Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üzüm

Üzüm /yˈzym/ ASCII Uzum

“grape”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ü
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Üzüm?

Üzüm

IPA /yˈzym/

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

What does the surname Üzüm mean?

Üzüm is the grape, the clustered fruit of the vine and one of the oldest cultivated fruits; the word has kept its form since Old Turkic. It is also recorded as a Turkish female given name. The surname may rest on a nickname linked to viticulture or on that personal name.2

Üzüm is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Üzüm made of?

Üzüm is a single root: üzüm (grape).

Üzüm + root üzüm grape TURKIC üzüm “grape; Proto-Turkic*üŕüm” TURKIC Üzüm “female given name” Üzüm üzüm root grape üzüm TURKIC “grape; Proto-Turkic *üŕüm” Üzüm TURKIC “female given name”
Üzüm: parts and root words
  • üzüm Turkic — grape; Proto-Turkic *üŕüm2
  • Üzüm Turkic — female given name2

How was the name Üzüm formed?

Üzüm belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Üzüm?

Üzüm Üzümcü Aküzüm
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Üzümcü same root – –
02 Aküzüm same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Üzüm?

  1. Fıratcan Üzüm association football player 1999–
  2. Telat Üzüm association football player 1963–
  3. Nazan Üzüm zoologist
  4. Atilla Üzüm researcher
  5. Efe Baran Üzüm association football player 2005–
  6. Zerrin Üzüm researcher

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

Is Üzüm also a first name?

Yes. Üzüm is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “grape”.

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

How is Üzüm written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Uzum or Uezuem.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: üzüm accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Üzüm accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Üzüm

Q1

What does the surname Üzüm mean?

Üzüm is the grape, the clustered fruit of the vine and one of the oldest cultivated fruits; the word has kept its form since Old Turkic. It is also recorded as a Turkish female given name. The surname may rest on a nickname linked to viticulture or on that personal name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üzüm?

The root word of Üzüm is üzüm (Turkic): “grape; Proto-Turkic *üŕüm”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üzüm?

Ü·züm, 2 syllables; IPA: /yˈzym/.