Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özçoban

Özçoban /øzt͡ʃoˈban/ ASCII Ozcoban

“true shepherd”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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 Özçoban?

Özçoban

IPA /øzt͡ʃoˈban/

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

What does the surname Özçoban mean?

Öz, “genuine, true”, joins çoban, “shepherd”: “true shepherd”. Çoban comes from Persian čōpān and goes back through Middle Persian to Old Persian; öz is Turkic. The meaning rests on çoban.1,2

Grammar Compound: öz + çoban.

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

What is Özçoban made of?

Özçoban breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; true, genuine) + çoban (shepherd).

Özçoban + first element öz own; true, genuine TURKIC öz “self; genuine” root çoban shepherd PERSIAN çoban “shepherd, herdsman” Özçoban öz first element own; true, genuine öz TURKIC “self; genuine” çoban root shepherd çoban PERSIAN “shepherd, herdsman”
Özçoban: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self; genuine2
  • çoban Persian — shepherd, herdsman1

How was the name Özçoban formed?

Özçoban belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + çoban).

Which surnames are related to Özçoban?

Özçoban Çoban Çobanoğlu Çobanlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çoban same root – –
02 Çobanoğlu same root – –
03 Çobanlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özçoban?

  1. Kemal Özçoban politician 1908–2004
  2. Buğra Özçoban association football player
  3. Mehmet Akif Özçoban researcher

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

How is Özçoban written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Özçoban is usually written Ozcoban.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çoban accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz 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

Common questions about Özçoban

Q1

What does the surname Özçoban mean?

Öz, “genuine, true”, joins çoban, “shepherd”: “true shepherd”. Çoban comes from Persian čōpān and goes back through Middle Persian to Old Persian; öz is Turkic. The meaning rests on çoban.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özçoban?

The root word of Özçoban is öz (Persian): “self; genuine”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özçoban?

Öz·ço·ban, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzt͡ʃoˈban/.