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Varol

Varol /vaˈɾoɫ/

“‘may you live!’, a blessing”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
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Formation
From a verb
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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 Varol?

Varol

IPA /vaˈɾoɫ/

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

What does the surname Varol mean?

Turkish says “Var ol!”, literally “be, exist!”, to praise someone or wish them a long life. The male given name Varol is built on this formula, and as a surname it keeps the wish “live on, may you always be”.2

Grammar The adjective var plus the imperative ol of olmak, the same pattern as wish names such as Erol.

That Varol goes back to var olmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Varol made of?

Varol is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: var (var: existing, present) + ol- (olmak: to be, to become).

Varol + root var var: existing, present TURKIC var olmak “to exist, to live; as‘var ol!’ a word of…” root ol- olmak: to be, to become Varol var root var: existing, present var olmak TURKIC “to exist, to live; as ‘var ol!’a word of praise and good wishes” ol- root olmak: to be, to become
Varol: parts and root words
  • var olmak Turkic — to exist, to live; as “var ol!” a word of praise and good wishes2

How was the name Varol formed?

Varol was formed by joining var (“var: existing, present”) and ol- (“olmak: to be, to become”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Varol?

Varol Varlı Ünüvar Varlık Adıvar Özvar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Varlı same root – –
02 Ünüvar same root – –
03 Varlık same root – –
04 Adıvar same root – –
05 Özvar same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Varol most common?

Varol is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 23rd in Bingöl.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl · rank 23 · 819 people Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Varol: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Bingöl23819

Who are some well-known people named Varol?

  1. Güven Varol association football player 1981–
  2. Ali İhsan Varol actor 1976–
  3. Bülent Varol association football player 1924–2008
  4. Gökdeniz Varol association football player 1995–
  5. Osman Varol statesperson 1976–
  6. Ozan Varol opinion journalist 1981–
  7. Engin Varol painter 1949–
  8. Kemal Varol writer 1977–

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

Is Varol also a first name?

Yes. Varol is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “may you live!”, a blessing.

Varol 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 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: var accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: olmak 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Varol

Q1

What does the surname Varol mean?

Turkish says “Var ol!”, literally “be, exist!”, to praise someone or wish them a long life. The male given name Varol is built on this formula, and as a surname it keeps the wish “live on, may you always be”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Varol?

Varol is made up of two elements: var “existing, present” (Turkic) and ol- “olmak: to be, to become” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Varol?

Va·rol, 2 syllables; IPA: /vaˈɾoɫ/.