Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,641

Yaz

/jaz/

“summer”1

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

How do you pronounce Yaz?

Yaz

IPA /jaz/

What does the surname Yaz mean?

Yaz is ‘summer’, the warm season between spring and autumn. In older Turkish it could also mean ‘spring’, a sense still heard in some dialects. The surname is the season name.1

Yaz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yaz made of?

Yaz is a single Turkic root: yaz (summer).

Yaz root yaz summer TURKIC yaz “summer” Yaz yaz root summer yaz TURKIC “summer”
Yaz: parts and root words
  • yaz Turkic — summer1

How was the name Yaz formed?

Yaz is the word yaz (“summer”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Yaz?

  1. Levent Yaz basketball player 1973–

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

Is Yaz also a first name?

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

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

How is Yaz written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Yaz abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yaz accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yaz 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Yaz

Q1

What does the surname Yaz mean?

Yaz is ‘summer’, the warm season between spring and autumn. In older Turkish it could also mean ‘spring’, a sense still heard in some dialects. The surname is the season name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yaz?

The root word of Yaz is yaz (Turkic): “summer”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yaz?

Yaz, 1 syllable; IPA: /jaz/.