Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üvez

Üvez /yˈvez/ ASCII Uvez

“service tree, rowan”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ü
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Üvez?

Üvez

IPA /yˈvez/

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

What does the surname Üvez mean?

Üvez is the service tree or rowan (Sorbus), a tree of the rose family with small medlar-like fruit. In dialects the same word also names a small gnat.1

Üvez is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Üvez made of?

Üvez is a single Turkic root: üvez (üvez: service tree, rowan).

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Üvez: parts and root words
  • üvez Turkic — service tree, sorb1

How was the name Üvez formed?

Üvez is the word üvez (“üvez: service tree, rowan”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Üvez?

  1. Behzat Üvez singer 1959–2013

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

How is Üvez written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ü becomes u or ue, giving Uvez.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: üvez accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Üvez

Q1

What does the surname Üvez mean?

Üvez is the service tree or rowan (Sorbus), a tree of the rose family with small medlar-like fruit. In dialects the same word also names a small gnat.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üvez?

The root word of Üvez is üvez (Turkic): “service tree, sorb”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üvez?

Ü·vez, 2 syllables; IPA: /yˈvez/.