Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Süreya

Süreya /syɾeˈja/ ASCII Sureya

“the Pleiades”1

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

How do you pronounce Süreya?

Süreya

IPA /syɾeˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Süreya mean?

Süreya is the spelling with a single y of the name Süreyya. Nişanyan derives Süreyya from Arabic ṯurayyā ‘the Pleiades’, a diminutive formed from a verb meaning ‘to be abundant’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the underlying sense is ‘abundance, wealth’, as in servet, and that the name is given to both women and men.1

What is Süreya made of?

Süreya is a single root: Süreya (the Pleiades).

Süreya root Süreya the Pleiades ARABIC ṯurayyā “the Pleiades” Süreya Süreya root the Pleiades ṯurayyā ARABIC “the Pleiades”
Süreya: parts and root words
  • ṯurayyā Arabic — the Pleiades1

How was the name Süreya formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Süreya?

  1. Cemal Süreya writer 1931–1990

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

How is Süreya written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Sureya: ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Süreya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: süreyya accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Süreya

Q1

What does the surname Süreya mean?

Süreya is the spelling with a single y of the name Süreyya. Nişanyan derives Süreyya from Arabic ṯurayyā ‘the Pleiades’, a diminutive formed from a verb meaning ‘to be abundant’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the underlying sense is ‘abundance, wealth’, as in servet, and that the name is given to both women and men.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Süreya?

The root word of Süreya is ṯurayyā (Arabic): “the Pleiades”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Süreya?

Sü·re·ya, 3 syllables; IPA: /syɾeˈja/.