Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Topbaş

Topbaş /topˈbaʃ/ ASCII Topbas

“round head; a tobacco variety”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
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 Topbaş?

Topbaş

IPA /topˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Topbaş mean?

Word by word, top ‘ball, round’ joins baş ‘head’: literally ‘round head’, a possible nickname for someone with a big, round head. Topbaş is also the dictionary name of a light, mild tobacco variety grown around Tokat. No source shows which of the two readings the surname rests on.1,2,3

Grammar Noun-plus-noun compound: top + baş.

That Topbaş goes back to topbaş and top is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Topbaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Topbaş made of?

Topbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: top (ball, round mass) + baş (head).

Topbaş +++ root top ball, round mass TURKIC topbaş “a light, mild tobaccovariety grown around…” suffix baş head TURKIC top “ball, round object” TURKIC baş “head” Topbaş top root ball, round mass topbaş TURKIC “a light, mild tobacco varietygrown around Tokat” baş suffix head top TURKIC “ball, round object” baş TURKIC “head”
Topbaş: parts and root words
  • topbaş Turkic — a light, mild tobacco variety grown around Tokat3
  • top Turkic — ball, round object1
  • baş Turkic — head2

How was the name Topbaş formed?

Topbaş was formed by adding the suffix baş (“head”) to top (“ball, round mass”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Topbaş?

Topbaş Akbaş Baş Topçu Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Topçuoğlu Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu
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 Topçu same root – –
04 Subaşı same root – –
05 Başer same root – –
06 Kocabaş same root – –
07 Topçuoğlu same root – –
08 Erbaş same root – –
09 Baştürk same root – –
10 Demirbaş same root – –
11 Başkan same root – –
12 Başoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Topbaş?

  1. Kadir Topbaş politician 1945–2021
  2. Osman Nuri Topbaş writer 1942–
  3. Musa Topbaş scientist 1916–1999
  4. Emine Feyza Topbaş association football player 2003–
  5. Murat Topbaş researcher
  6. Sara Topbaş association football player 2001–

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

How is Topbaş written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Topbas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: top accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: topbaş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: top accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Topbaş

Q1

What does the surname Topbaş mean?

Word by word, top ‘ball, round’ joins baş ‘head’: literally ‘round head’, a possible nickname for someone with a big, round head. Topbaş is also the dictionary name of a light, mild tobacco variety grown around Tokat. No source shows which of the two readings the surname rests on.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Topbaş?

Topbaş is made up of two elements: top “ball, round object” (Turkic) and baş “head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Topbaş?

Top·baş, 2 syllables; IPA: /topˈbaʃ/.