Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sürmeli

Sürmeli /syɾmeˈli/ ASCII Surmeli

“kohl-lined (eyes)”1

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

How do you pronounce Sürmeli?

Sürmeli

IPA /syɾmeˈli/

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

What does the surname Sürmeli mean?

Sürmeli means “lined with kohl”; sürme is the black cosmetic applied along the lashes, and in folk poetry sürmeli gözler, “kohl-lined eyes”, are a symbol of beauty. The word comes from the verb sürmek “to apply, to smear”. The same form is also recorded meaning “bolted” (of a door).1

Grammar sürme + adjective suffix -li

Sürmeli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sürmeli made of?

Sürmeli breaks into 2 parts: sürme (kohl; door bolt) + -li (“having, with”).

Sürmeli + root sürme kohl; door bolt TURKIC sürmeli “lined with kohl; bolted” suffix -li “having, with” Sürmeli sürme root kohl; door bolt sürmeli TURKIC “lined with kohl; bolted” -li suffix “having, with”
Sürmeli: parts and root words
  • sürmeli Turkic — lined with kohl; bolted1

How was the name Sürmeli formed?

Sürmeli belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (sürme + -li).

Who are some well-known people named Sürmeli?

  1. Ali Sürmeli actor 1959–
  2. Kürşad Sürmeli association football player 1995–
  3. Bünyamin Sürmeli journalist 1975–
  4. Fevzi Sürmeli economist 1946–
  5. Muammer Sürmeli association football player 1973–
  6. Burak Sürmeli association football player
  7. Deniz Mut Sürmeli researcher
  8. Hasan Sürmeli association football player 1995–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sürmeli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sürme 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 Sürmeli

Q1

What does the surname Sürmeli mean?

Sürmeli means “lined with kohl”; sürme is the black cosmetic applied along the lashes, and in folk poetry sürmeli gözler, “kohl-lined eyes”, are a symbol of beauty. The word comes from the verb sürmek “to apply, to smear”. The same form is also recorded meaning “bolted” (of a door).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sürmeli?

The root word of Sürmeli is sürmeli (Turkic): “lined with kohl; bolted”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sürmeli?

Sür·me·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /syɾmeˈli/.