Q1

What does the surname Soylu mean?

Soy, “lineage, family stock”, takes the suffix -lu: “of lineage, noble”. Said of a person it describes someone from a good family with refined, honourable conduct; of animals it means “pedigree, thoroughbred”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Soylu?

The root word of Soylu is soy (Turkic): “lineage, family”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Soylu?

Soy·lu, 2 syllables; IPA: /sojˈɫu/.