Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Korkmazer

Korkmazer /koɾkmaˈzeɾ/

“fearless warrior”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Korkmazer?

Korkmazer

IPA /koɾkmaˈzeɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Korkmazer mean?

Korkmazer combines korkmaz ‘fearless’ and er ‘man, warrior’: ‘fearless warrior’. Korkmaz is the negative aorist of korkmak ‘to fear’.1,2

Grammar kork- + -maz + er.

That Korkmazer goes back to kork- and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Korkmazer made of?

Korkmazer breaks into 2 parts: korkmaz (korkmaz: fearless) + er (er: man, warrior).

Korkmazer + root korkmaz korkmaz: fearless TURKIC kork- “to fear” root er er: man, warrior TURKIC er “man, warrior” Korkmazer korkmaz root korkmaz: fearless kork- TURKIC “to fear” er root er: man, warrior er TURKIC “man, warrior”
Korkmazer: parts and root words
  • kork- Turkic — to fear1
  • er Turkic — man, warrior2

How was the name Korkmazer formed?

Korkmazer belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (korkmaz + er).

Which surnames are related to Korkmazer?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Korkmaz same root 21 250,142

Who are some well-known people named Korkmazer?

  1. Ayetullah Korkmazer association football player 2005–
  2. Bora Korkmazer researcher
  3. İkram Korkmazer butcher

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

How is Korkmazer written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Korkmazer is usually kept abroad.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: korkmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: er 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Korkmazer

Q1

What does the surname Korkmazer mean?

Korkmazer combines korkmaz ‘fearless’ and er ‘man, warrior’: ‘fearless warrior’. Korkmaz is the negative aorist of korkmak ‘to fear’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Korkmazer?

The root word of Korkmazer is kork- (Turkic): “to fear”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Korkmazer?

Kork·ma·zer, 3 syllables; IPA: /koɾkmaˈzeɾ/.