Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ulus

Ulus /uˈɫus/

“nation”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
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 Ulus?

Ulus

IPA /uˈɫus/

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

What does the surname Ulus mean?

Ulus means “nation” in today’s Turkish. The word was borrowed from Mongolic in the 13th century, where ulus meant “share; realm allotted to a member of the khan’s family”; the Mongolic form is itself related to Old Turkic ülüş, “share, land”. Long used for a large nomadic tribal union, it became the standard equivalent of “nation” during the Language Reform.1

Ulus is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ulus made of?

Ulus is a single Mongolic root: ulus (nation, people).

Ulus root ulus nation, people MONGOLIC ulus “Mongolic ‘share; realmallotted to a member of…’” Ulus ulus root nation, people ulus MONGOLIC “Mongolic ‘share; realm allottedto a member of the khan’s…’”
Ulus: parts and root words
  • ulus Mongolic — Mongolic “share; realm allotted to a member of the khan’s family”; in Turkish “nation”1

How was the name Ulus formed?

Ulus is the word ulus (“nation, people”), 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 Ulus?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ulusal same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ulus?

  1. Ahmet Ulus politician 1893–1979
  2. Doğan Ulus researcher
  3. Ertunga Ulus basketball player
  4. Firdevs Ulus researcher

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

Is Ulus also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ulus accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Ulus accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ulus 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 Ulus

Q1

What does the surname Ulus mean?

Ulus means “nation” in today’s Turkish. The word was borrowed from Mongolic in the 13th century, where ulus meant “share; realm allotted to a member of the khan’s family”; the Mongolic form is itself related to Old Turkic ülüş, “share, land”. Long used for a large nomadic tribal union, it became the standard equivalent of “nation” during the Language Reform.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ulus?

The root word of Ulus is ulus (Mongolic): ‘Mongolic “share; realm allotted to a member of the khan’s family”; in Turkish “nation”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ulus?

U·lus, 2 syllables; IPA: /uˈɫus/.