Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özvar

Özvar /øzˈvaɾ/ ASCII Ozvar

“truly existing, rich at heart”2

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 Özvar?

Özvar

IPA /øzˈvaɾ/

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

What does the surname Özvar mean?

A compound of öz “self, true” and var. Var goes back to Old Turkic bār “property; existing” and carries both “present, existing” and “wealth, possessions”. The name reads “genuinely existing, rich at heart”.1,2

Grammar öz + var

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

What is Özvar made of?

Özvar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: self; genuine) + var (var: existing; possessions).

Özvar + first element öz öz: self; genuine TURKIC öz “self; genuine” root var var: existing;possessions TURKIC var “existing; property” Özvar öz first element öz: self; genuine öz TURKIC “self; genuine” var root var: existing; possessions var TURKIC “existing; property”
Özvar: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self; genuine2
  • var Turkic — existing; property1

How was the name Özvar formed?

Özvar was formed by joining öz (“öz: self; genuine”) and var (“var: existing; possessions”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Özvar?

Özvar Varol Varlı Ünüvar Varlık Adıvar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Varol same root – –
02 Varlı same root – –
03 Ünüvar same root – –
04 Varlık same root – –
05 Adıvar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özvar?

  1. Erol Özvar economist 1966–

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

How is Özvar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Ozvar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: var accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 9 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

Common questions about Özvar

Q1

What does the surname Özvar mean?

A compound of öz “self, true” and var. Var goes back to Old Turkic bār “property; existing” and carries both “present, existing” and “wealth, possessions”. The name reads “genuinely existing, rich at heart”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özvar?

Özvar is made up of two elements: öz “self; genuine” (Turkic) and var “existing; property” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özvar?

Öz·var, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈvaɾ/.