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Okumuş

Okumuş /okuˈmuʃ/ ASCII Okumus

“educated, well-read”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Okumuş?

Okumuş

IPA /okuˈmuʃ/

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

What does the surname Okumuş mean?

Okumuş describes a person who has read widely and received schooling, “educated, well-read”. At a time when few could read, it was a respectful epithet for someone literate whose knowledge was trusted.2

Grammar Past participle in -muş of okumak, also listed as an adjective.

Okumuş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Okumuş made of?

Okumuş breaks into 2 parts: oku- (okumak: to read, to study) + -muş (past participle).

Okumuş ++ root oku- okumak: to read, to study TURKIC okumak “to read; to study atschool” suffix -muş past participle TURKIC okumuş “educated, well-read(person)” Okumuş oku- root okumak: to read, to study okumak TURKIC “to read; to study at school” -muş suffix past participle okumuş TURKIC “educated, well-read (person)”
Okumuş: parts and root words
  • okumak Turkic — to read; to study at school2
  • okumuş Turkic — educated, well-read (person)2

How was the name Okumuş formed?

Okumuş belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (oku- + -muş).

Which surnames are related to Okumuş?

Okumuş Okur Okutan Okuyan Okuyucu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Okur same root – –
02 Okutan same root – –
03 Okuyan same root – –
04 Okuyucu same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Okumuş most common?

Okumuş is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 18th in Bayburt.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 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 Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt · rank 18 · 489 people Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Okumuş: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Bayburt18489

Who are some well-known people named Okumuş?

  1. Alâaddin Okumuş association football player 1995–
  2. Numan Okumuş association football player 1939–2022
  3. Neslihan Okumuş weightlifter 1994–
  4. Ali Osman Okumuş actor 1975–
  5. Avni Okumuş association football player 1960–
  6. Fatih Okumuş author 1968–
  7. Nazif Okumuş statesperson 1959–
  8. Salih Okumuş literary scholar 1968–

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

How is Okumuş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Okumus in English and German records.

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: okumuş 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Okumuş

Q1

What does the surname Okumuş mean?

Okumuş describes a person who has read widely and received schooling, “educated, well-read”. At a time when few could read, it was a respectful epithet for someone literate whose knowledge was trusted.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Okumuş?

The root word of Okumuş is okumak (Turkic): “to read; to study at school”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Okumuş?

O·ku·muş, 3 syllables; IPA: /okuˈmuʃ/.