Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,915

Kars

/kaɾs/

“the province and city of Kars”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 1
Formation
Place name
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Initial
K
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 Kars?

Kars

IPA /kaɾs/

What does the surname Kars mean?

Kars is the name of a province and city in north-eastern Anatolia. English Wiktionary traces the name through Ottoman Turkish Kars to Middle Armenian Kars.2

What is Kars made of?

Kars is a single root: Kars (province and city in north-eastern Anatolia).

Kars root Kars province and city innorth-eastern Anatolia OTHER Kars “city name (MiddleArmenian Kars)” Kars Kars root province and city in north-easternAnatolia Kars OTHER “city name (Middle Armenian Kars)”
Kars: parts and root words
  • Kars Other — city name (Middle Armenian Kars)2

How was the name Kars formed?

Kars belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Kars?

Kars Karslı Karslıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karslı same root – –
02 Karslıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kars?

  1. Yusuf Kars ice hockey player 1998–
  2. Ömer Kars ice hockey player 1997–
  3. Kaan Kars association football player 1994–
  4. Bülent Kars researcher
  5. Emre Kars association football player
  6. Gökhan Kars researcher
  7. Meltem Demirel Kars researcher
  8. Meltem Ece Kars researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kars accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kars 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 Kars

Q1

What does the surname Kars mean?

Kars is the name of a province and city in north-eastern Anatolia. English Wiktionary traces the name through Ottoman Turkish Kars to Middle Armenian Kars.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kars?

The root word of Kars is Kars (another language): “city name (Middle Armenian Kars)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kars?

Kars, 1 syllable; IPA: /kaɾs/.