Kazakh Submitted Surnames

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

ABDRAKHMANOV Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Abdrakhman".

ABDULAYEV Kazakh, Tajik, Chechen
Means "son of Abdullah".

ABDULIN Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.

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

ABDULLIN Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.

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

ADELZHANOV Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Adelzhan".

AIBEKOV Kazakh
Means "son of Aibek".

AITMUKHAMBETOV Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Aitmukhambet".

AITMUKHAMBETOVA Kazakh
Feminine form of Aitmukhambetov.

AKHATOV Tatar, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Akhat".

AKHMADIEV Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek
Means "son of Akhmad".

AKHMETOV Kazakh, Tatar, Uzbek, Crimean Tatar, Bashkir
Means "son of Akhmat".

ALIBAEV Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir
Means "son of Alibai".

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

ALIKHANOV Russian, Kazakh
Means "son of Alikhan".

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

ALIYEV Azerbaijani, Russian, Kazakh
Derived from the given name Ali. This surname is of Arabic origin and is used throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus.

ALMATYEV Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Almaty, the name of a city in Kazakhstan.

AMANGELDIEV Kazakh
Means "son of Amangeldi".

AMIROV Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Means "son of Amir".

ARUZHANOV Kazakh (Rare)

ASTANA Kazakh
Derived from Astana, the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan. Its name is derived from Persian آستانه (âstâne) meaning "capital".

ASYLMURATOV Kazakh (Rare)

AUBAKIROV Kazakh
Means "son of Aubakir".

AUBAKIROVA Kazakh
Feminine equivalent of Aubakirov.

AYBEKOV Kazakh
Variant transcription of Aibekov.

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

BABAEV Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian
Variant transcription of Babayev.

BAIZHANOV Kazakh
Variant transcription of Bayzhanov.

BAYZHANOV Kazakh
Means “son of Bayzhan”.

BOLATOV Kazakh
Means "son of Bolat".

DAULETOV Kazakh
Means "son of Daulet".

ERJANOV Kazakh (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Erzhanov.

ERZHANOV Kazakh
Means "son of Erzhan".

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

IBRAGIMOVA Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Crimean Tatar, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ibragimov.

IBRAIMOV Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Crimean Tatar
Variant of Ibrahimov.

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

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

ISKAKOV Kazakh
Means “son of Iskak (see Isaac)”.

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

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

KADYROV Chechen, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar, Tatar, Dagestani
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.

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

KASYMOV Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen
Means "son of Qasim".

KHAMZIN Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
From the given name Khamza.

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

KUDAIBERGENOV Kazakh
From a given name meaning "given by God", itself derived from Kazakh құдай (quday) meaning "god, deity" and беруге (beruge) meaning "to give".

KUDAYBERGENOV Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Kudaibergenov.

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

KUSAINOV Kazakh
Means "son of Kusain" (see Husayn).

MAKHMUTOV Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh
Means "son of Makhmut".

MAKSATOV Kazakh
From the given name Maksat.

MALZAGOV Kazakh

MAMUTOV Crimean Tatar, Kazakh
Means "son of Mamut".

MENDYGALIEV Kazakh

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

MUSIN Tatar, Bashkir, Russian, Kazakh
From the given name Musa.

MUSTAFIN Tatar, Bashkir, Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Mustafa.

MUSTAFINA Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
Feminine form of Mustafin.

NAZARBAYEV Kazakh
A bearer is current Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-).

NAZARBAYEVA Kazakh
Feminine form of Nazarbayev.

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

NIYAZOVA Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine counterpart of Niyazov.

NIYAZYMBETOV Kazakh

NIYAZYMBETOVA Kazakh
Feminine form of Niyazymbetov.

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

NURASYLOV Kazakh (Rare)
Means "son of Nurasyl".

NURGALIEV Kazakh
From a given name derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) "light" (see Nur) and Ali (1).

NURSULTANOV Kazakh
Means "son of Nursultan".

NURZHANOV Kazakh
Means "son of Nurzhan".

OMAROV Kazakh, Dagestani, Avar, Dargin, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
Variant transcription of Umarov.

OMAROVA Kazakh, Dagestani, Avar, Dargin, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
Feminine form of Omarov.

OSPAN Kazakh
From the Kazakh given name Ospan, a variant of Uthman.

OSPANOV Kazakh
Means "son of Ospan".

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

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

RASHIDOV Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Rashid".

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

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

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

SAPIYEV Kazakh

SARSENBAEV Kazakh
From the given name Sarsen combined with Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

SARSENOV Kazakh
Means "son of Sarsen".

SATYBALDIEV Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Satybaldy".

SEIDAKHMET Kazakh

SERIK Kazakh

SERIKBAEV Kazakh
Means "son of Serikbay".

SERIKOV Kazakh
Means "son of Serik".

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

SHUMENOV Kazakh

SMAILOV Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Smail".

SULEYMENOV Kazakh
Means "son of Suleymen (see Sulayman)".

SULTANBEKOV Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Means "son of Sultanbek".

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

SYDYKOV Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" or صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious".

SYMGALIEV Kazakh (Rare)

TALGATOV Kazakh
Means "son of Talgat".

TAZHIBAEV Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Tazhibay".

TEMIROV Kazakh
Means "son of Temir".

TOLEGENOV Kazakh
Means "son of Tolegen".

TURSYNBEKOV Kazakh
Means "son of Tursynbek".

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

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

YULDASHEV Uzbek, 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".

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

YUSUPOV Uzbek, 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.

ZHANIBEKOV Kazakh
Means "son of Zhanibek".

ZHAPAROV Kyrgyz, Kazakh

ZHUMABEKOV Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhumabek".

ZHUNUSOV Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zhunus", from a form of the Arabic name Yunus.

ZHUSUPOV Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means “son of Zhusup”.