Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kardeş

Kardeş /kaɾˈdeʃ/ ASCII Kardes

“sibling, brother”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
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 Kardeş?

Kardeş

IPA /kaɾˈdeʃ/

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

What does the surname Kardeş mean?

Kardeş is the word for a sibling, used for brother and sister alike. In older Turkish it is formed from karın, “belly, womb”, and the suffix -daş, “sharing”: a kardeş is one born of the same womb. Figuratively it is also said of a close friend or companion.1

Kardeş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kardeş made of?

Kardeş is a single Turkic root: kardeş (kardeş: sibling).

Kardeş root kardeş kardeş: sibling TURKIC kardeş “sibling, brother orsister” Kardeş kardeş root kardeş: sibling kardeş TURKIC “sibling, brother or sister”
Kardeş: parts and root words
  • kardeş Turkic — sibling, brother or sister1

How was the name Kardeş formed?

Kardeş is the word kardeş (“kardeş: sibling”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kardeş?

Kardeş Kardeşler Cankardeş Yedikardeş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kardeşler same root – –
02 Cankardeş same root – –
03 Yedikardeş same root – –

How else is Kardeş spelled?

Kardaşspelling

Who are some well-known people named Kardeş?

  1. Gökhan Kardeş association football player 1997–
  2. Burak Kardeş association football player 1994–
  3. Suzan Kardeş actor 1960–
  4. Evren Kardeş actor 1979–
  5. Şaban Kardeş statesperson 1961–
  6. Sinan Kardeş researcher
  7. Özgür Kardeş researcher

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

How is Kardeş written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Kardes.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kardeş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kardeş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kardeş 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

Common questions about Kardeş

Q1

What does the surname Kardeş mean?

Kardeş is the word for a sibling, used for brother and sister alike. In older Turkish it is formed from karın, “belly, womb”, and the suffix -daş, “sharing”: a kardeş is one born of the same womb. Figuratively it is also said of a close friend or companion.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kardeş?

The root word of Kardeş is kardeş (Turkic): “sibling, brother or sister”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kardeş?

Kar·deş, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaɾˈdeʃ/.