Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özata

Özata /øzaˈta/ ASCII Ozata

“one’s true forefather”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
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 Özata?

Özata

IPA /øzaˈta/

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

What does the surname Özata mean?

Özata combines öz ‘own, genuine’ and ata ‘father, ancestor’: ‘one’s own forefather, the true ancestor of the line’. It is one of the Öz- surnames, like Öztürk and Özdemir, here joined with a kinship word.1,2

Grammar öz + ata.

That Özata goes back to öz and ata is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özata made of?

Özata is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own, genuine) + ata (father, ancestor).

Özata + first element öz own, genuine TURKIC öz “own; genuine” root ata father, ancestor TURKIC ata “father; forefathers” Özata öz first element own, genuine öz TURKIC “own; genuine” ata root father, ancestor ata TURKIC “father; forefathers”
Özata: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; genuine1
  • ata Turkic — father; forefathers2

How was the name Özata formed?

Özata is a name newly coined from öz (“own, genuine”) and ata (“father, ancestor”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Özata?

Özata Atalay Atay Ataman Atasoy Ataç Ata Atakan Atabek Atalar Ataoğlu Atacan Ataseven
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Atalay same root – –
02 Atay same root – –
03 Ataman same root – –
04 Atasoy same root – –
05 Ataç same root – –
06 Ata same root – –
07 Atakan same root – –
08 Atabek same root – –
09 Atalar same root – –
10 Ataoğlu same root – –
11 Atacan same root – –
12 Ataseven same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özata?

  1. Özgür Özata actor 1977–
  2. Ali Sırrı Özata politician 1884–1936
  3. Fahrettin Özata amateur wrestler 1980–
  4. Metin Özata writer 1958–
  5. Mehmet Özata writer 1940–

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

How is Özata written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Ozata or Oezata.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ata accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ata accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özata

Q1

What does the surname Özata mean?

Özata combines öz ‘own, genuine’ and ata ‘father, ancestor’: ‘one’s own forefather, the true ancestor of the line’. It is one of the Öz- surnames, like Öztürk and Özdemir, here joined with a kinship word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özata?

Özata is made up of two elements: öz “own; genuine” (Turkic) and ata “father; forefathers” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özata?

Ö·za·ta, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzaˈta/.