Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Hazar

Hazar /haˈzaɾ/

“the Khazars; the Caspian”3

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

How do you pronounce Hazar?

Hazar

IPA /haˈzaɾ/

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

What does the surname Hazar mean?

Hazar is the name of the Khazar Turks, who dominated much of Eurasia from the seventh to the tenth century, and of the Caspian Sea named after them; Nişanyan Adlar considers the origin of the people’s name unclear. The dictionary also has a separate word hazar “peace, settled life”, from Arabic ḥaḍar.1,3

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. The name of the Khazar Turks and of the Caspian Sea (Nişanyan Adlar).
  2. The word hazar “peace”, from Arabic ḥaḍar “settled life” (Nişanyan Sözlük; tr.wiktionary).

Hazar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Hazar made of?

Hazar is a single root: Hazar (the Khazars; the Caspian Sea).

Hazar + root Hazar the Khazars; the CaspianSea TURKIC Hazar “the Khazar realm; theCaspian Sea” ARABIC ḥaḍar “settled life, state ofpeace” Hazar Hazar root the Khazars; the Caspian Sea Hazar TURKIC “the Khazar realm; the CaspianSea” ḥaḍar ARABIC “settled life, state of peace”
Hazar: parts and root words
  • Hazar Turkic — the Khazar realm; the Caspian Sea3
  • ḥaḍar Arabic — settled life, state of peace1

How was the name Hazar formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Hazar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Hazer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Hazar?

  1. Nedim Hazar actor 1960–
  2. Ulaş Hazar musician 1977–
  3. Can Hazar researcher
  4. Numan Hazar politician 1945–
  5. Yağız Berkay Hazar association football player

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

Is Hazar also a first name?

Yes. Hazar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Khazars; the Caspian”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Hazar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: hazar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: hazar 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Hazar

Q1

What does the surname Hazar mean?

Hazar is the name of the Khazar Turks, who dominated much of Eurasia from the seventh to the tenth century, and of the Caspian Sea named after them; Nişanyan Adlar considers the origin of the people’s name unclear. The dictionary also has a separate word hazar “peace, settled life”, from Arabic ḥaḍar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hazar?

The root word of Hazar is Hazar (Turkic): “the Khazar realm; the Caspian Sea”. There are 3 competing views on where Hazar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hazar?

Ha·zar, 2 syllables; IPA: /haˈzaɾ/.