Behind the Name: Uzbek Submitted Surnames

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

ABAEVOssetian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Turkmen
Possibly derived from Proto-Turkic *bāj meaning “rich, noble”.

ABBASOVAzerbaijani, Uzbek, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Abbas".

ABDULATIPOVDagestani, Avar, Uzbek
From the given name Abdulatip, itself derived from the Arabic name Abd al-Latif. A notable bearer is Ramzan Abdulatipov (1946-), the current Head of the Republic of Dagestan in Russia.

ABDULINUzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.

ABDULLAEVUzbek, Dargin, Lezgin, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Abdullah".

ABDULLAYEVUzbek, Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Abdullaev.

ABDULLINTatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.

ABDULOVRussian, Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh
Means "son of Abdul".

ABDURAKHMANOVUzbek, Chechen, Avar, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Abdurakhman".

ABDURASHIDOVUzbek, Chechen, Tajik
Means "son of Abd al-Rashid".

AKBAROVUzbek, Azerbaijani, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Akbar".

AKHATOVTatar, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Akhat".

AKHMADIEVBashkir, Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "son of Akhmad".

AKHMETOVKazakh, Tatar, Uzbek, Crimean Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Akhmat".

ALIEVChechen, Avar, Lak, Kumyk, Lezgin, Dargin, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkmen, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Ali (1)".

ALIMOVUzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar, Turkmen
Means "son of Alim".

AMIROVBashkir, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "son of Amir".

ATOEVUzbek

AZAMATOVUzbek
Means "son of Azamat".

AZIZOVUzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Dargin, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Aziz".

BABAEVUzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian
Variant transcription of Babayev.

BABAYEVAzerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek
Derived from Tatar бабай (babay) meaning "old man, grandfather".

BOQIEVTajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)

BURKHANOVUzbek, Russian, Tajik
Means "son of Burhan".

CHERYAZOVAUzbek, Russian

CHORIEVTajik, Uzbek
Masculine form of Chorieva.

CHORIEVATajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Choriev.

ERGASHEVUzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Ergash".

HAMIDOVUzbek, Azerbaijani, Tajik
Means "son of Hamid".

HAYDAROVUzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Haydar".

IBRAGIMOVUzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ibragim".

IBRAIMOVKyrgyz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Crimean Tatar
Variant of Ibrahimov.

IDRISOVChechen, Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Idris (1)".

ISAEVChechen, Lezgin, Dargin, Avar, Uzbek, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen
Means "son of Isa (1)".

ISLAMBEKOVUzbek
Means "son of Islambek".

ISLAMOVUzbek, Chechen, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Islam".

ISMAILOVUzbek, Chechen, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Ismail".

JALILOVUzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jalil".

JOʻRAYEVUzbek
Uzbek variant of Juraev.

JUMANIYOZOVUzbek
Means "son of Jumaniyoz" in Uzbek.

JURAEVUzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Jo'ra".

KADYROVChechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar
Means “son of Kadyr”. Notable bearers include father and son Ramzan (1951-2004) and Akhmad (1976-) Kadyrov, former President and current President of the Chechen Republic, respectively.

KARIMOVUzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir, Crimean Tatar, Turkmen
Means "son of Karim".

KASYMOVUzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen
Means "son of Qasim".

KHASANOVChechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Khasan" in Chechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, and Bashkir.

KURBANOVUzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Lak, Dargin, Kumyk, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Kurban".

KURBONOVTajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Kurbanov.

MAJIDOVDagestani, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Majid".

MAMUROVUzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Mamur".

MURODOVTajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Murad".

MUSAEVUzbek, Chechen, Ingush, Dagestani, Dargin, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Musa".

MUSTAFINTatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Mustafa.

MUSTAFINATatar, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
Feminine form of Mustafin.

NIYAZOVUzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".

NIYOZOVTajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Niyazov.

NURALIEVTajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination, brightness" combined with the name Ali (1).

QURBONOVUzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Kurbonov.

RAKHIMOVBashkir, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Rakhim".

RAMAZANOVAzerbaijani, Lezgin, Lak, Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Ramazan".

RAMAZONOVUzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik variant of Ramazanov.

RASULOVUzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Dargin, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Rasul".

RAVSHANOVUzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ravshan".

SADYKOVTatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen
Either derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" or صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious".

SAIDOVTajik, Uzbek, Chechen, Avar, Lezgin, Lak, Turkmen
Means "son of Sa'id".

SAIPOVUzbek, Kyrgyz
From a given name derived from Arabic صائب (sayib) meaning "just, true, right".

SALAMOVAzerbaijani, Uzbek, Chechen
Derived from Arabic سَلَام (salām) meaning "peace, greeting".

SALIMOVUzbek, Tajik, Bashkir, Tatar, Lezgin, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "son of Salim".

SAMANDAROVUzbek
From the given name Samandar.

SHARIPOVTajik, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Sharip".

SHERALIEVUzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Sherali", from a combination of the names Sher and Ali (1).

SOBIROVUzbek
Means "son of Sobir".

SULAYMANOVKyrgyz, Uzbek
Means "son of Sulayman".

SULTANBEKOVKazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Means "son of Sultanbek".

SULTANOVUzbek, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Sultan".

SULTONOVUzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik variant of Sultanov.

UMAROVChechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Means "son of Umar".

USMANOVUzbek, Chechen, Tatar, Bashkir, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Usman".

YOʻLDOSHEVUzbek
Uzbek variant transcription of Yuldashev, derived from Uzbek yoʻldosh meaning "acolyte, companion, fellow traveler".

YOLDOSHOVUzbek
Variant of Yoldoshev.

YULDASHEVUzbek, Bashkir, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Kazakh
Means "son of the traveller" or "son of the companion" from Turkish yoldaş "traveller, acolyte, companion", itself derived from Turkic yol meaning "road, path, way" combined with -daş, a suffix denoting "fellow, sharer".

YULDOSHEVUzbek, Tajik
Variant transcription of Yuldashev.

YUNUSOVUzbek, Bashkir, Tatar, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar, Turkmen
Means "son of Yunus".

YUSUFOVTajik, Uzbek, Dagestani
Means "son of Yusuf".

YUSUPOVUzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, Jewish
Means "son of Yusup", also used by Central Asian Jews. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility of Crimean Tatar ancestry.

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