Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Daş

/daʃ/ ASCII Das

“stone”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Daş?

Daş

IPA /daʃ/

What does the surname Daş mean?

Daş is the form of taş “stone” heard in Anatolian dialects and standard in Azerbaijani and Turkmen. It means “stone”, which in surnames carries the image of firmness and endurance.1

That Daş goes back to daş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Daş made of?

Daş is a single Turkic root: daş (stone (dialect)).

Daş root daş stone (dialect) TURKIC daş “stone” Daş daş root stone (dialect) daş TURKIC “stone”
Daş: parts and root words
  • daş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Daş formed?

Daş is the word daş (“stone (dialect)”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Daş?

Daş Daşdemir Daştan Özdaş Akdaş Uludaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Daşdemir same root – –
02 Daştan same root – –
03 Özdaş same root – –
04 Akdaş same root – –
05 Uludaş same root – –

How else is Daş spelled?

Taşspelling

Who are some well-known people named Daş?

  1. Ahmet Daş association football player 2000–
  2. Hakkı Daş association football player 1977–
  3. Hasan Daş association football player 1995–
  4. Gürbüz Daş researcher
  5. Murat Daş researcher
  6. Mustafa Daş translator

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

How is Daş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Das in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: daş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Daş

Q1

What does the surname Daş mean?

Daş is the form of taş “stone” heard in Anatolian dialects and standard in Azerbaijani and Turkmen. It means “stone”, which in surnames carries the image of firmness and endurance.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Daş?

The root word of Daş is daş (Turkic): “stone”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Daş?

Daş, 1 syllable; IPA: /daʃ/.