Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Duymaz

Duymaz /dujˈmaz/

“one who does not hear”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
D
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Duymaz?

Duymaz

IPA /dujˈmaz/

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

What does the surname Duymaz mean?

Grammatically, Duymaz is the negative aorist of duymak and means “one who does not hear”. Since duymak covers both hearing and feeling, the form reads like a nickname for someone who pays no heed, or who is unmoved by hardship.1

Grammar duy- + -maz: negative aorist, third person singular, of duymak.

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

Duymaz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Duymaz made of?

Duymaz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: duy- (duymak: to hear, to feel) + -maz (negative aorist).

Duymaz + root duy- duymak: to hear, to feel TURKIC duymak “to hear; to sense, tofeel” suffix -maz negative aorist Duymaz duy- root duymak: to hear, to feel duymak TURKIC “to hear; to sense, to feel” -maz suffix negative aorist
Duymaz: parts and root words
  • duymak Turkic — to hear; to sense, to feel1

How was the name Duymaz formed?

Duymaz was formed by adding the suffix -maz (“negative aorist”) to the verb stem duy- (“duymak: to hear, to feel”).

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

Which surnames are related to Duymaz?

Duymaz Duyar Duyan Duygu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Duyar same root – –
02 Duyan same root – –
03 Duygu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Duymaz?

  1. Alperen Duymaz actor 1992–
  2. Erol Duymaz researcher
  3. Tomris Duymaz researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: duymaz 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 Duymaz

Q1

What does the surname Duymaz mean?

Grammatically, Duymaz is the negative aorist of duymak and means “one who does not hear”. Since duymak covers both hearing and feeling, the form reads like a nickname for someone who pays no heed, or who is unmoved by hardship.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Duymaz?

The root word of Duymaz is duymak (Turkic): “to hear; to sense, to feel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Duymaz?

Duy·maz, 2 syllables; IPA: /dujˈmaz/.