Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 60

Afşarlar

Afşarlar /afʃaɾˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Afsarlar

“the Afşars (an Oghuz tribe name)”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
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 Afşarlar?

Afşarlar

IPA /afʃaɾˈɫaɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Afşarlar mean?

Afşar (also Avşar) is the name of one of the Oghuz tribes listed by Mahmud al-Kashgari (he names twenty-two; later sources count twenty-four). The ending -lar is the plural, so the name reads ‘the Afşars’. Many Anatolian villages are called Afşar or Afşarlar. The surname carries a tribal name; it says nothing about the descent of its bearers.1

Grammar Afşar + -lar (plural).

What is Afşarlar made of?

Afşarlar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Afşar (Afşar: name of an Oghuz tribe) + -lar (plural suffix).

Afşarlar + root Afşar Afşar: name of an Oghuztribe TURKIC Afşar “name of one of the Oghuztribes” suffix -lar plural suffix Afşarlar Afşar root Afşar: name of an Oghuz tribe Afşar TURKIC “name of one of the Oghuz tribes” -lar suffix plural suffix
Afşarlar: parts and root words
  • Afşar Turkic — name of one of the Oghuz tribes1

How was the name Afşarlar formed?

Afşarlar was formed by adding the suffix -lar (“plural suffix”) to Afşar (“Afşar: name of an Oghuz tribe”).

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

Which surnames are related to Afşarlar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Afşar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Afşarlar?

  1. Çağatay Afşarlar university teacher

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

How is Afşarlar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Afsarlar in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: afşar accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Afşar accessed 9 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

Common questions about Afşarlar

Q1

What does the surname Afşarlar mean?

Afşar (also Avşar) is the name of one of the Oghuz tribes listed by Mahmud al-Kashgari (he names twenty-two; later sources count twenty-four). The ending -lar is the plural, so the name reads ‘the Afşars’. Many Anatolian villages are called Afşar or Afşarlar. The surname carries a tribal name; it says nothing about the descent of its bearers.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Afşarlar?

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

How do you pronounce Afşarlar?

Af·şar·lar, 3 syllables; IPA: /afʃaɾˈɫaɾ/.