Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Uzunhan

Uzunhan /uzunˈhan/

“the tall khan”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
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 Uzunhan?

Uzunhan

IPA /uzunˈhan/

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

What does the surname Uzunhan mean?

Uzunhan is made of uzun ‘long, tall’ and han ‘khan, ruler’: ‘the tall khan’. The element -han in surnames is the ruler’s title; han ‘caravanserai, inn’ is a separate word. Nişanyan traces uzun to Old Turkic uzun.1,2

Grammar uzun + han.

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

What is Uzunhan made of?

Uzunhan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: uzun (uzun: long, tall) + han (han: khan, ruler).

Uzunhan + root uzun uzun: long, tall TURKIC uzun “long” root han han: khan, ruler TURKIC han “khan, ruler” Uzunhan uzun root uzun: long, tall uzun TURKIC “long” han root han: khan, ruler han TURKIC “khan, ruler”
Uzunhan: parts and root words
  • uzun Turkic — long1
  • han Turkic — khan, ruler2

How was the name Uzunhan formed?

Uzunhan is a name newly coined from uzun (“uzun: long, tall”) and han (“han: khan, ruler”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Uzunhan?

Uzunhan Uzun Karahan İlhan Orhan Ayhan Demirhan Uzuner Erhan Bayhan Uzunoğlu Özhan Yıldızhan
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 Karahan same root – –
03 İlhan same root – –
04 Orhan same root – –
05 Ayhan same root – –
06 Demirhan same root – –
07 Uzuner same root – –
08 Erhan same root – –
09 Bayhan same root – –
10 Uzunoğlu same root – –
11 Özhan same root – –
12 Yıldızhan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uzunhan?

  1. Emrecan Uzunhan association football player 2001–

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

How is Uzunhan written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Uzunhan is usually kept abroad.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: uzun accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: han accessed 9 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

Common questions about Uzunhan

Q1

What does the surname Uzunhan mean?

Uzunhan is made of uzun ‘long, tall’ and han ‘khan, ruler’: ‘the tall khan’. The element -han in surnames is the ruler’s title; han ‘caravanserai, inn’ is a separate word. Nişanyan traces uzun to Old Turkic uzun.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uzunhan?

Uzunhan is made up of two elements: uzun “long” (Turkic) and han “khan, ruler” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Uzunhan?

U·zun·han, 3 syllables; IPA: /uzunˈhan/.