Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 228

Alişan

Alişan /aliˈʃan/ ASCII Alisan

“glorious Ali (given name)”1

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

How do you pronounce Alişan?

Alişan

IPA /aliˈʃan/

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

What does the surname Alişan mean?

Alişan is a man’s name built from the name Ali and şan, “fame, glory”, understood as “glorious Ali, famed Ali”. Ali means “high, exalted” in Arabic; şan also comes from Arabic. The surname carries this compound personal name.1,2

Grammar Compound: Ali + şan.

That Alişan goes back to ʿalī and şan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Alişan made of?

Alişan breaks into 2 parts: Ali (Ali: Arabic “high, exalted”; man’s name) + şan (şan: fame, glory (Arabic)).

Alişan + root Ali Ali: Arabic “high,exalted”; man’s name ARABIC ʿalī “high, exalted” root şan şan: fame, glory (Arabic) ARABIC şan “fame, glory, honour” Alişan Ali root Ali: Arabic “high, exalted”; man’sname ʿalī ARABIC “high, exalted” şan root şan: fame, glory (Arabic) şan ARABIC “fame, glory, honour”
Alişan: parts and root words
  • ʿalī Arabic — high, exalted1
  • şan Arabic — fame, glory, honour2

How was the name Alişan formed?

Alişan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (Ali + şan).

Which surnames are related to Alişan?

Alişan Şan Şanlı Ali Erşan Akşan Sarıalioğlu Şanal Şanlıtürk Şanver Alican Şansal Karaali
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şan same root – –
02 Şanlı same root – –
03 Ali same root – –
04 Erşan same root – –
05 Akşan same root – –
06 Sarıalioğlu same root – –
07 Şanal same root – –
08 Şanlıtürk same root – –
09 Şanver same root – –
10 Alican same root – –
11 Şansal same root – –
12 Karaali same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alişan?

  1. İlayda Alişan actor 1996–
  2. Yaman Alişan basketball player 2006–
  3. Ali Fuat Alişan politician 1930–1996
  4. Cemal Alişan politician 1951–
  5. Haşim Alişan politician 1891–1958
  6. Cengiz Alişan botanist

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

Is Alişan also a first name?

Yes. Alişan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “glorious Ali (given name)”.

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

How is Alişan written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Alisan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Alişan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: şan 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alişan

Q1

What does the surname Alişan mean?

Alişan is a man’s name built from the name Ali and şan, “fame, glory”, understood as “glorious Ali, famed Ali”. Ali means “high, exalted” in Arabic; şan also comes from Arabic. The surname carries this compound personal name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alişan?

The root word of Alişan is ʿalī (Arabic): “high, exalted”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alişan?

A·li·şan, 3 syllables; IPA: /aliˈʃan/.