Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yağ

/jaː/ ASCII Yag

“fat, oil, butter”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Yağ?

Yağ

IPA /jaː/

What does the surname Yağ mean?

Continuing Old Turkic yāġ, “animal fat, butterfat”, Yağ is today the general Turkish word for fat, oil and butter. In everyday speech it is also associated with plenty and abundance. The surname is this basic one-syllable word.1

Yağ is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yağ made of?

Yağ is a single Turkic root: yağ (yağ: fat, oil, butter).

Yağ root yağ yağ: fat, oil, butter TURKIC yāġ “animal fat, butterfat” Yağ yağ root yağ: fat, oil, butter yāġ TURKIC “animal fat, butterfat”
Yağ: parts and root words
  • yāġ Turkic — animal fat, butterfat1

How was the name Yağ formed?

Yağ is the word yağ (“yağ: fat, oil, butter”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Yağ?

Yağ Yağcı Yağlıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yağcı same root – –
02 Yağlıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yağ?

  1. Cansu Yağ association football player 1990–

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

How is Yağ written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Yag.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yağ accessed 9 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

Common questions about Yağ

Q1

What does the surname Yağ mean?

Continuing Old Turkic yāġ, “animal fat, butterfat”, Yağ is today the general Turkish word for fat, oil and butter. In everyday speech it is also associated with plenty and abundance. The surname is this basic one-syllable word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yağ?

The root word of Yağ is yāġ (Turkic): “animal fat, butterfat”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yağ?

Yağ, 1 syllable; IPA: /jaː/.