Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kasa

Kasa /kaˈsa/

“box; safe, till”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Kasa?

Kasa

IPA /kaˈsa/

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

What does the surname Kasa mean?

Kasa means a box or case, and especially a safe or a till. According to Nişanyan the word was borrowed from Italian cassa ‘chest, box, especially a money box’, which goes back to Latin capsa ‘container, case’.1

Kasa is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kasa made of?

Kasa is a single root: kasa (box, case; safe, till).

Kasa root kasa box, case; safe, till FRENCH kasa “box, chest, money box;Italian cassa” Kasa kasa root box, case; safe, till kasa FRENCH “box, chest, money box; Italiancassa”
Kasa: parts and root words
  • kasa French — box, chest, money box; Italian cassa1

How was the name Kasa formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kasa?

  1. Muharrem Kasa association football player 1977–
  2. Nursu Aylin Kasa researcher
  3. Filip Kaša association football player 1994–
  4. Justine Kasa-Vubu politician 1951–
  5. Gabor Kasa sport cyclist 1989–
  6. Redi Kasa association football player 2001–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kasa accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kasa

Q1

What does the surname Kasa mean?

Kasa means a box or case, and especially a safe or a till. According to Nişanyan the word was borrowed from Italian cassa ‘chest, box, especially a money box’, which goes back to Latin capsa ‘container, case’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kasa?

The root word of Kasa is kasa (European): “box, chest, money box; Italian cassa”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kasa?

Ka·sa, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaˈsa/.