Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 51

Afşar

Afşar /afˈʃaɾ/ ASCII Afsar

“Oghuz tribal name; nimble”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Afşar?

Afşar

IPA /afˈʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Afşar mean?

Afşar is the name of one of the historical Oghuz tribes and is also spelled Avşar. The tribal name survives in a great many Anatolian village names, from Afyonkarahisar to Bursa and from Ankara to Isparta. In regional speech afşar also means “nimble, quick at work”. Afşar is also a man’s given name.3

What is Afşar made of?

Afşar is a single root: Afşar (Afşar: name of one of the Oghuz tribes).

Afşar + root Afşar Afşar: name of one of theOghuz tribes TURKIC Afşar “one of the Oghuz tribes;Avşar” TURKIC afşar “dialectal: nimble;contrary; pointed knife” Afşar Afşar root Afşar: name of one of the Oghuz tribes Afşar TURKIC “one of the Oghuz tribes; Avşar” afşar TURKIC “dialectal: nimble; contrary;pointed knife”
Afşar: parts and root words
  • Afşar Turkic — one of the Oghuz tribes; Avşar3
  • afşar Turkic — dialectal: nimble; contrary; pointed knife3

How was the name Afşar formed?

Afşar belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

How else is Afşar spelled?

Avşarspelling

Who are some well-known people named Afşar?

  1. Esin Afşar actor 1936–2011
  2. Kerim Afşar actor 1930–2003
  3. Çağatay Afşar basketball player 1999–
  4. Barış Afşar researcher 2000–
  5. Nazire Afşar researcher
  6. Selim Afşar researcher
  7. Çiğdem Usul Afşar researcher
  8. Özgun Kılıç Afsar researcher

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

Is Afşar also a first name?

Yes. Afşar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Oghuz tribal name; nimble”.

Afşar as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Afşar written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Afsar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Afşar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: afşar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Afşar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Afşar

Q1

What does the surname Afşar mean?

Afşar is the name of one of the historical Oghuz tribes and is also spelled Avşar. The tribal name survives in a great many Anatolian village names, from Afyonkarahisar to Bursa and from Ankara to Isparta. In regional speech afşar also means “nimble, quick at work”. Afşar is also a man’s given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Afşar?

The root word of Afşar is Afşar (Turkic): “one of the Oghuz tribes; Avşar”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Afşar?

Af·şar, 2 syllables; IPA: /afˈʃaɾ/.