SURNAMEEntry 631
Avşar
“name of an Oghuz tribe (Afshar)”2
Leading provinces Ardahan
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- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- A
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How do you pronounce Avşar?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Avşar mean?
Avşar, or Afşar, is the name of one of the traditional twenty-four Oghuz tribes; historical sources record it across a wide area from Central Asia to Anatolia and Iran. The name also lives on in many Anatolian village names. The surname carries this historical tribal name and says nothing about the ancestry of those who bear it.2
How was the name Avşar formed?
Avşar is the word Avşar (“one of the Oghuz tribes (Afshar)”), taken unchanged as a surname.
How else is Avşar spelled?
- Afşarspelling
Where in Türkiye is Avşar most common?
Avşar is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 7th in Ardahan.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ardahan | 7 | 1,072 |
Who are some well-known people named Avşar?
- Hülya Avşar actor 1963–
- Mezahir Avşar writer 1955–
- Cem Avşar politician 1988–
- Evren Avşar association football player 1983–
- Galip Avşar politician 1906–1979
- Yalçın Avşar actor 1966–
- Ahmet Avşar researcher
- Cumhur Avşar researcher
People surnamed Avşar as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Avşar also a first name?
Yes. Avşar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “name of an Oghuz tribe (Afshar)”.
Avşar as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Avşar written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Avşar is usually written Avsar. In Turkish ş is pronounced like English sh; v is an English v.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Avşar?
Salur, Yazır and Afşar share gloss keywords with Avşar within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Avşar?
Read the root, formation and register information for Avşar alongside these guides: Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Avşar
- 3 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Afshar tribe
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Avşar
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Avşar
- Q1
What does the surname Avşar mean?
- Avşar, or Afşar, is the name of one of the traditional twenty-four Oghuz tribes; historical sources record it across a wide area from Central Asia to Anatolia and Iran. The name also lives on in many Anatolian village names. The surname carries this historical tribal name and says nothing about the ancestry of those who bear it.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Avşar?
- The root word of Avşar is Avşar (Turkic): “one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; Afshar”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Avşar?
- Av·şar, 2 syllables; IPA: /avˈʃaɾ/.