İsmailoğlu explained

İsmailoğlu
Meaning:	son of Ismail
Region:	Turkey
Language origin:	Turkish from Arabic
See also:	Ismailov, Izmaylov, Smajli, Smajić

İsmailoğlu is a Turkish surname.^[1] Its literal meaning of "descendant of Ismail" is similar to that of the Bosnian surname Smajić and the Albanian family name Smajli and it strongly indicates Muslim religious affiliation of its bearer. People with the name include:

• Meliha İsmailoğlu (born 1993), Bosnian-Turkish female volleyball player
• Yaşar İsmailoğlu (born 1945), Turkish-Cypriot poet, writer and journalist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ismailoğlu Surname Meaning & Statistics . forebears.io . July 4, 2017 . Approximately 3,793 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey. Highest density in: Turkey..