Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Vural

Vural /vuˈɾaɫ/

“strike and take”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
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 Vural?

Vural

IPA /vuˈɾaɫ/

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

What does the surname Vural mean?

The imperatives of vurmak, “to strike”, and almak, “to take”, are joined: “strike and take”, that is, strike and seize. It is a structure expressing the wish for valour and daring in battle. It is used as a male given name.2,3

Grammar Two imperatives joined: vur- + al-.

That Vural goes back to vurmak and almak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Vural made of?

Vural is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: vur- (vurmak: to strike, to hit) + al (imperative of almak “to take”).

Vural + root vur- vurmak: to strike, to hit TURKIC vurmak “to strike, to hit” root al imperative of almak “totake” TURKIC almak “to take, to seize” Vural vur- root vurmak: to strike, to hit vurmak TURKIC “to strike, to hit” al root imperative of almak “to take” almak TURKIC “to take, to seize”
Vural: parts and root words
  • vurmak Turkic — to strike, to hit2
  • almak Turkic — to take, to seize3

How was the name Vural formed?

Vural was formed by joining vur- (“vurmak: to strike, to hit”) and al (“imperative of almak “to take””).

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

Which surnames are related to Vural?

Vural Ünal Önal Öcal Algan Öcalan Şanal Önalan Yenel Yurdalan Alanoğlu Ünaldı Ünalmış
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 Ünal same root – –
02 Önal same root – –
03 Öcal same root – –
04 Algan same root – –
05 Öcalan same root – –
06 Şanal same root – –
07 Önalan same root – –
08 Yenel same root – –
09 Yurdalan same root – –
10 Alanoğlu same root – –
11 Ünaldı same root – –
12 Ünalmış same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Vural most common?

Vural is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 29th in Uşak.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl 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 · rank 29 · 1,366 people 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
Vural: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Uşak291,366

Who are some well-known people named Vural?

  1. Güray Vural association football player 1988–
  2. Yılmaz Vural association football player 1953–
  3. Ali Şaşal Vural association football player 1990–
  4. Emre Vural badminton player 1992–
  5. Oktay Vural politician 1956–
  6. Deniz Vural association football player 1988–
  7. Hasan Vural association football player 1973–
  8. İsak Vural association football player 2006–

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

Is Vural also a first name?

Yes. Vural is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “strike and take”.

Vural 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 Wiktionary: vurmak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: almak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Vural 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 Vural

Q1

What does the surname Vural mean?

The imperatives of vurmak, “to strike”, and almak, “to take”, are joined: “strike and take”, that is, strike and seize. It is a structure expressing the wish for valour and daring in battle. It is used as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Vural?

Vural is made up of two elements: vurmak “to strike, to hit” (Turkic) and almak “to take, to seize” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Vural?

Vu·ral, 2 syllables; IPA: /vuˈɾaɫ/.