Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 395

Aşar

Aşar /aˈʃaɾ/ ASCII Asar

“tithe; one who overcomes”3

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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 Aşar?

Aşar

IPA /aˈʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Aşar mean?

Aşar was the Ottoman tithe levied on agricultural produce. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Arabic aʿšār, plural of ʿušr ‘one tenth’. In form it is also identical with aşar, the aorist of aşmak ‘to pass over, to overcome’; the sources do not say which one the surname rests on.1,3

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Nişanyan Sözlük: aşar is Arabic aʿšār ‘tithes’.
  2. In form it matches aşar, the aorist of Old Turkic aş- ‘to pass over’.

Aşar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Aşar made of?

Aşar is a single root: aşar (tithe on produce).

Aşar + root aşar tithe on produce ARABIC aşar “tithes; Arabic aʿşār” TURKIC aşmak “to pass over, to cross” Aşar aşar root tithe on produce aşar ARABIC “tithes; Arabic aʿşār” aşmak TURKIC “to pass over, to cross”
Aşar: parts and root words
  • aşar Arabic — tithes; Arabic aʿşār3
  • aşmak Turkic — to pass over, to cross1

How was the name Aşar formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Aşar?

Aşar Aşan Dağaşan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aşan same root – –
02 Dağaşan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aşar?

  1. Ayşe Aşar politician 1975–
  2. Ufuk Asar actor 1970–

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

How is Aşar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Asar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aşar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aş- accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Aşar 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

Common questions about Aşar

Q1

What does the surname Aşar mean?

Aşar was the Ottoman tithe levied on agricultural produce. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Arabic aʿšār, plural of ʿušr ‘one tenth’. In form it is also identical with aşar, the aorist of aşmak ‘to pass over, to overcome’; the sources do not say which one the surname rests on.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aşar?

The root word of Aşar is aşar (Arabic): “tithes; Arabic aʿşār”. There are 3 competing views on where Aşar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aşar?

A·şar, 2 syllables; IPA: /aˈʃaɾ/.