Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kazan

Kazan /kaˈzan/

“cauldron”3

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 Kazan?

Kazan

IPA /kaˈzan/

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

What does the surname Kazan mean?

A kazan is the big, deep copper cauldron in which food is cooked for a crowd or water is boiled. The word goes back to Old Turkic ḳazğan; it belongs to village weddings, soup kitchens and communal work. It is spelt like the imperative of kazanmak ‘to win’, but as a surname the expected reading is the vessel.3

Grammar Bare noun; Old Turkic ḳazğan > kazan.

Kazan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kazan made of?

Kazan is a single root: kazan (cauldron, large cooking pot).

Kazan root kazan cauldron, large cookingpot TURKIC kazan “cauldron; boiler” Kazan kazan root cauldron, large cooking pot kazan TURKIC “cauldron; boiler”
Kazan: parts and root words
  • kazan Turkic — cauldron; boiler3

How was the name Kazan formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Kazan?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kazan?

  1. Rabia Kazan writer 1976–
  2. Şevket Kazan politician 1933–2020
  3. Ali Kazan amateur wrestler
  4. Devrim Kazan runner 2002–
  5. Cihan Kazan association football player 2005–
  6. Ertuğrul Kazan association football player
  7. Hasan Hüseyin Kazan researcher
  8. Hilal Kazan researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kazan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kazan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kazan 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

Common questions about Kazan

Q1

What does the surname Kazan mean?

A kazan is the big, deep copper cauldron in which food is cooked for a crowd or water is boiled. The word goes back to Old Turkic ḳazğan; it belongs to village weddings, soup kitchens and communal work. It is spelt like the imperative of kazanmak ‘to win’, but as a surname the expected reading is the vessel.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kazan?

The root word of Kazan is kazan (Turkic): “cauldron; boiler”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kazan?

Ka·zan, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaˈzan/.