Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kasap

Kasap /kaˈsap/

“butcher”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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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 Kasap?

Kasap

IPA /kaˈsap/

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

What does the surname Kasap mean?

A kasap is a butcher, who slaughters animals for meat or sells meat in his shop. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘slaughterer, one who cuts and sells meat’, an occupational noun from qaṣaba ‘he cut’.2

Kasap is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kasap made of?

Kasap is a single root: kasap (butcher).

Kasap root kasap butcher ARABIC kasap “butcher” Kasap kasap root butcher kasap ARABIC “butcher”
Kasap: parts and root words
  • kasap Arabic — butcher2

How was the name Kasap formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Kasap?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kasap?

  1. Ali Fazıl Kasap politician 1965–
  2. Reşat Kasap statistician 1961–
  3. Ali Fırat Kasap association football player
  4. Burcu Kasap researcher
  5. Hatice Kasap researcher
  6. Mehmet Can Kasap association football player 1990–
  7. Murat Kasap researcher
  8. Sibel Kasap researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kasap accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kasap 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 Kasap

Q1

What does the surname Kasap mean?

A kasap is a butcher, who slaughters animals for meat or sells meat in his shop. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘slaughterer, one who cuts and sells meat’, an occupational noun from qaṣaba ‘he cut’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kasap?

The root word of Kasap is kasap (Arabic): “butcher”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kasap?

Ka·sap, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaˈsap/.