Turkmen Last Name Generator
Turkmen surnames in -ow and -ýew, Turkmen spelling
Browse 500 Turkmen surnames, one per entry, in Turkmen Latin spelling: Ataýew, Orazow, Gurbanow and Mämmedow, compounds such as Hudaýberdiýew and Gurbannazarow, word names such as Gylyjow and Arslanow, and feminine forms such as Annaýewa.
About Turkmen last names
Nearly every Turkmen surname is a forefather's given name with an ending added, a pattern fixed under Russian and then Soviet administration. The ending is -ow after a consonant and -ýew after a vowel, so Oraz gives Orazow and Ata gives Ataýew. A final consonant often softens on the way: Myrat becomes Myradow, Mämmet becomes Mämmedow and Gylyç becomes Gylyjow. Women carry the same name with a final -a, and a minority of the 500 entries are feminine forms such as Annaýewa and Gurbanowa.
Because a given name sits under every surname, the list reads like a tour of Turkmen naming. Some names mark when a child was born: Annaýew from Anna (Friday), Orazow from the month of fasting, Gurbanow and Baýramow from the feasts. Compounds end in -geldi (came), -durdy (stayed) and -berdi (gave), as in Orazgeldiýew and Hudaýberdiýew, or in -myrat, -guly, -nazar and -mämmet. Others come from Islamic names (Mämmedow, Ylýasow, Seýidow) or from old Turkmen words: Gylyjow from sword, Arslanow from lion, Garaýew from black.
The patronymic in -owiç or -owna that formal documents place beside the given name is a middle name, not a surname, so none appear here. Everything is written in the Turkmen Latin alphabet, with ý, ä, ö, ü, ç, ş and ň.
How to choose Turkmen last names
- Match the ending to the person. A man is Ataýew and a woman Ataýewa, so a brother and sister might be Gurbanow and Gurbanowa.
- Build a family from a forefather's name. If the grandfather was called Durdy, his descendants can be Durdyýew, and a grandfather Hudaýberdi gives Hudaýberdiýew.
- For a formal name add a patronymic from the father's given name, in -owiç for a man and -owna for a woman. Everyday speech uses the given name alone or with the surname.
- Read ý as the y in yes, ş as sh, ç as ch and j as in jam. Çaryýew starts with a ch sound and Gylyjow has the j of jam in the middle.
- Keep one spelling system in a story. Orazow and Orazov are the same surname written two ways, and mixing them inside one family looks like a mistake.
Frequently asked questions
What are common Turkmen last names?
Ataýew, Orazow, Gurbanow, Myradow, Annaýew, Baýramow, Çaryýew, Durdyýew and Hojaýew are everyday surnames in Turkmenistan, and all of them are in the list. The page gives no ranks or counts. Rerolling mixes simple names with compounds such as Amangeldiýew and feminine forms such as Orazowa.
Why do Turkmen surnames end in -ow or -ýew?
The endings follow the Russian -ov and -ev model and were added to a forefather's given name. Turkmen spelling uses -ow after a consonant, as in Saparow, and -ýew after a vowel, as in Weliýew and Çaryýew. Women add -a, which gives Saparowa and Weliýewa.
Why do passports and news reports show Orazov or Atayev?
They are the same surnames in another spelling. Turkmenistan writes -ow and -ýew in its Latin alphabet, while transliteration through Russian gives -ov and -yev and drops letters such as ý, ä and ş. This page keeps to Turkmen spelling and lists each surname once.
Is a name ending in -owiç or -owna a surname?
No. It is a patronymic, a middle name built on the father's given name, with -owiç for a son and -owna for a daughter. A man called Batyr whose father is Oraz is Batyr Orazowiç, followed by his surname. Patronymics are left out of this list.
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All 500 Turkmen last names
A: 69 names
- Abdyllaýew
- Abdyllaýewa
- Abdyrahmanow
- Abdyýew
- Agabaýew
- Agageldiýew
- Agajanow
- Agajanowa
- Agamyradow
- Aganyýazow
- Agaýew
- Agaýewa
- Ahmedow
- Ahmedowa
- Ahunow
- Akgaýew
- Akmämmedow
- Akmämmedowa
- Akmuhammedow
- Akmyradow
- Akmyradowa
- Akyýew
- Akyýewa
- Allaberdiýew
- Allaberdiýewa
- Allaberenow
- Allagulyýew
- Allamyradow
- Allanazarow
- Allanurow
- Allaýarow
- Alymow
- Alyýew
- Alyýewa
A, continued
- Amanberdiýew
- Amandurdyýew
- Amangeldiýew
- Amanmyradow
- Amannazarow
- Amanow
- Amanowa
- Amansähedow
- Annaberdiýew
- Annageldiýew
- Annagulyýew
- Annagurbanow
- Annamämmedow
- Annamyradow
- Annaýew
- Annaýewa
- Arabow
- Arabowa
- Arslanow
- Arslanowa
- Aşyrow
- Aşyrowa
- Ataballyýew
- Atabaýew
- Atageldiýew
- Atajanow
- Atamyradow
- Atanyýazow
- Ataýew
- Ataýewa
- Atdaýew
- Atdaýewa
- Aýdogdyýew
- Aýdogdyýewa
- Aýnazarow
B: 47 names
- Babagulyýew
- Babajanow
- Babajanowa
- Babanazarow
- Babanyýazow
- Babanyýazowa
- Babaýew
- Babaýewa
- Bäşimow
- Bäşimowa
- Batyrow
- Batyrowa
- Baýgeldiýew
- Baýjanow
- Baýlyýew
- Baýlyýewa
- Baýmämmedow
- Baýmyradow
- Baýnazarow
- Baýramberdiýew
- Baýramdurdyýew
- Baýramgeldiýew
- Baýramgulyýew
- Baýramow
- Baýramowa
- Bazarow
- Bazarowa
- Begenjow
- Begenjowa
- Begjanow
- Begliýew
- Begliýewa
- Begmämmedow
- Begmyradow
- Begnazarow
- Bekdurdyýew
- Bekiýew
- Bekiýewa
- Bekmyradow
- Bekmyradowa
- Berdimyradow
- Berdinyýazow
- Berdiýew
- Berdiýewa
- Berkeliýew
- Berkeliýewa
- Böriýew
C: 12 names
- Çarygulyýew
- Çarymyradow
- Çaryýarow
- Çaryýew
- Çaryýewa
- Çerkezow
- Çerkezowa
- Çöliýew
- Çopanow
- Çopanowa
- Çüriýew
- Çüriýewa
D: 20 names
- Daňatarow
- Dawudow
- Daýanjow
- Derýaýew
- Derýaýewa
- Dörtgulyýew
- Döwletgeldiýew
- Döwletmämmedow
- Döwletmyradow
- Döwletnazarow
- Döwletow
- Döwletowa
- Döwletýarow
- Döwranow
- Durdylyýew
- Durdymämmedow
- Durdymyradow
- Durdyýew
- Durdyýewa
- Dursunow
E: 7 names
- Eminow
- Ernazarow
- Esenamanow
- Esenow
- Esenowa
- Ezizow
- Ezizowa
G: 41 names
- Gadamow
- Gadamowa
- Gajarow
- Gandymow
- Gaplaňow
- Gapurow
- Garahanow
- Garajaýew
- Garajaýewa
- Garaýew
- Garaýewa
- Garlyýew
- Garlyýewa
- Garryýew
- Garryýewa
- Garýagdyýew
- Gaýypow
- Gaýypowa
- Gazakow
- Geldiýew
- Geldiýewa
- Gulamow
- Gulmämmedow
- Gulnazarow
- Gulyýew
- Gulyýewa
- Gündogdyýew
- Gündogdyýewa
- Gurbanberdiýew
- Gurbandurdyýew
- Gurbangeldiýew
- Gurbangylyjow
- Gurbanmyradow
- Gurbannazarow
- Gurbanow
- Gurbanowa
- Gurdow
- Gurdowa
- Guwanjow
- Gylyjow
- Gylyjowa
H: 45 names
- Habybow
- Hajyýew
- Hajyýewa
- Hakberdiýew
- Hallyýew
- Hallyýewa
- Halmämmedow
- Halnazarow
- Halylow
- Halylowa
- Hangeldiýew
- Hangeldiýewa
- Hangulyýew
- Hanmämmedow
- Hanmyradow
- Hanow
- Hanowa
- Hasanow
- Hasanowa
- Haýydow
- Haýydowa
- Hekimow
- Hekimowa
- Hemraýew
- Hemraýewa
- Hojaberdiýew
- Hojageldiýew
- Hojagulyýew
- Hojamyradow
- Hojanazarow
- Hojanyýazow
- Hojaýew
- Hojaýewa
- Hommadow
- Hommadowa
- Hudaýberdiýew
- Hudaýberdiýewa
- Hudaýberenow
- Hudaýgulyýew
- Hudaýnazarow
- Hudaýnazarowa
- Hümmedow
- Hüseýinow
- Hydyrow
- Hydyrowa
I: 6 names
- Ilamanow
- Işanberdiýew
- Işangulyýew
- Işangulyýewa
- Isaýew
- Italmazow
J: 14 names
- Jelilow
- Jelilowa
- Jepbarow
- Jepbarowa
- Joraýew
- Joraýewa
- Jumabaýew
- Jumadurdyýew
- Jumageldiýew
- Jumageldiýewa
- Jumagulyýew
- Jumanyýazow
- Jumaýew
- Jumaýewa
K: 16 names
- Kadyrow
- Kadyrowa
- Kakabaýew
- Kakabaýewa
- Kakajanow
- Kakajanowa
- Kakaýew
- Kakaýewa
- Kasymow
- Kasymowa
- Kerimow
- Kerimowa
- Kömekow
- Kömekowa
- Kyýasow
- Kyýasowa
L: 1 name
- Laçynow
M: 36 names
- Magtymgulyýew
- Magtymow
- Mälikow
- Mämişow
- Mämmedow
- Mämmedowa
- Mämmetberdiýew
- Mämmetdurdyýew
- Mämmetgeldiýew
- Mämmetgulyýew
- Mämmetnurow
- Mawyýew
- Meläýew
- Meläýewa
- Meňliýew
- Meňliýewa
- Merdanow
- Meredow
- Meredowa
- Mergenow
- Mergenowa
- Mollaberdiýew
- Molladurdyýew
- Mollaýew
- Mollaýewa
- Muhadow
- Muhadowa
- Muhammedow
- Muhammedowa
- Muhammetgulyýew
- Muhammetnazarow
- Mülkamanow
- Musaýew
- Musaýewa
- Mustapaýew
- Myradow
N: 20 names
- Narlyýew
- Narlyýewa
- Nasyrow
- Nazarow
- Nazarowa
- Nepesow
- Nepesowa
- Nobatow
- Nobatowa
- Nökerow
- Nowruzow
- Nowruzowa
- Nurberdiýew
- Nurgeldiýew
- Nurlyýew
- Nurmämmedow
- Nurmyradow
- Nurýagdyýew
- Nuryýew
- Nuryýewa
O: 22 names
- Ödekow
- Ogşukow
- Omarow
- Öräýew
- Öräýewa
- Orazberdiýew
- Orazgeldiýew
- Orazgulyýew
- Orazmämmedow
- Orazmyradow
- Oraznyýazow
- Orazow
- Orazowa
- Osmanow
- Osmanowa
- Öwezberdiýew
- Öwezdurdyýew
- Öwezgeldiýew
- Öwezow
- Öwezowa
- Owganow
- Öwlüýägulyýew
P: 9 names
- Paltaýew
- Paltaýewa
- Pälwanow
- Permanow
- Permanowa
- Pirgulyýew
- Pirnazarow
- Pürliýew
- Pürliýewa
R: 16 names
- Rahmanberdiýew
- Rahmangulyýew
- Rahmanow
- Rahmanowa
- Rahymberdiýew
- Rahymow
- Rahymowa
- Rejepbaýew
- Rejepbaýewa
- Rejepow
- Rejepowa
- Remezanow
- Resulow
- Rozyýew
- Rozyýewa
- Rüstemow
S: 48 names
- Sabyrow
- Şadurdyýew
- Şadurdyýewa
- Sadykow
- Sadykowa
- Şadyýew
- Şadyýewa
- Sähedow
- Sähedowa
- Şammyýew
- Şamyradow
- Şanazarow
- Sapardurdyýew
- Sapargeldiýew
- Sapargeldiýewa
- Saparlyýew
- Saparmämmedow
- Saparmyradow
- Saparow
- Saparowa
- Saryýew
- Saryýewa
- Satlykow
- Serdarow
- Seýidow
- Seýidowa
- Seýitgulyýew
- Seýitjanow
- Seýitliýew
- Seýitliýewa
- Seýitnazarow
- Şirliýew
- Şirliýewa
- Soltanow
- Soltanowa
- Sopyýew
- Sopyýewa
- Söýünow
- Söýünowa
- Suhangulyýew
- Suhanow
- Suhanowa
- Şükürow
- Şükürowa
- Süleýmanow
- Süleýmanowa
- Şyhyýew
- Şyhyýewa
T: 29 names
- Täçberdiýew
- Täçdurdyýew
- Täçmämmedow
- Täçmuhammedow
- Täçmyradow
- Täçnazarow
- Tagandurdyýew
- Tagandurdyýewa
- Taganow
- Taganowa
- Tagyýew
- Tagyýewa
- Tahyrow
- Täňriberdiýew
- Täşliýew
- Täşliýewa
- Taýlyýew
- Taýlyýewa
- Tekäýew
- Tekäýewa
- Tirkişow
- Tirkişowa
- Töräýew
- Töräýewa
- Toýlyýew
- Toýlyýewa
- Türkmenow
- Tuwakow
- Tuwakowa
U: 3 names
- Ulugberdiýew
- Ussaýew
- Uzakow
W: 5 names
- Wekilow
- Weliýew
- Weliýewa
- Wepaýew
- Wepaýewa