Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,311

Nas

/nas/

“explicit ruling, clear text”3

Province lists
31
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Provinces
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Nas?

Nas

IPA /nas/

What does the surname Nas mean?

Nas comes from Ottoman nass, Arabic naṣṣ, meaning “an explicit, decisive ruling”. In the language of law and religion it is the term for a text so clear that it leaves no room for interpretation.3

Grammar Turkish form of Arabic naṣṣ with the final double consonant simplified.

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

Nas is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Nas made of?

Nas is a single root: nas (nas: explicit, binding text or ruling).

Nas root nas nas: explicit, bindingtext or ruling ARABIC nas “explicit, decisiveruling; dogma (Ottoman…” Nas nas root nas: explicit, binding text or ruling nas ARABIC “explicit, decisive ruling; dogma(Ottoman nass, Arabic naṣṣ)”
Nas: parts and root words
  • nas Arabic — explicit, decisive ruling; dogma (Ottoman nass, Arabic naṣṣ)3

How was the name Nas formed?

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

Where in Türkiye is Nas most common?

Nas is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 3 provinces; its best rank is 4th in Siirt.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane · rank 20 · 825 people Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt · rank 4 · 3,194 people Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak · rank 22 · 2,114 people Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 3
  • Not listed
Nas: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Siirt43,194
02Şırnak222,114
03Gümüşhane20825

Who are some well-known people named Nas?

  1. Mehmet Nas association football player 1979–
  2. Sıraçhan Nas association football player 2002–
  3. Devrim Nas actor 1972–
  4. Ersin Nas politician 1978–
  5. Kemal Nas researcher
  6. Mehmet Akif Nas researcher
  7. Murat Nas researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Nas accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: nas 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Nas

Q1

What does the surname Nas mean?

Nas comes from Ottoman nass, Arabic naṣṣ, meaning “an explicit, decisive ruling”. In the language of law and religion it is the term for a text so clear that it leaves no room for interpretation.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Nas?

The root word of Nas is nas (Arabic): “explicit, decisive ruling; dogma (Ottoman nass, Arabic naṣṣ)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Nas?

Nas, 1 syllable; IPA: /nas/.