Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Güven

Güven /ɟyˈven/ ASCII Guven

“trust, reliability”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Güven?

Güven

IPA /ɟyˈven/

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

What does the surname Güven mean?

Güven is trust, the feeling of relying on someone or something without fear or doubt. The word is a back-formation from güvenmek, “to trust”, spread through the language work of the Turkish Language Association. As a name it describes a reliable person whose word can be trusted.2,3

Grammar Back-formation from güvenmek.

Güven is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Güven made of?

Güven is a single root: güven (trust, confidence).

Güven + root güven trust, confidence TURKIC güven “trust, confidence;security” TURKIC güvenmek “to trust, to rely on” Güven güven root trust, confidence güven TURKIC “trust, confidence; security” güvenmek TURKIC “to trust, to rely on”
Güven: parts and root words
  • güven Turkic — trust, confidence; security2
  • güvenmek Turkic — to trust, to rely on3

How was the name Güven formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Güven?

Güven Güvenç Ergüven Güvener Güvenir Güvenilir Güvenışık
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güvenç same root – –
02 Ergüven same root – –
03 Güvener same root – –
04 Güvenir same root – –
05 Güvenilir same root – –
06 Güvenışık same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Güven most common?

Güven is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 18th in Nevşehir.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik · rank 21 · 897 people Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir · rank 18 · 1,293 people Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Güven: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Nevşehir181,293
02Bilecik21897

Who are some well-known people named Güven?

  1. Ozan Güven film actor 1975–
  2. Leylâ Güven politician 1964–
  3. Ayhancan Güven racing driver 1998–
  4. Mehmet Güven association football player 1987–
  5. Adem Güven association football player 1985–
  6. Egemen Güven basketball player 1996–
  7. Erhan Güven association football player 1982–
  8. Seda Güven actor 1984–

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

Is Güven also a first name?

Yes. Güven is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “trust, reliability”.

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

How is Güven written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Güven is usually written Guven or Gueven. In Turkish ö and ü sound as in German; v is an English v.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: güven accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: güvenmek accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Güven

Q1

What does the surname Güven mean?

Güven is trust, the feeling of relying on someone or something without fear or doubt. The word is a back-formation from güvenmek, “to trust”, spread through the language work of the Turkish Language Association. As a name it describes a reliable person whose word can be trusted.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Güven?

The root word of Güven is güven (Turkic): “trust, confidence; security”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Güven?

Gü·ven, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟyˈven/.