Pehlivanoğlu is a Turkish patronymic surname, meaning "wrestler's son". As of 2014, there are 4,845 people with the surname Pehlivanoğlu in Turkey, making it the 1,996th most common surname in the country.
People with named Pehlivanoğlu include:
- Cavit Şadi Pehlivanoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Grand National Assembly
- Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu, Turkish mass shooter
- Özdemir Pehlivanoğlu [tr], Turkish former politician
See also
- Pehlivan, another Turkish surname with a similar etymology
- Ali Pehlivanoğlu [tr], Turkish grocery store chain
References
- Tüm, Gülden (2021). "Turkish Patronymic Surnames Ending with -oğlu 'Son of': A Corpus Linguistic Investigation". Names: A Journal of Onomastics. 69 (2): 21–32. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "Pehlivanoğlu". Forebears. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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