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Kopuz

Kopuz /koˈpuz/

“kopuz, the minstrel’s lute”2

Established origin Kopuz: root entries for kopuz · How do we know?

Leading provinces Rize

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province top-30s
Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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How do you pronounce Kopuz?

Kopuz

IPA /koˈpuz/

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

What does the surname Kopuz mean?

The kopuz is the stringed instrument of the early Turkic minstrels (ozan), the instrument the bard carries in the Dede Korkut tales. Regarded as an ancestor of today’s bağlama, it brings music and the minstrel tradition into the surname.2

Kopuz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kopuz made of?

Kopuz is a single Turkic root: kopuz (kopuz: the stringed instrument of the ozans).

Kopuz root kopuz kopuz: the stringedinstrument of the ozans TURKIC kopuz “stringed Turkicinstrument played by…” Kopuz kopuz root kopuz: the stringed instrument of theozans kopuz TURKIC “stringed Turkic instrumentplayed by minstrels”
Kopuz: parts and root words
  • kopuz Turkic — stringed Turkic instrument played by minstrels2

How was the name Kopuz formed?

Kopuz is the word kopuz (“kopuz: the stringed instrument of the ozans”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kopuz?

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01 Demirkubuz same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Kopuz most common?

Kopuz is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 14th in Rize.1

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  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Kopuz: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Rize141,818

Who are some well-known people named Kopuz?

  1. Fethi Kopuz violinist 1915–1995
  2. Kılıçarslan Kopuz association football player 1977–
  3. Fahri Kopuz oud player 1882–1968
  4. Cem Kopuz researcher
  5. Dicle Kopuz diplomat 1955–
  6. Furkan Kopuz association football player

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kopuz?

Cura, Aşık and Büyükaşık share gloss keywords with Kopuz within the same primary category.

Which surnames share province lists with Kopuz?

Kopuz appears alongside Aksu, Avcı, Aydın and Balcı in province top-30 lists for 2025.

Which guides add context to Kopuz?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kopuz alongside these guides: Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kopuz
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kopuz
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  6. 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries

Common questions about Kopuz

Q1

What does the surname Kopuz mean?

The kopuz is the stringed instrument of the early Turkic minstrels (ozan), the instrument the bard carries in the Dede Korkut tales. Regarded as an ancestor of today’s bağlama, it brings music and the minstrel tradition into the surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kopuz?

The root word of Kopuz is kopuz (Turkic): “stringed Turkic instrument played by minstrels”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kopuz?

Ko·puz, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈpuz/.