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Tufan

Tufan /tuˈfan/

“deluge, tempest”2

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How do you pronounce Tufan?

Tufan

IPA /tuˈfan/

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

What does the surname Tufan mean?

Tufan is the great deluge that covers the earth, as in Noah’s flood, and more generally a violent rainstorm or tempest. Figuratively it is an overwhelming surge that sweeps everything along. The word comes from Arabic ṭūfān and is used as a male given name.2

Tufan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tufan made of?

Tufan is a single Arabic root: tufan (deluge, flood; storm).

Tufan root tufan deluge, flood; storm ARABIC tufan “the great flood oflegend and scripture;…” Tufan tufan root deluge, flood; storm tufan ARABIC “the great flood of legend andscripture; violent rain, storm…”
Tufan: parts and root words
  • tufan Arabic — the great flood of legend and scripture; violent rain, storm (Arabic ṭūfān)2

How was the name Tufan formed?

Tufan is the word tufan (“deluge, flood; storm”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Tufan?

  1. Ozan Tufan association football player 1995–
  2. Tarık Tufan screenwriter 1973–
  3. Ali Ekber Tufan politician 1874–1974
  4. Osman Tufan military personnel 1889–1944
  5. Kemal Tufan sculptor 1962–
  6. Mikail Tufan actor 1974–
  7. Talat Tufan politician 1915–1999
  8. Bertan Can Tufan director

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

Is Tufan also a first name?

Yes. Tufan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “deluge, tempest”.

Tufan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Tufan?

Bora, Boralı and Boran share gloss keywords with Tufan within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Tufan?

Read the root, formation and register information for Tufan alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Tufan (soyadı) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tufan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Tufan accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Tufan

Q1

What does the surname Tufan mean?

Tufan is the great deluge that covers the earth, as in Noah’s flood, and more generally a violent rainstorm or tempest. Figuratively it is an overwhelming surge that sweeps everything along. The word comes from Arabic ṭūfān and is used as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tufan?

The root word of Tufan is tufan (Arabic): “the great flood of legend and scripture; violent rain, storm (Arabic ṭūfān)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tufan?

Tu·fan, 2 syllables; IPA: /tuˈfan/.