SURNAMEEntry 4,988
Yavaş
“slow; calm, gentle”2
Leading provinces Çanakkale
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How do you pronounce Yavaş?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Yavaş mean?
Yavaş is mostly used today in the sense “slow, unhurried”; of a person it means “calm, gentle, mild-mannered, hurting no one”. As a surname it most likely carries this second sense, describing an unhurried, gentle character.2
That Yavaş goes back to yavaş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
Yavaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Yavaş formed?
Yavaş is the adjective yavaş (“slow; gentle, mild”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Yavaş?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yavaşoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Akyavaş | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Yavaşoğulları | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Yavaş most common?
Yavaş is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 23rd in Çanakkale.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çanakkale | 23 | 2,082 |
Who are some well-known people named Yavaş?
- Mansur Yavaş politician 1955–
- Lâle Yavaş actor 1978–
- Serhan Yavaş actor 1972–
- Mithat Yavaş association football player 1975–
- Genç Osman Yavaş singer 1971–
- Mesut Yavaş athletics competitor 1978–
- Ali Yavaş association football player 1950–
- Muhammed Emin Yavaş association football player 2000–
People surnamed Yavaş as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Yavaş written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Yavaş is usually written Yavas. In Turkish ş is pronounced like English sh; y is a consonant, as in English "yes"; v is an English v.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Yavaş?
Akyavaş, Eldem and Mülayim share gloss keywords with Yavaş within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Yavaş?
Read the root, formation and register information for Yavaş alongside these guides: Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yavaş
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
Common questions about Yavaş
- Q1
What does the surname Yavaş mean?
- Yavaş is mostly used today in the sense “slow, unhurried”; of a person it means “calm, gentle, mild-mannered, hurting no one”. As a surname it most likely carries this second sense, describing an unhurried, gentle character.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Yavaş?
- The root word of Yavaş is yavaş (Turkic): “slow; calm, gentle, mild-mannered”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Yavaş?
- Ya·vaş, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaˈvaʃ/.