Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,090

Konar

Konar /koˈnaɾ/

“one who alights, settles”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
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 Konar?

Konar

IPA /koˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Konar mean?

Konar is the aorist of konmak: ‘he alights, halts, settles’. The verb is used of a bird landing and of a traveller stopping for the night; konak ‘mansion, halting place’, konuk ‘guest’ and konargöçer ‘nomadic’ share the root. A village in Konya has this name.1

Grammar kon- + -ar (aorist).

That Konar goes back to konmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Konar made of?

Konar breaks into 2 parts: kon- (konmak: to alight; to settle) + -ar (aorist).

Konar + root kon- konmak: to alight; tosettle TURKIC konmak “to alight (of a bird);to halt, settle” suffix -ar aorist Konar kon- root konmak: to alight; to settle konmak TURKIC “to alight (of a bird); to halt,settle” -ar suffix aorist
Konar: parts and root words
  • konmak Turkic — to alight (of a bird); to halt, settle1

How was the name Konar formed?

Konar belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (kon- + -ar).

Which surnames are related to Konar?

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

Who are some well-known people named Konar?

  1. Nilay Konar volleyball player 1980–
  2. Akın Erkan Konar basketball player 1971–
  3. Nevzat Konar researcher
  4. Hare Krishna Konar politician 1915–1974

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: konar 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 Konar

Q1

What does the surname Konar mean?

Konar is the aorist of konmak: ‘he alights, halts, settles’. The verb is used of a bird landing and of a traveller stopping for the night; konak ‘mansion, halting place’, konuk ‘guest’ and konargöçer ‘nomadic’ share the root. A village in Konya has this name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Konar?

The root word of Konar is konmak (Turkic): “to alight (of a bird); to halt, settle”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Konar?

Ko·nar, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈnaɾ/.