Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ural

Ural /uˈɾaɫ/

“name of the Ural Mountains”1

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

How do you pronounce Ural?

Ural

IPA /uˈɾaɫ/

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

What does the surname Ural mean?

Ural is the name of the mountain range dividing Europe from Asia and of the river that flows into the Caspian. The Bashkir epic Ural Batır also bears the name. Its origin is debated: some explanations are Turkic, others connect it with the Uralic languages of the region. In Türkiye it is also a male given name.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turkic origin: explanations linking the name to a Turkic word and to the Bashkir epic Ural Batır.
  2. Uralic origin: the view linking it to a Mansi word for ‘mountain peak’.

What is Ural made of?

Ural is a single root: Ural (mountain range and river between Europe and Asia).

Ural root Ural mountain range and riverbetween Europe and Asia OTHER Ural “Ural Mountains and UralRiver” Ural Ural root mountain range and river betweenEurope and Asia Ural OTHER “Ural Mountains and Ural River”
Ural: parts and root words
  • Ural Other — Ural Mountains and Ural River1

How was the name Ural formed?

Ural belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Ural?

  1. Esra Ural basketball player 1991–
  2. Fulden Ural volleyball player 1991–
  3. Mihraç Ural warlord 1956–
  4. Göktürk Gökalp Ural basketball player 1995–
  5. Murat Ural association football player 1987–
  6. Hakan Ural actor 1968–
  7. Onur Ural association football player 1997–
  8. Selçuk Ural singer 1945–

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

Is Ural also a first name?

Yes. Ural is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “name of the Ural Mountains”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Ural Dağları accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ural

Q1

What does the surname Ural mean?

Ural is the name of the mountain range dividing Europe from Asia and of the river that flows into the Caspian. The Bashkir epic Ural Batır also bears the name. Its origin is debated: some explanations are Turkic, others connect it with the Uralic languages of the region. In Türkiye it is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ural?

The root word of Ural is Ural (Turkic): “Ural Mountains and Ural River”. There are 3 competing views on where Ural comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ural?

U·ral, 2 syllables; IPA: /uˈɾaɫ/.