Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özbaş

Özbaş /øzˈbaʃ/ ASCII Ozbas

“true leader”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
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 Özbaş?

Özbaş

IPA /øzˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Özbaş mean?

Özbaş is formed from öz ‘true, genuine’ and baş ‘head; chief, leader’, reading as ‘a true leader, the real head’. In Turkish names baş carries both ‘head’ and ‘chief, foremost’. The compound is not a dictionary headword.1,2

Grammar öz + baş.

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

What is Özbaş made of?

Özbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: own; pure, true) + baş (baş: head; chief, leader).

Özbaş + root öz öz: own; pure, true TURKIC öz “own; genuine” root baş baş: head; chief, leader TURKIC baş “head; chief” Özbaş öz root öz: own; pure, true öz TURKIC “own; genuine” baş root baş: head; chief, leader baş TURKIC “head; chief”
Özbaş: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; genuine1
  • baş Turkic — head; chief2

How was the name Özbaş formed?

Özbaş was formed by joining öz (“öz: own; pure, true”) and baş (“baş: head; chief, leader”).

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

Which surnames are related to Özbaş?

Özbaş Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özbaş?

  1. Fatih Özbaş amateur wrestler 1971–
  2. Galip Özbaş sports executive
  3. Mehmet Yusuf Özbaş politician 1920–2007
  4. Ayfer Özbaş researcher
  5. Serdar Özbaş researcher

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

How is Özbaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Ozbas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baş 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 Özbaş

Q1

What does the surname Özbaş mean?

Özbaş is formed from öz ‘true, genuine’ and baş ‘head; chief, leader’, reading as ‘a true leader, the real head’. In Turkish names baş carries both ‘head’ and ‘chief, foremost’. The compound is not a dictionary headword.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özbaş?

Özbaş is made up of two elements: öz “own; genuine” (Turkic) and baş “head; chief” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özbaş?

Öz·baş, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈbaʃ/.