Kazakh Name Generator
Real Kazakh given names, surnames and patronymics
Get 500 Kazakh full names such as Galym Tokhtarov, Aigerim Khasenova and Askar Yerlanuly, put together from real given names, -ov and -ova surnames and the -uly and -kyzy patronymic forms.
About Kazakh names
Kazakh given names draw on Turkic, Persian and Arabic roots, and many are built from parts with plain meanings. Nur is light, Ai is the moon, Gul is a flower, Zhan is soul, Temir is iron and Bolat is steel. The ending -bek comes from an old Turkic title for a chief, which is why it closes so many men's names, from Alibek to Zhanibek. Girls' names such as Aigul and Aruzhan join the same parts.
Fixed surnames arrived with Russian and then Soviet administration. Most were made from the name of a father or grandfather plus -ov, -ev or -in, with -ova, -eva or -ina for women, so a grandson of Akhmet became Akhmetov and his sister Akhmetova. Since independence in 1991 many families have moved to Kazakh forms instead: a patronymic in -uly (son of) or -kyzy (daughter of), or the ancestor's name with no ending at all, such as Sarsenbay. Official documents often carry three parts, in the pattern of Kassym-Zhomart Kemeluly Tokayev.
Kazakh is written in Cyrillic, so every Latin spelling is a transliteration. This list uses the common passport style with Ye-, Zh- and Kh-, as in Yerlan, Zhanar and Bakhyt; you will also meet Erlan, Janar and Baqyt. The 500 names here pair given names with all four kinds of family name.
How to choose Kazakh names
- Match the ending to the person. Men take -ov, -ev, -in or -uly; women take -ova, -eva, -ina or -kyzy. A surname with no ending, like Orazbay or Nurgali, is the same for everyone in the family.
- Let the surname style hint at a generation. A character who grew up in the Soviet period most likely has -ov or -ev on their papers, while -uly forms and bare ancestor names suit people born or renamed after 1991.
- Build families from the father's name. A patronymic comes from the father's given name, so the children of a man called Marat are Maratuly and Maratkyzy, whatever surname the family uses.
- Pick one spelling system and keep it. If one character is Yerlan and Zhanar, do not write the next as Erlan and Janar, or readers will think the difference means something.
- Say the name aloud before you settle on it. Zh sounds like the s in "measure", kh like the ch in "loch", and the stress in Kazakh words usually falls on the last syllable.
Frequently asked questions
What do -uly and -kyzy mean in Kazakh names?
Uly means "son of" and kyzy means "daughter of", and each is added to the father's given name. In this list Askar Yerlanuly is Askar, son of Yerlan, and Gulden Yerlankyzy is Gulden, daughter of Yerlan. The form can sit in the middle as a patronymic, as in Yerlan Kanatuly Zhumanov, or stand in place of a surname, which many people now choose.
Why do so many Kazakh surnames end in -ov or -bayev?
The -ov and -ev endings are Russian, added to an ancestor's given name when fixed surnames were recorded under Russian and Soviet rule. Bai means a wealthy man and closes many older men's names, so surnames made from them end in -bayev, as in Abai Orazbayev and Kuanysh Zhumabayev. Women use the same surname with a final -a, as in Aruzhan Musayeva.
Are these the names of real people?
Every part is a name in real use in Kazakhstan: the given names, the surnames and the fathers' names behind the patronymics. The pairings were put together for this list and not taken from any record of people. With common names, some pairings will match a real person by coincidence, so search a name before you use it in anything public.
How are Kazakh names spelled in English?
There is no single standard, because the names are transliterated from Cyrillic. Passports and most news writing follow a Russian-based style with Ye-, Zh- and Kh-, which is what this list uses. Kazakhstan's newer Latin alphabet writes some sounds differently, so Kairat can also appear as Qairat and Kazakhstan as Qazaqstan.
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All 500 Kazakh names
A: 102 names
- Abai Amrin
- Abai Orazbayev
- Abylai Islamuly Kudaibergenov
- Abylai Satpayev
- Abzal Doskaliyev
- Abzal Rakhatuly Bekmagambetov
- Adil Kasenov
- Adil Kazbekuly
- Adilbek Samatuly Baimagambetov
- Adilbek Saparbayev
- Adilet Beisenov
- Adilet Berikuly
- Aibek Zhakupov
- Aida Zhumatayeva
- Aidar Issatayev
- Aidar Karimov
- Aidos Ryskulov
- Aidyn Mukashev
- Aidyn Zhusupbekov
- Aigerim Khasenova
- Aigul Shaimerdenova
- Aiman Bekmukhambetova
- Aiman Imangaliyeva
- Ainagul Kozhakhmetova
- Ainagul Niyazova
- Ainur Dosmukhambetova
- Ainur Zhumadilova
- Aisha Iskakova
- Aiym Isabekova
- Aizhan Tleubergenova
- Akbota Ibraimova
- Akbota Nurtazina
- Akerke Dosanova
- Akerke Tokhtarova
A, continued
- Akhmet Tursynov
- Akmaral Akhmediyarova
- Akmaral Samatkyzy Orazova
- Akmaral Zhienbay
- Aknur Kaliyeva
- Aknur Mamina
- Aldiyar Kazhegeldin
- Aldiyar Myrzakhmetov
- Alibek Sadibekov
- Alikhan Isabekov
- Alinur Adilbekov
- Alinur Mamin
- Alisher Alimzhanov
- Alisher Karibzhanov
- Aliya Amanzholova
- Aliya Karabalina
- Alma Zhaksylykkyzy
- Alma Zhumagulova
- Almagul Muratova
- Almas Aimagambetov
- Almas Muratuly
- Almat Mukhtaruly
- Almat Zhaksybekov
- Altynai Tulegenova
- Amangeldy Timuruly
- Amangeldy Zhakypov
- Amanzhol Alibekuly
- Amanzhol Zhandosov
- Amina Tursynova
- Amir Kairatuly
- Amir Sarybayev
- Anar Yerbolatkyzy
- Anar Yesenova
- Ansar Kozhabekov
A, continued
- Ansar Yergali
- Anuar Sarsenbayev
- Anuar Zhumabay
- Arailym Myrzagaliyeva
- Arman Amanzholuly Moldagaliyev
- Arman Daurenbekov
- Arsen Aitmukhambetov
- Arsen Rakhatuly
- Aruzhan Musayeva
- Arystan Kadyrbayev
- Asem Didarkyzy Shakirova
- Asem Mambetova
- Askar Yerlanuly
- Askar Zhusupov
- Askhat Bekenov
- Askhat Nurlanuly Rustemov
- Aslan Amanbayev
- Aslan Tleubergen
- Assel Armankyzy
- Assel Madikyzy Nurgaliyeva
- Asset Serikuly
- Asset Sharipov
- Ayala Orazkyzy
- Ayan Abenov
- Ayan Satybaldy
- Ayana Bekenova
- Ayana Dauletkyzy
- Ayaulym Baizhanova
- Ayaulym Galiyeva
- Ayaulym Sultankyzy Zhapparova
- Azamat Samatuly
- Azamat Sarbasov
- Azat Kulmagambetov
- Azat Tazhin
B: 47 names
- Bagdat Askaruly
- Bagdat Toktarov
- Bagila Imasheva
- Bagila Karibzhanova
- Baglan Shaikenov
- Bakhyt Kazbekov
- Bakhyt Kenesuly Shaikenov
- Bakhytgul Galymkyzy
- Bakhytgul Imangali
- Bakhytzhan Isayev
- Balzhan Abenova
- Banu Musina
- Banu Uspanova
- Batima Adilkyzy
- Batima Akhmediyeva
- Batyr Sabituly
- Batyr Tashenov
- Batyrkhan Kazhegeldin
- Batyrkhan Mukanov
- Bauyrzhan Medeuov
- Bayan Daurenkyzy Zhakiyanova
- Bayan Zholdasbekova
- Beibit Abdrakhman
B, continued
- Beibit Aitzhanov
- Beibit Myrzakhmet
- Bekarys Kuandykov
- Bekarys Nigmatulin
- Bekbolat Kassymuly Abdrakhimov
- Bekbolat Sadvakasov
- Beksultan Tazhenov
- Beksultan Zhanibekuly
- Bekzat Almasuly
- Bekzat Amanzholov
- Berdibek Omaruly
- Berdibek Satybaldiyev
- Berik Kassymuly
- Berik Yermekov
- Bibigul Darkhankyzy Aubakirova
- Bibigul Seifullina
- Bibinur Baglankyzy
- Bibinur Beisenova
- Birzhan Akhmediyarov
- Bolat Ilyasov
- Bolat Mamin
- Botagoz Ilyaskyzy
- Botagoz Sayatkyzy Akhmediyeva
- Botagoz Tursunova
D: 33 names
- Dameli Kozhakhmet
- Dameli Seifullina
- Dameli Yermekova
- Damira Mukhanova
- Damira Nigmatulina
- Dana Medetkyzy
- Daniyar Zholdasbekov
- Dariga Aubakirova
- Darina Shayakhmetova
- Darkhan Imashev
- Darkhan Islamuly
- Daryn Moldagaliyev
- Dastan Armanuly
- Dastan Zhumabekov
- Daulet Abaiuly
- Daulet Kurmanov
- Dauren Bekov
- Dauren Rustemuly
- Diana Mukhtarkyzy
- Diana Sakenova
- Dias Kulbayev
- Didar Kurmangaliyev
- Didar Moldagali
- Dilnaz Satayeva
- Dilyara Asanova
- Dilyara Rakhimova
- Dina Amangeldykyzy Temirkhanova
- Dina Keneskyzy
- Dina Zhunisbekova
- Dinara Omarkyzy
- Dinara Turarova
- Dinmukhamed Sansyzbayev
- Duman Shakenov
E: 3 names
- Elmira Sagyndykova
- Elmira Yesenberlina
- Enlik Beibitkyzy
F: 2 names
- Farida Idrissova
- Farida Zhumagali
G: 25 names
- Galym Sansyzbay
- Galym Tokhtarov
- Galymzhan Musayev
- Gaukhar Tolegenkyzy
- Gulbanu Boranbay
- Gulbanu Kassymkyzy
- Gulbanu Yerzhanova
- Guldana Bekzhanova
- Guldana Yerbolatkyzy Dosmukhambetova
- Gulden Sarsenova
- Gulden Yerlankyzy
- Gulim Daniyarkyzy
- Gulim Zhunusova
- Gulmira Askarova
- Gulmira Yesimova
- Gulnar Bakhytkyzy
- Gulnar Bolatkyzy Uteshova
- Gulnar Zhakupova
- Gulnara Aidarkhanova
- Gulnara Sagyndyk
- Gulnaz Sydykova
- Gulnaz Zhakypova
- Gulshat Azamatkyzy
- Gulshat Sadvakasova
- Gulzhan Kozhamkulova
I: 8 names
- Ilyas Nurgali
- Ilyas Sultanov
- Indira Abdykalykova
- Indira Shakenova
- Inkar Ismagulova
- Inkar Yesenberlina
- Islam Kurmangali
- Islam Userbayev
K: 38 names
- Kairat Bekturganov
- Kaisar Abykayev
- Kaisar Musin
- Kalamkas Islamkyzy
- Kalamkas Nurgaliyeva
- Kamila Abaikyzy Ilyasova
- Kamila Utepova
- Kamshat Nurpeisova
- Kamshat Zhubanova
- Kanat Myrzabekov
- Karakat Kairatkyzy Niyazova
- Karina Kabylova
- Karlygash Ospanova
- Karlygash Sayatkyzy
- Kassym Yedilbayev
- Kaussar Nurtazina
- Kaussar Smagulova
- Kazbek Azamatuly
- Kazbek Kelimbetov
- Kenes Madiuly Kozhakhmetov
- Kenes Yeleusinov
- Kenzhebek Alpysbayev
- Khadisha Dauletkyzy Abisheva
- Khadisha Isayeva
- Khadisha Sharipova
- Kuandyk Askarov
- Kuandyk Sarsenbay
- Kuanysh Madiuly
- Kuanysh Zhumabayev
- Kuat Bekzhanov
- Kuat Orazuly
- Kulpash Khamitova
- Kulyash Kulmagambetova
- Kulyash Otarbay
- Kulyash Shaikenova
- Kunsulu Kazbekkyzy
- Kunsulu Zhusupova
- Kuralai Maratkyzy
L: 5 names
- Laura Nauryzbay
- Laura Smailova
- Lyazzat Amanzholkyzy
- Lyazzat Myrzakhmetova
- Lyazzat Tazhibay
M: 46 names
- Madi Akhmetuly Satayev
- Madi Sultanbekov
- Madina Sakenkyzy
- Magzhan Kozhamkulov
- Makpal Bekbosynova
- Makpal Musina
- Makpal Olzhaskyzy Sakenova
- Maksat Uspanov
- Malika Bolatkyzy
- Malika Orazbay
- Mansur Kenesuly
- Mansur Tuleubayev
- Maral Maratkyzy Koshanova
- Maral Ruslankyzy
- Maral Turlykhanova
- Marat Beisembayev
- Marat Kazhegeldin
- Mariyam Bekturganova
- Mariyam Maksatkyzy Satybaldiyeva
- Mariyam Mukhtarkyzy Mukhanova
- Marlen Abdrakhmanov
- Marlen Olzhasuly
- Medet Begaliyev
M, continued
- Medet Sakenuly
- Medina Baimagambetova
- Medina Daurenkyzy
- Medina Ruslankyzy Suleimenova
- Meiram Daniyaruly
- Meiram Moldabekov
- Meirambek Galymuly
- Meirambek Zhumakhanov
- Meiramgul Akhmetova
- Meiramgul Baglankyzy Kusainova
- Merei Orazbay
- Merei Seidakhmetova
- Meruert Iskaliyeva
- Meruert Sadykova
- Mira Amrina
- Mira Satybaldiyeva
- Miras Bakhytuly Tokhtarov
- Miras Zhumanov
- Moldir Ilyaskyzy Sarbasova
- Mukhtar Rakhmanov
- Mukhtar Zhenisuly Bolatov
- Murat Ismagulov
- Murat Nigmatulin
N: 19 names
- Nargiz Zhumabekova
- Nariman Galymuly Kulmagambetov
- Nariman Kusherbayev
- Nazerke Doskaliyeva
- Nazerke Kanatkyzy
- Nazgul Zhandosova
- Nazym Darkhankyzy
- Nazym Syzdykova
- Nurali Dauletuly
- Nurali Zhumagulov
- Nurbek Amangeldyuly
- Nurbek Bekbolatov
- Nurbol Kuanyshuly
- Nurbol Rustemov
- Nurgul Ryskulova
- Nurlan Shaimerdenov
- Nursultan Bekmagambetov
- Nursultan Sabituly
- Nurzhan Otarbayev
O: 3 names
- Olzhas Shukenov
- Oraz Baglanuly
- Oraz Turlybekov
P: 2 names
- Perizat Abdrakhman
- Perizat Aliyeva
R: 20 names
- Rabiga Askarkyzy Kurmanova
- Rabiga Serikova
- Raikhan Bazarbay
- Raikhan Bolatova
- Raikhan Rustemova
- Rakhat Ualiyev
- Rakhat Zhaksylykuly Khasenov
- Ramazan Smailov
- Ramazan Urazbayev
- Raushan Abdildina
- Raushan Abilova
- Rinat Ibrayev
- Rinat Ismailov
- Roza Kapparova
- Roza Maratkyzy Isayeva
- Roza Zhanibekkyzy
- Ruslan Asanov
- Ruslan Bakhytuly
- Rustem Baimagambetov
- Rustem Berikuly
S: 47 names
- Sabina Rustemkyzy
- Sabira Akhmetkyzy
- Sabira Ismailova
- Sabit Tolegenuly
- Sabit Zhakenov
- Saken Akhmetuly
- Saken Dosanov
- Salima Baimukhanova
- Salima Nurlankyzy
- Saltanat Nurtazina
- Saltanat Oralova
- Samal Askarkyzy
- Samal Makhambetova
- Samal Yerlankyzy Ibraimova
- Samat Bolatuly
- Samat Imangaliyev
- Sanat Madiyev
- Sanat Maratuly
- Sandugash Batyrbekova
- Sandugash Zheniskyzy
- Sanzhar Iskaliyev
- Sanzhar Kazbekuly Bekturganov
- Sara Didarkyzy
S, continued
- Sara Zhakiyanova
- Saule Moldasheva
- Sayat Rakhmetov
- Sayat Zhenisuly
- Serik Daniyaruly Zhakypov
- Serik Meirmanov
- Serikbol Dauletov
- Serikbol Sultanuly
- Shokan Armanuly Nurmagambetov
- Shokan Rakhimov
- Sholpan Akhanova
- Sholpan Sarsenbay
- Sholpan Tazhenova
- Shugyla Dauletova
- Shugyla Sultankyzy
- Shynar Ualiyeva
- Shynar Umbetova
- Shyngys Zhienbayev
- Sultan Idrissov
- Sultan Musabayev
- Sungat Amanbay
- Sungat Temirkhanov
- Symbat Amrina
- Symbat Duisenova
T: 26 names
- Tair Amanzholuly
- Tair Nysanbayev
- Talgat Aitbayev
- Talgat Medetuly
- Tamerlan Darkhanuly
- Tamerlan Muratov
- Tamerlan Sansyzbay
- Tansholpan Kassymova
- Tansholpan Kuanyshkyzy Kadyrova
- Tansholpan Zhomartkyzy
- Temirlan Talgatuly
- Temirlan Temirbayev
- Timur Sabitov
- Togzhan Koshanova
- Togzhan Tokayeva
- Tokhtar Bekmukhambet
- Tokhtar Myrzagaliyev
- Tokhtar Nurlanuly
- Tolegen Kadyrbay
- Tolegen Utemuratov
- Tolkyn Sagintayeva
- Tomiris Abdrakhmanova
- Tomiris Darkhankyzy Yesimova
- Tomiris Meirmanova
- Turar Galiyev
- Turar Shayakhmet
U: 9 names
- Ulan Akhmediyev
- Ulan Talgatuly Tazhenov
- Ulbolsyn Aimagambetova
- Ulbolsyn Ashimova
- Ulbolsyn Temirbay
- Ulpan Ruslankyzy
- Ulzhalgas Baimukhamedova
- Ulzhalgas Omarova
- Ulzhan Nazarbayeva
Y: 12 names
- Yedige Mamytbekov
- Yedige Tazhin
- Yeldos Baibekov
- Yeldos Khasenov
- Yerbol Ashimov
- Yerkebulan Sagyndykov
- Yerkin Kenzhebekov
- Yerlan Abilov
- Yerlan Kanatuly Zhumanov
- Yermek Beibituly
- Yermek Zhumadilov
- Yerzhan Kadyrov
Z: 53 names
- Zarina Amangeldykyzy
- Zarina Kasenova
- Zauresh Kulzhanova
- Zauresh Orazkyzy Zhumadilova
- Zere Beibitkyzy Ismailova
- Zere Nurmagambetova
- Zhadyra Uteshova
- Zhadyra Yesenberlina
- Zhaksylyk Kairatuly Umbetov
- Zhaksylyk Mukhamedzhanov
- Zhalgas Bektemirov
- Zhalgas Kuatuly
- Zhamilya Temirkhanova
- Zhamilya Utemuratova
- Zhanar Serikkyzy
- Zhanargul Abdildina
- Zhanargul Tasmagambetova
- Zhanat Tulebayev
- Zhandos Seifullin
- Zhandos Syzdykov
- Zhanel Begaliyeva
- Zhanel Ilyasova
- Zhanerke Timurkyzy
- Zhanerke Zhapparova
- Zhangir Daurenuly
- Zhangir Koshanov