Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 524

Ayvaz

Ayvaz /ajˈvaz/

“household servant; dialect husband”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Ayvaz?

Ayvaz

IPA /ajˈvaz/

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

What does the surname Ayvaz mean?

Ayvaz was once the name for the servant in charge of the kitchen and table in great households; on warships it also meant a surgeon’s assistant. The word comes via Ottoman Turkish from the Arabic name ʿiwāḍ. In regional speech it also means “husband, man”, and in the Köroğlu epic Ayvaz is a young hero at Köroğlu’s side.2

Ayvaz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ayvaz made of?

Ayvaz is a single root: ayvaz (mansion servant; in dialect husband, man).

Ayvaz root ayvaz mansion servant; indialect husband, man ARABIC ayvaz “kitchen servant in greathouseholds; dialect…” Ayvaz ayvaz root mansion servant; in dialect husband,man ayvaz ARABIC “kitchen servant in greathouseholds; dialect husband;…”
Ayvaz: parts and root words
  • ayvaz Arabic — kitchen servant in great households; dialect husband; Arabic ʿiwāḍ2

How was the name Ayvaz formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Ayvaz?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ayvazoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ayvaz?

  1. Kâzım Ayvaz amateur wrestler 1938–2020
  2. Zeki Ayvaz association football player 1989–
  3. Agop Ayvaz actor 1911–2006
  4. Sezer Ateş Ayvaz sociologist 1956–
  5. Galip Ayvaz association football player 1983–
  6. Turhan Ayvaz statesperson 1960–
  7. Ülkü Ayvaz author 1955–2016
  8. Deniz Çağdaş Ayvaz researcher

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

Is Ayvaz also a first name?

Yes. Ayvaz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “household servant; dialect husband”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ayvaz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ayvaz 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 Ayvaz

Q1

What does the surname Ayvaz mean?

Ayvaz was once the name for the servant in charge of the kitchen and table in great households; on warships it also meant a surgeon’s assistant. The word comes via Ottoman Turkish from the Arabic name ʿiwāḍ. In regional speech it also means “husband, man”, and in the Köroğlu epic Ayvaz is a young hero at Köroğlu’s side.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ayvaz?

The root word of Ayvaz is ayvaz (Arabic): “kitchen servant in great households; dialect husband; Arabic ʿiwāḍ”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ayvaz?

Ay·vaz, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈvaz/.