Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gürzap

Gürzap /ɡyɾˈzap/ ASCII Gurzap

“surging Zap river”2

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

How do you pronounce Gürzap?

Gürzap

IPA /ɡyɾˈzap/

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

What does the surname Gürzap mean?

Gürzap combines gür, “abundant, vigorous”, with the name of the Zap, the river that flows through Hakkâri: “the surging Zap”. Nişanyan Adlar links the surname to this river name and adds that the variant Gürzalp can be analysed separately as gürz, “mace”, plus alp, “hero”.1,2

Grammar gür + Zap: adjective + proper name.

That Gürzap goes back to gür and Zap is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gürzap made of?

Gürzap breaks into 2 parts: gür (abundant, vigorous) + Zap (river in Hakkâri).

Gürzap + first element gür abundant, vigorous TURKIC gür “abundant, thick,vigorous” root Zap river in Hakkâri UNKNOWN Zap “name of the riverflowing through Hakkâri” Gürzap gür first element abundant, vigorous gür TURKIC “abundant, thick, vigorous” Zap root river in Hakkâri Zap UNKNOWN “name of the river flowingthrough Hakkâri”
Gürzap: parts and root words
  • gür Turkic — abundant, thick, vigorous2
  • Zap unknown — name of the river flowing through Hakkâri1

How was the name Gürzap formed?

Gürzap belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (gür + Zap).

Which surnames are related to Gürzap?

Gürzap Gürsoy Gürkan Gür Gürel Gürses Gürsel Gürcan Gürler Gürpınar Gürer Gürkaynak Gürol
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gürsoy same root – –
02 Gürkan same root – –
03 Gür same root – –
04 Gürel same root – –
05 Gürses same root – –
06 Gürsel same root – –
07 Gürcan same root – –
08 Gürler same root – –
09 Gürpınar same root – –
10 Gürer same root – –
11 Gürkaynak same root – –
12 Gürol same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gürzap?

  1. Reşit Gürzap actor 1912–1990
  2. Arsen Gürzap actor 1946–
  3. Can Gürzap actor 1944–2023
  4. Alev Gürzap actor 1936–2018

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

How is Gürzap written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Gurzap.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Gürzap accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gür 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 Gürzap

Q1

What does the surname Gürzap mean?

Gürzap combines gür, “abundant, vigorous”, with the name of the Zap, the river that flows through Hakkâri: “the surging Zap”. Nişanyan Adlar links the surname to this river name and adds that the variant Gürzalp can be analysed separately as gürz, “mace”, plus alp, “hero”.
Q2

How do you pronounce Gürzap?

Gür·zap, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡyɾˈzap/.