Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mazhar

Mazhar /mazˈhaɾ/

“one favoured; place of manifestation”1

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

How do you pronounce Mazhar?

Mazhar

IPA /mazˈhaɾ/

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

What does the surname Mazhar mean?

Mazhar comes from Arabic maẓhar and means “the place or person in which something appears or becomes manifest”; as an adjective in Turkish it also means “having attained a favour”, as in takdire mazhar olmak, “to win recognition”. Nişanyan’s dictionary links it to the Arabic verb ẓahara, “to appear”. It is a common male name.1

Mazhar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mazhar made of?

Mazhar is a single root: mazhar (place of manifestation; one who has attained a favour).

Mazhar root mazhar place of manifestation;one who has attained a… ARABIC maẓhar “appearance; that inwhich a quality becomes…” Mazhar mazhar root place of manifestation; one who hasattained a favour maẓhar ARABIC “appearance; that in which aquality becomes manifest”
Mazhar: parts and root words
  • maẓhar Arabic — appearance; that in which a quality becomes manifest1

How was the name Mazhar formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Mazhar?

  1. Hasan Mazhar official
  2. Cafer Mazhar Paşa politician 1865–1878
  3. Mohammed Mazhar Pasha minister 1809–1873
  4. Fatma Mazhar researcher
  5. Ahmad Mazhar actor 1917–2002

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

Is Mazhar also a first name?

Yes. Mazhar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “one favoured; place of manifestation”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: mazhar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mazhar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Mazhar 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
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Mazhar

Q1

What does the surname Mazhar mean?

Mazhar comes from Arabic maẓhar and means “the place or person in which something appears or becomes manifest”; as an adjective in Turkish it also means “having attained a favour”, as in takdire mazhar olmak, “to win recognition”. Nişanyan’s dictionary links it to the Arabic verb ẓahara, “to appear”. It is a common male name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mazhar?

The root word of Mazhar is maẓhar (Arabic): “appearance; that in which a quality becomes manifest”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mazhar?

Maz·har, 2 syllables; IPA: /mazˈhaɾ/.