Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,060

Çömez

Çömez /tʃøˈmez/ ASCII Comez

“pupil, apprentice”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çömez?

Çömez

IPA /tʃøˈmez/

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

What does the surname Çömez mean?

A çömez was a student in a madrasa who served his teacher and studied with him; more generally it means an apprentice or novice. Nişanyan derives it from çöm- ‘to squat’ and suggests it may have been student slang meaning ‘the one who squats’.2

Grammar çöm- + -(n)Az.

Çömez is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çömez made of?

Çömez breaks into 2 parts: çöm- (to squat) + -ez (noun-forming suffix).

Çömez + root çöm- to squat TURKIC çömez “student serving ateacher; apprentice” suffix -ez noun-forming suffix Çömez çöm- root to squat çömez TURKIC “student serving a teacher;apprentice” -ez suffix noun-forming suffix
Çömez: parts and root words
  • çömez Turkic — student serving a teacher; apprentice2

How was the name Çömez formed?

Çömez belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (çöm- + -ez).

Who are some well-known people named Çömez?

  1. Turhan Çömez politician 1965–
  2. Arzu Taşkıran Çömez researcher
  3. Ayşegül Çömez researcher
  4. Dehan Çömez researcher
  5. Kemalcan Çömez chess player 1988–
  6. Mehmet Selim Çömez researcher

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

How is Çömez written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çömez accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çömez 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

Common questions about Çömez

Q1

What does the surname Çömez mean?

A çömez was a student in a madrasa who served his teacher and studied with him; more generally it means an apprentice or novice. Nişanyan derives it from çöm- ‘to squat’ and suggests it may have been student slang meaning ‘the one who squats’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çömez?

The root word of Çömez is çömez (Turkic): “student serving a teacher; apprentice”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çömez?

Çö·mez, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃøˈmez/.