Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kozan

Kozan /koˈzan/

“from Kozan (place name)”2

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

How do you pronounce Kozan?

Kozan

IPA /koˈzan/

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

What does the surname Kozan mean?

Kozan is the name of a district of Adana and of several villages in provinces such as Adıyaman, Kars and Yozgat; the surname comes from these place names. The district’s oldest known name is Sis; according to Turkish Wikipedia it took its present name from the Kozanoğulları, whose name goes back to the village of Kozan near Gaziantep.2

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

What is Kozan made of?

Kozan is a single root: Kozan (Kozan: district of Adana; several villages).

Kozan root Kozan Kozan: district of Adana;several villages UNKNOWN Kozan “district of Adana,formerly Sis” Kozan Kozan root Kozan: district of Adana; severalvillages Kozan UNKNOWN “district of Adana, formerly Sis”
Kozan: parts and root words
  • Kozan unknown — district of Adana, formerly Sis2

How was the name Kozan formed?

Kozan belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Kozan?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kozanoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kozan?

  1. Murat Kozan basketball player 1993–
  2. Ahmet Tuna Kozan association football player 1943–1988
  3. Erhan Kozan film director 1977–
  4. Selim Kozan professional wrestler 1996–
  5. Ümit Kozan photographer
  6. Ahmet Kozan researcher
  7. Dilek Kozan badminton player 1974–
  8. Hatice İrem Özteke Kozan researcher

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

Is Kozan also a first name?

Yes. Kozan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “from Kozan (place name)”.

Kozan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kozan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kozan 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kozan

Q1

What does the surname Kozan mean?

Kozan is the name of a district of Adana and of several villages in provinces such as Adıyaman, Kars and Yozgat; the surname comes from these place names. The district’s oldest known name is Sis; according to Turkish Wikipedia it took its present name from the Kozanoğulları, whose name goes back to the village of Kozan near Gaziantep.
Q2

How do you pronounce Kozan?

Ko·zan, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈzan/.