Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,208

Uzuner

Uzuner /uzuˈneɾ/

“tall man”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
U
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Uzuner?

Uzuner

IPA /uzuˈneɾ/

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

What does the surname Uzuner mean?

Formed from uzun “tall” and er “man”, it means “tall man, strapping fellow”. It combines the old nickname Uzun with the -er pattern frequent in 1934 surnames.1,2

Grammar uzun + er; adjective plus noun.

That Uzuner goes back to uzun and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Uzuner made of?

Uzuner breaks into 2 parts: uzun (uzun: tall, long) + er (er: man).

Uzuner ++ root uzun uzun: tall, long TURKIC uzun “long; tall” suffix er er: man TURKIC er “man, brave man” Uzuner uzun root uzun: tall, long uzun TURKIC “long; tall” er suffix er: man er TURKIC “man, brave man”
Uzuner: parts and root words
  • uzun Turkic — long; tall1
  • er Turkic — man, brave man2

How was the name Uzuner formed?

Uzuner belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (uzun + er).

Which surnames are related to Uzuner?

Uzuner Uzun Uzunoğlu Uzunlar Uzunhan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Uzun same root – –
02 Uzunoğlu same root – –
03 Uzunlar same root – –
04 Uzunhan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uzuner?

  1. Buket Uzuner writer 1955–
  2. Muhammet Uzuner actor 1964–
  3. Şükrü Uzuner association football player 1969–
  4. Ali Rıza Uzuner politician 1926–2013
  5. Gafur Uzuner actor 1959–
  6. Metin Uzuner association football player 2000–
  7. Esen Gül Uzuner researcher
  8. Fatih Uzuner researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: uzun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: er 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

Common questions about Uzuner

Q1

What does the surname Uzuner mean?

Formed from uzun “tall” and er “man”, it means “tall man, strapping fellow”. It combines the old nickname Uzun with the -er pattern frequent in 1934 surnames.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uzuner?

The root word of Uzuner is uzun (Turkic): “long; tall”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uzuner?

U·zu·ner, 3 syllables; IPA: /uzuˈneɾ/.