Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Uysal

Uysal /ujˈsaɫ/

“docile, gentle-natured”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Uysal?

Uysal

IPA /ujˈsaɫ/

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

What does the surname Uysal mean?

Uysal describes someone docile, easy to get along with and mild-tempered. According to Nişanyan the word goes back to Old Turkic osal or usal, “slack, lazy”, and its meaning shifted over time towards “calm, agreeable”. As a name it praises a peaceable, gentle nature.2

Uysal is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Uysal made of?

Uysal is a single Turkic root: uysal (docile, easy-going).

Uysal + root uysal docile, easy-going TURKIC uysal “docile, compliant,mild-tempered” TURKIC osal / usal “Old Turkic: slack, lazy” Uysal uysal root docile, easy-going uysal TURKIC “docile, compliant, mild-tempered” osal / usal TURKIC “Old Turkic: slack, lazy”
Uysal: parts and root words
  • uysal Turkic — docile, compliant, mild-tempered2
  • osal / usal Turkic — Old Turkic: slack, lazy2

How was the name Uysal formed?

Uysal is the adjective uysal (“docile, easy-going”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Uysal?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Pekuysal same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Uysal most common?

Uysal is not first anywhere, but it is in the top three in 1 province: Karaman.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar · rank 16 · 3,233 people Ağrı Amasya · rank 25 · 1,316 people Ankara Antalya · rank 15 · 10,691 people Artvin Aydın · rank 25 · 3,116 people Balıkesir Bilecik · rank 22 · 858 people Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur · rank 11 · 1,584 people Bursa Çanakkale · rank 26 · 1,933 people Çankırı · rank 24 · 712 people Çorum · rank 11 · 2,583 people Denizli · rank 26 · 2,959 people Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta · rank 8 · 3,193 people Mersin · rank 26 · 5,909 people Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa · rank 17 · 5,216 people Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla · rank 18 · 4,234 people Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman · rank 3 · 2,170 people Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the top three (#2–3) 1
  • In the province top 30 14
  • Not listed
Uysal: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Antalya1510,691
02Mersin265,909
03Manisa175,216
04Muğla184,234
05Afyonkarahisar163,233
06Isparta83,193

Who are some well-known people named Uysal?

  1. Necip Uysal association football player 1991–
  2. Alperen Uysal association football player 1994–
  3. Gültekin Uysal politician 1976–
  4. Mevlüt Uysal politician 1966–
  5. Soner Uysal association football player 1977–
  6. Levent Uysal statesperson 1968–
  7. Nevroz Uysal Aslan lawyer 1991–
  8. Vedat Uysal association football player 1962–

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

Is Uysal also a first name?

Yes. Uysal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “docile, gentle-natured”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: uysal accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: uysal accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Uysal accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Uysal

Q1

What does the surname Uysal mean?

Uysal describes someone docile, easy to get along with and mild-tempered. According to Nişanyan the word goes back to Old Turkic osal or usal, “slack, lazy”, and its meaning shifted over time towards “calm, agreeable”. As a name it praises a peaceable, gentle nature.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uysal?

The root word of Uysal is uysal (Turkic): “docile, compliant, mild-tempered”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uysal?

Uy·sal, 2 syllables; IPA: /ujˈsaɫ/.