Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,708

Yıldızdoğan

Yıldızdoğan /jɯɫdɯzdoˈan/ ASCII Yildizdogan

“rising star”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Yıldızdoğan?

Yıldızdoğan

IPA /jɯɫdɯzdoˈan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yıldızdoğan mean?

A compound of yıldız “star” and doğan, most naturally read as “rising star”, with doğan as the participle of doğmak “to rise, be born”. Doğan is also the name of a falcon, so “star falcon” is a possible reading. Yıldız goes back to Old Turkic yultuz.1,2

Grammar yıldız + doğ- + participle -an

That Yıldızdoğan goes back to yıldız and doğmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Yıldızdoğan made of?

Yıldızdoğan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yıldız (yıldız: star) + doğan (doğan: rising, born; falcon).

Yıldızdoğan ++ root yıldız yıldız: star TURKIC yıldız “star” root doğan doğan: rising, born;falcon TURKIC doğmak “to be born, to rise” TURKIC doğan “falcon” Yıldızdoğan yıldız root yıldız: star yıldız TURKIC “star” doğan root doğan: rising, born; falcon doğmak TURKIC “to be born, to rise” doğan TURKIC “falcon”
Yıldızdoğan: parts and root words
  • yıldız Turkic — star1
  • doğmak Turkic — to be born, to rise1
  • doğan Turkic — falcon2

How was the name Yıldızdoğan formed?

Yıldızdoğan was formed by joining yıldız (“yıldız: star”) and doğan (“doğan: rising, born; falcon”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Yıldızdoğan?

Yıldızdoğan Yıldız Doğan Erdoğan Aydoğan Gündoğdu Akdoğan Akyıldız Aydoğdu Doğanay Ayyıldız Gündoğan Özdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yıldız same root 5 697,080
02 Doğan same root 12 485,906
03 Erdoğan same root 26 233,535
04 Aydoğan same root – –
05 Gündoğdu same root – –
06 Akdoğan same root – –
07 Akyıldız same root – –
08 Aydoğdu same root – –
09 Doğanay same root – –
10 Ayyıldız same root – –
11 Gündoğan same root – –
12 Özdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yıldızdoğan?

  1. Mustafa Yıldızdoğan singer 1966–

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

How is Yıldızdoğan written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Yildizdogan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yıldız accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yıldızdoğan

Q1

What does the surname Yıldızdoğan mean?

A compound of yıldız “star” and doğan, most naturally read as “rising star”, with doğan as the participle of doğmak “to rise, be born”. Doğan is also the name of a falcon, so “star falcon” is a possible reading. Yıldız goes back to Old Turkic yultuz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yıldızdoğan?

Three elements combine in Yıldızdoğan: yıldız “star” (Turkic), doğmak “to be born, to rise” (Turkic) and doğan “falcon” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yıldızdoğan?

Yıl·dız·do·ğan, 4 syllables; IPA: /jɯɫdɯzdoˈan/.