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Subaşı

Subaşı /subaˈʃɯ/ ASCII Subasi

“head of troops; Ottoman official”2

Province lists
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province top-30s
Letters / syllables
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Formation
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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 Subaşı?

Subaşı

IPA /subaˈʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Subaşı mean?

Subaşı was the title of an official in Seljuk and Ottoman times who commanded a body of troops or was responsible for order in a town. The first element is not su, “water”, but Old Turkic sü, “army, troops”; Ottoman records also write sü başı. The name means “head of the troops, commander”.2,3

Grammar Noun compound: sü + baş + possessive -ı.

Subaşı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Subaşı made of?

Subaşı breaks into 2 parts: sü / su (Old Turkic: army, troops) + başı (head of, chief of).

Subaşı ++ root sü / su Old Turkic: army, troops TURKIC sü “Old Turkic: army” suffix başı head of, chief of TURKIC baş “head; leader” Subaşı sü / su root Old Turkic: army, troops sü TURKIC “Old Turkic: army” başı suffix head of, chief of baş TURKIC “head; leader”
Subaşı: parts and root words
  • sü Turkic — Old Turkic: army2
  • baş Turkic — head; leader3

How was the name Subaşı formed?

Subaşı belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (sü / su + başı).

Which surnames are related to Subaşı?

Subaşı Akbaş Baş Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş Sarıbaş
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 Başer same root – –
04 Kocabaş same root – –
05 Erbaş same root – –
06 Baştürk same root – –
07 Demirbaş same root – –
08 Başkan same root – –
09 Başoğlu same root – –
10 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
11 Odabaş same root – –
12 Sarıbaş same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Subaşı most common?

Subaşı is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 27th in Muş.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 · rank 27 · 1,878 people Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt 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
Subaşı: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Muş271,878

Who are some well-known people named Subaşı?

  1. Hande Subaşı film actor 1984–
  2. Hazal Subaşı film actor 1995–
  3. Yakup Şevki Subaşı politician 1875–1939
  4. Yasin Subaşı association football player 1996–
  5. Burutay Subaşı volleyball player 1990–
  6. Edibe Subaşı teacher 1920–2011
  7. Nur Subaşı voice actor 1941–2018
  8. Meryem Subaşı volleyball player 1987–

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

How is Subaşı written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Subaşı is usually written Subasi.

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 Wiktionary: sü accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: subaşı 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
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Subaşı

Q1

What does the surname Subaşı mean?

Subaşı was the title of an official in Seljuk and Ottoman times who commanded a body of troops or was responsible for order in a town. The first element is not su, “water”, but Old Turkic sü, “army, troops”; Ottoman records also write sü başı. The name means “head of the troops, commander”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Subaşı?

The root word of Subaşı is sü (Turkic): “army”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Subaşı?

Su·ba·şı, 3 syllables; IPA: /subaˈʃɯ/.