Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sungur

Sungur /sunˈɡuɾ/

“gyrfalcon”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
S
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Sungur?

Sungur

IPA /sunˈɡuɾ/

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

What does the surname Sungur mean?

A sungur is a large hunting falcon resembling the doğan, generally identified with the gyrfalcon. Prized in Turkic falconry as a sign of power and rule, it was a frequent personal name in the Seljuk and Mamluk periods.1

Sungur is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sungur made of?

Sungur is a single Turkic root: sungur (gyrfalcon, large hunting falcon).

Sungur root sungur gyrfalcon, large huntingfalcon TURKIC sungur “gyrfalcon, a huntingbird of prey” Sungur sungur root gyrfalcon, large hunting falcon sungur TURKIC “gyrfalcon, a hunting bird ofprey”
Sungur: parts and root words
  • sungur Turkic — gyrfalcon, a hunting bird of prey1

How was the name Sungur formed?

Sungur is the word sungur (“gyrfalcon, large hunting falcon”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Sungur?

Sungur Aksungur Sungurtekin Aksongur Göksungur Karasungur Sunguroğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksungur same root – –
02 Sungurtekin same root – –
03 Aksongur same root – –
04 Göksungur same root – –
05 Karasungur same root – –
06 Sunguroğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sungur?

  1. Ceyda Sungur university teacher 1986–
  2. Ahu Sungur actor 1981–
  3. Zati Sungur magician 1898–1984
  4. Feridun Sungur association football player 1984–
  5. Suat Sungur actor 1961–
  6. Hatice Sungur volleyball player 1984–
  7. Hüseyin Sungur politician 1931–2022
  8. Ahmet Sungur politician 1894–1948

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

Is Sungur also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sungur accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Sungur accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sungur 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Sungur

Q1

What does the surname Sungur mean?

A sungur is a large hunting falcon resembling the doğan, generally identified with the gyrfalcon. Prized in Turkic falconry as a sign of power and rule, it was a frequent personal name in the Seljuk and Mamluk periods.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sungur?

The root word of Sungur is sungur (Turkic): “gyrfalcon, a hunting bird of prey”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sungur?

Sun·gur, 2 syllables; IPA: /sunˈɡuɾ/.