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Kazakh surnames

Kazakh surnames

The ancient Kazakhs had only a name, and after some time some word was added to it, characterizing it. For example, if Bogenbai was a batyr, then he was called Bogenbai-batyr.

Kazakh surnames began to appear in the second half of the 18th century. Their final formation refers only to the post-October period (after 1917).

The endings of surnames are borrowed from the Russian language-ev, -ov, -in, -eva, -ova, -ina. Surnames are inherited through the paternal line. And the surnames themselves were formed on behalf of the father (Bektai - Bektaev, Zhanbolat - Zhanbolatov).

The most common Kazakh surnames

List of the most common surnames in Kazakhstan according to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2014

Akhmetov

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Ospanov

Aliyev

Suleimenov

Iskakov

Abdrakhmanov

Ibragimov

Kaliev

Sadykov

Ibraev

Smagulov

Abdullaev

Isaev

Sultanov

Ismailov

Nurgaliev

Karimov

Amangeldy

Bolat

Marat

Serikbay

Murat

Kusainov

Kazakh surnames (list)

Abdirov

Abdrakhmanov

Abdrashev

Abdulin

Abilev

Abilov

Abildaev

Abishev

Abutalipov

Aitkhozhin

Alibekov

Aliyev

Alimzhanov

Altynbaev

Amanzholov

Asanbaev

Aubakirov

Ahmadiyev

Akhmetov

Ashimov

Ashirbekov

Ashirov

Babaev

Bazarbaev

Baizhanbaev

Baizhanov

Baimuratov

Baysultanov

Baliyev

Bekzhanov

Bekturov

Burkitbaev

Valikhanov

Gabdullin

Galiakberov

Galiev

Jandosov

Dzhumaliev

Ertaev

Yesimov

Zhubanov

Zhumabaev

Zhumagulov

Zhumadilov

Zhunusov

Ibraev

Idrisov

Iksanov

Imashev

Isabaev
Isabekov

Iskakov

Iskaliev

Kabaev

Kaliev

Kamalov

Karashev

Karibzhanov

Karimov

Kasymov

Kerimov

Ketebaev

Kosanov

Kulibaev

Kunaev

Kurmangaliev

Kurmanov

Kusainov

Kushekov

Maykeev

Mambetov

Mukanov

Mukashev

Musabaev

Musataev

Mustafin

Mukhamedzhanov

Mukhtarov

Myrzakhmetov

Nabiev

Nazarbayev

Nazarov

Narymbaev

Niyazov

Niyazymbetov

Nogaev

Nugmanov

Nurbaev

Nurgaliev

Nurmagambetov

Nurmukhamedov

Nurpeisov

Orazalin

Ospanov

Rakhimov

Rymbaev

Ryskulov

Sagatov

Sadvakasov

Sadykov

Sakiyev

Saparov

Sarsenov

Satpaev

Sattarov

Segizbaev

Seifullin

Serikov

Serkebaev

Smagulov

Smakov

Suleimenov

Sultanov

Tazhibaev

Taimanov

Tashenev

Temirbulatov

Tyuryakulov

Undasynov

Urazaev

Urazov

Uteshev

Khakimov

Shakenov

Shakirov

Sharipov

Shayakhmetov

Yusupov

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The origin of surnames is in close connection with the cultural, historical and religious traditions of the people. Kazakh surnames in this regard are quite peculiar and multivariate. Over a long period, they have undergone multiple changes due to economic and political conditions in society. Their analysis from the point of view of history and linguistics is indispensable for solving issues related to anthroponymy.

Historical digression

The proper names of the Kazakhs were formed over a long period of time. Each specific segment contained one or another feature. There are five stages:

5th-10th centuries
XI-XIV centuries
XVIII-XIX centuries
1917−1986
1986 - present.

At first, the names were formed from the names of animals (bull, horse), elements in the sky, personal signs (toothless, crooked), birthplace (Balkhash, Tashkenbai). The basis for the name was family circumstances, the age of the parents, the long absence of children, the order of appearance, the family craft, the first syllables in the names of the mother and father, famous ancestors and fellow countrymen, plants, birds, animals.

And to this day, the Kazakhs believe in the close connection of people and names. The latter acted as spells, amulets, wishes for beauty, courage, prosperity and success.

The ancient Kazakhs had only a name. Later, this or that nickname was added to it to determine the status. For example, Sanzhar-alyp (hero Sanzhar), Tagay-sokyr (blind Tagay), Bakhyt-aksak (lame Bakhyt), Atyntay-akyn (poet Atyntay). Until the second half of the eighteenth century, there were generic names are common, which included two parts - ate and ru (people and clan): Karabaly Oybas Batyr. Only the offspring of Temuzhdin (Chengizids) and the Arabs were called Tore and Khoja, respectively.

Further development

The end of the eighteenth century can be considered the period when the names of the Kazakhs began to appear. The names of the clans did not have official status and the tsarist government had to change the situation. This was necessary for admission to the civil service, study and the army.

The great-grandfather, grandfather or father's name was taken as a basis. The process was chaotic, but spread during the census.

Surnames in the manner of Russians began to appear after the entry of Central Asia into the Russian Empire. But this affected only the merchants and those who had a relationship with Russia. Major changes occurred after the arrival of the Soviets there. Massive changes fell on the twenties - thirties of the last century. Surnames and patronymics began to be assigned to representatives of all social strata, although in everyday life their use was extremely rare.

The endings -ev, -ov, -in, added to paternal or grandfather personal names, were widely used. It looked like this:

Modern tendencies

The commonality of the formation of the namesake explains the family resemblance in various ethnic groups. Due to the regional coincidence of Muslim-Turkic names, similar Turkmen, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Karakalpak and Kazakh surnames for women and men arose. If Nurgaliev, Rymbaev, Kunaev, Akhmetov are mostly national, then Yusupov, Aliyev, Ashurov, Kamilov, Ismailov are Uighur, Azerbaijani, and Uzbek.

An important role in the coincidence was played by interethnic marriages and borrowings from the past, so there is a discrepancy between the name and nationality. Representatives of many nationalities live on the territory of Kazakhstan. Kazakh surnames for men and women include, in addition to Kazakh and Turkic surnames, Russian, Ukrainian, Korean and German.

List of the most used surnames. Listed in alphabetical, not numerical order:

The tradition of presenting yourself with the name of the family was persecuted in the USSR. But it has been preserved and informally used in confidential communication. As for the patronymic, which is widespread in the official and colloquial speech of the intelligentsia, it can be found in different versions. It uses both Russian -ovna / -evna, -ych / -ich, and Kazakh “kyzy” and “uly” (daughter and son): Zholdasovich, Kaisarovna, Mukagalievna, Rayymbekuly, Nygmetkyzy, etc. Taking into account the gradual return of Kazakh nominal traditions it is possible to turn a patronymic into a surname(for example, Oraz Targyn).

Nowadays, surnames are given in two ways: the paternal or a derivative of the grandfather's (paternal) name is inherited.

For example, the offspring of Azamat Baktiyarovich Zhunusov, whose name is Erbolat, may be called Erbolat Azamatovich Zhunusov or Erbolat Azamatovich Baktiyarov. In the Kazakh version, it will sound like Yerbolat Azamatuly Zhunus (Baktiyar) or Yerbolat Azamatuly. Although the three-term form remains the priority. In addition, there were unsuccessful attempts, forbidden by the executive branch, to add "tags" (genus) and "urpagy" (offspring) instead of -ev/-ov.

Now there are two ways to change the Russified sound. One - the root is left, the ending is cut off. Another is the addition of uly/kyzy. It is strictly forbidden to use abbreviated forms of ancestral names. Rarely there are surnames of Arabic origin with -i at the end. Kazakh surnames of girls are often do not change in marriage. Girls pay tribute to the genus, the name of which is constant, although the majority adheres to generally accepted norms in this matter.

Kazakh repatriates from Mongolia and China also face difficulties with paperwork, as many do not have a patronymic and surname. There are problems with complex forms based on ancient Arabic names. There is no clear definition of the concept of "Kazakh surname", its difference from the name and patronymic. There are disputes about the forms of the female surname, if it changes in marriage, about the universal national-characteristic ending of Kazakh names without taking into account the generic attribute.

In a long Central Asian list, beautiful Kazakh surnames stand apart. They are distinguished by some kind of mystery and attractive power of sound:

Famous Kazakhs

The Kazakh people are rich in talents. There is practically no sphere where the names of representatives of this ethnic group would not sound. Here is an incomplete list:

Famous Kazakhs managed to glorify their people far beyond the borders of the country. Thanks to these people, we have the opportunity to get to know Kazakh surnames better and enjoy their melodic and incomparable sound.

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Kazakh surname(kaz. Kazakh tegi) - the first part of the modern Kazakh name.

The ancient Kazakhs had only a name, and after some time some word was added to it, characterizing it. For example, Bogenbai was a batyr, which means he was called Bogenbai-batyr, Bukhar was a great zhyrau, which means Bukhar-zhyrau, or Baluan-sholak, from the fact that he was a sholak - without a hand, that is, their social status gave them a full name.

1 Generic name (ru/el)
- 1.1 El - people
- 1.2 Ru - genus
2 Tsarist time
3 Soviet times
4 Present time
5 China and Mongolia
6 Frequency
7 See also
8 Notes
9 Literature

Generic name (ru/el)

Generic names were abolished during the Soviet era to combat tribalism and aristocracy, and surnames were introduced instead. At present, generic names have an unofficial circulation and, as a rule, are communicated only to close people.

The generic name consists of RU(genus) and from ate(people). The exception is the descendants of Genghis Khan - Genghisides, called tore(ruler / tore-tor ie: literally the one who is the owner of the tor (tor - place of honor)), and the descendants of the Central Asian Arabs, called Khoja or leather(қzhayyn - the owner, by the way, it passed into the Russian language from the Turkic).

The full name in the Middle Ages sounded like Kara Kypshak Kobylandy Batyr. (Subgenus Genus Name Title)

El - people

Ate(people, read: spruce) - the name of a real-life people who once became part of the Kazakh Khanate, and which was mentioned in the chronicles as a separate people, for example, Kypchaks, Uysuns, Naimans. However, one should not confuse the word El/ru(people) with words halyk(population, people, inhabitants of the country), ult(nation) and Bukhara halyk(common people, common people, Bukhara). The same ate/ru may be part of several Turkic peoples, and some ate/ru are also part of the Mongols, this circumstance is explained by the common origin of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples from the same tribes.

Ru - genus

RU(genus or clan) - the name of the genus included in ate. With a short naming of the generic name RU omitted and called only ate. With full naming RU called the first, for example, Kara Kypshak, Sary Uisin or Shekty Alimuly.

Tsarist time

Due to the fact that family names were not officially considered surnames, back in tsarist times, when Kazakhs were enrolled in educational institutions, they were given surnames, usually derived from the name of their father, grandfather or great-grandfather. So, Chokan, who is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, received the surname not Tore and not Chingiz, but Ualikhanov, after the name of his grandfather Uali Khan. And the patronymic at the same time was assigned to him by his father Chingizovich. Which also coincides with the name of the ancestor - Genghis Khan, which causes certain parallels with the surname Rurikovich - given by the name of the founder of the Rurik dynasty.

When married, the maiden name is usually retained, by analogy with the family name, which never changes.

After the establishment of Soviet power, the mass appropriation of a Russian-style surname began with the ending -ov, -ev, -in to the name of the father or grandfather.

Present time

Now there are two options for assigning a surname to a child. First, the child inherits the surname from the father. The second - the child's surname is formed from the name of the paternal grandfather. For example, the son of Bakhyt Aslanovich Mustafin, named Dosken, may receive the full name Dosken Bakhytovich Mustafin or Dosken Bakhytovich Aslanov, depending on the choice of the parents. In Kazakh it sounds like this: Dosken Bakhytuly Mustafin - Dosken Bakhytuly Aslan (ov).

Dosken Bakhytuly, or Dosken Bakhyt. Many Kazakhs at this time are written in certificates, mostly oralmans, and before joining the Russian Empire, the Kazakhs called each other that way. Also, sometimes in the documents in the column "surname" they write the patronymic as a surname, and the column "patronymic" remains empty.

In addition, there is now a tendency to replace the endings -ov and -ev with “tags” (kaz. tegi), which literally means “from the clan”, but in modern Kazakh terminology it means a surname and therefore the Ministry of Justice banned this practice. There were also unsuccessful attempts to replace -ov, -ev with the word "urpagy" (literally "descendant").

According to the existing rules, those who wish to remove the ending -ov (s) from their surname are offered two options for changing the surname. The first option is to leave the root of the surname, but remove the ov (-ev), and the second is to add the words "kyzy" (daughter), "uly" (son) to the surname. It is also forbidden to take an abbreviated version of the name of the grandfather or father as a surname.

A rare form of the surname is with the Arabic ending -i: Akim Tarazi (Akim from Taraz).

In China and Mongolia

There are other options as well. For example, oralmans from China may not have a surname or patronymic. This causes difficulties in obtaining citizenship of Kazakhstan.

Frequency

List of the most common surnames in Kazakhstan according to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2014. Non-Kazakh surnames are in italics.

Notes

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Literature

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Kazakh surnames
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90 percent of Kazakh names and surnames in documents are written with errors
Kazakhstan proposes to change the spelling of Russian surnames
How to write Kazakh names and surnames in Russian?
Philologists propose to put things in order in the passports of Kazakhstanis
Official proposes to ban Kazakhs from inventing new names
Kazakh surnames will be written according to a single pattern with "uly" and "kyzy"
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan explained why the endings of Kazakh surnames cannot be replaced with -tegi

People's names
Forms of address (personal name patronymic middle name surname pseudonym): origin and use
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Kazakhs
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Kazakh names include names not only of Turkic origin, but also borrowed names, which are used along with native names. According to their type of origin, Kazakh names are divided into several groups.

Turkic names

Turkic names have a close connection with the outside world, so most of the names are related to the way of life of the Turks, nature, but also, of course, to the wishes of the best for their children. So, when naming their children, girls were often given names containing part of the name "gul" - "flower", "zhan" ("dan") - "soul", "dil" - "beautiful", "nur" - light, etc. .d. At the same time, the Kazakhs considered the Moon to be the most beautiful luminary, so there are a lot of female names containing the part of the name “ai”, which means “moon”, “lunar”, “month” (Ainur, Aigul, Aidana, Aisulu, Aiza, Aina, Aigerim and etc.).

Wish-names are widespread among the Kazakhs and other Turkic peoples. Naming a child with a similar name, parents want to mark his fate (Bulat - "powerful", "indestructible", Tamerlane (Timur) - "iron", "unshakable", "strong", Ilgiz - "traveler", Mergen - "skillful hunter" , Ural - "joy, pleasure", Khadia - "gift").

One-component Turkic names most often have a direct translation (Koyash - "sun", Arman - "dream", Chulpan - the planet Venus, Kanat - "wing"). Also, the same name can be worn by both a girl and a boy. Some Turkic names have a temporary meaning, indicate the time of birth or the date (Silker - "born in May", Aytugan - "born at the beginning of the month", Aidolay - "born on the full moon", Kutken - "long-awaited", Zamam - "time , era", Buran - "was born during a snowstorm, snowstorm"). But, like most names in the world, the most ancient names are associated with the outside world - animals and plants (Khulun - "foal", Ortek - "duck", Milyausha - "violet", Nymyrt - "bird cherry"). These names, according to the Kazakhs, should have reflected the distinctive features of these animals - their cunning, speed, courage, intelligence, etc.

The next part of the Turkic names denotes various ornaments, most often these are female names, but there are also male ones (Diamond - "diamond", Yzyrga - "earring", Ainagul - "mirror flower"). Often, two-part male Kazakh names of Turkic origin end in "-bek" ("-bik"), "-bay", "-khan" (Arabic analogue). This part of the name means "lord", "bek", "khan", "ruler" (Bikbulat - "iron bek", Bikbay - "very rich", Alikhan - "great khan").

At present, a large number of names in the Caucasus have been formed from the Turkic language, which have become part of the language of many peoples (Tatar, Uzbek, Ossetian, Kyrgyz, Altai, Khakass and many others). Many names have become the basis of surnames.

Religious borrowings

Also, some of the Kazakh names are borrowed from the religions with which the Kazakhs have historically contacted. These are names from Islam, Christianity, Judaism, which have been slightly changed in pronunciation. Mariam, Mariam - Mary, Isa - Jesus Christ, Musa - Moses, Israel - Israel, Zhusup - Yusuf (Joseph), Zhakup - Yakub (Jacob), Sarah (Zara, Shara) - Sarah, Yahya - John, Ilyas - Elijah, Khaua - Eve, Suleiman - Solomon, Dauyt (Davut) - David, Yskak - Isaac, Zhabrail - Gabriel, Ibrahim (Ibrahim) - Abraham. These are just the most basic names borrowed from the Abrahamic religions.

Arabic borrowings

From the Arabs, the Kazakhs borrowed names related to faith, history, reflecting the moral values and qualities of the individual. This is how the names Zhangali - "brave as Ali", Amanzhol - "the path of salvation", Kamil - "perfect", Mansur - "winner", Omar - "long-liver", Hakim - "wise", Kadyr - "venerable" appeared.

The name of the Muslim prophet - Muhammad - in the Kazakh language has different interpretations - Mahmed, Mukhamed, Mambet, Makhambet, etc. Arabic female names are widespread (Aisha, Alfiya, Dinara, Fatima, Saida, Nabat, Zakiya, Zarina and others).

From many long Arabic names, short names appeared in the Kazakh language - Abish, Kulyash, Saken.

Soviet and Russian borrowing

Names that are of Russian and European origin are also present in the Kazakh language. They basically did not undergo any obvious changes either in spelling or in pronunciation. Examples of such names can be the names of Valentina, Raisa, Svetlana, Marat, Edward, Sergey, Rimma, Arthur, Boris, Maxim, Clara, Albina, Nikolai, Elvira, Indira, Sabina, Tamara, Tamila and others.

In Soviet times, neologisms appeared among Kazakh names, which later either disappeared from the language or changed their meaning. So among the Kazakhs appeared the names of Kim, Kim, May, Damir, October, Oktyabrina, Mira, Dina, Zarema, Karina, Lenura, Lina, Rema, Renata, Ural, Chara, Emil, Berlin, Washington, Marlene, Mels, Council and many other.

The traditional pronunciation and spelling of some female Kazakh names is also possible with the addition of vowels “-a” and “-ya” at the end of the name. So, for example, the name Gulnar, traditionally sounding without a softening vowel, began to be pronounced both as Gulnara, and also with the addition of a softening of the first part of the word - Gulnar, Gulnara. The names Asel and Aigul - Asel and Aigul and also many other names.

The most popular Kazakh names

In 2013, the most popular name given to their girls by parents was Aizere, and the boys' parents were Alikhan. Among other popular names, there were also the names Yersultan, Artem, Amir, Miras, Sanzhar, Nurasyl, Dias, Arsen - male names, and Ayana, Inzhu, Aisha, Kausar, Amina, Aruzhan, Diana, Milana - female names.

For comparison, in 2012, among the most popular male names among the Kazakhs were Yerasyl, Sanzhar and Artem, while the most popular female names were Aizere, Ayaru and Sofia. Also in the top 20 most common names are Islam, Maxim, Damir, Aldiyar, Kirill, Azamat, Alexander, Ilya, as well as some of the names that became popular in 2013. The top twenty female names included Sezim, Nurai, Diana, Victoria, Madina, Inker, Alina, Zhansaya, Anastasia, Araylym, Zhaniya, as well as names that became one of the most popular names in 2013.

List of Kazakh names

History of Kazakh surnames.

In ancient times, the Kazakhs had only a name. Later, a word was added to the name, which somehow characterized the person. For example, Batykhai-batyr (Batykhai-warrior), Chotar-sholak (Chotar-armless). Particular importance was attached to the name of the genus, which consisted of several components. After the merger of the Kazakhs with the Russian Empire, history of Kazakh surnames in the modern sense. Russian officials, as a rule, gave Kazakhs surnames after their father, grandfather or great-grandfather. At the same time, they strictly followed the instructions not to allow any hint of the nobility of the family. Even a direct descendant of Genghis Khan could get the surname Valikhanov, which does not say anything, except for pointing to the name of the father - Valikhan. Before the revolution dictionary of Kazakh surnames was rather scarce, since hereditary names were given only to those Kazakhs who either entered the civil service or went to study at educational institutions. In Soviet times, the process of formation Kazakh surnames became massive, meaning was still associated with the names of ancestors.

Different formation of Kazakh surnames.

If you look at the list of Kazakh surnames in alphabetical order, you can see that they are formed with the help of Russian endings -ov, -ev, -in, Kazakh particles -uly, -kyzy, Persian ending -i. Linguists consider such education to be incorrect, since it does not correspond to the traditional norms of the Kazakh language, makes Kazakh surnames unrecognizable and makes it difficult for them interpretation. In addition, some people began to write their last names in two words - Kuanysh-Baev or Kudai-Bergenov, and someone attributes the area and clan to their surname. In a word, such a variety of options leads to confusion in documents and becomes a cause of dissatisfaction of citizens if their names are distorted.

Features of naming a child.

Now in Kazakhstan there are two options for assigning a surname to a newborn. At the request of the parents, he may be given the surname of his father or a new surname formed from the name of his paternal grandfather. For example, Bakhyt Aslanovich Mustafin had a son, Dosken. He can become both Dosken Bakhytovich Mustafin and Dosken Bakhytovich Aslanov. In the Kazakh version, these names sound like Dosken Bakhytuly Mustafin and Dosken Bakhytuly Aslan. Declination of Kazakh surnames with Russian endings occurs according to the rules of the Russian language. Adherents of national traditions in the Kazakh nominal formula suggest writing all Kazakh surnames only with the addition of -uly and -kyzy, so that the nationality of the bearer of the surname is immediately clear.

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Historical digression

Further development

Modern tendencies

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Generic name (ru/el)

El - people

Ru - genus

Tsarist time

Present time

In China and Mongolia

Frequency

see also

Notes

Literature

List of Kazakh names