Şaş Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şaş Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Turkish word şaşı, which means 'squint'. It was an attribute to those people who probably had strabismus (congenital), a missalignment of the eyes towards each other. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'children of the one who squints'.

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Şaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4341:54,2695,318
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Sas (36,226), Šaš (118), Sás (247), Säs (22), Šáš (4) & Sàs (1) are calculated separately.

Şaş Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Turkish word şaşı, which means 'squint'. It was an attribute to those people who probably had strabismus (congenital), a missalignment of the eyes towards each other. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'children of the one who squints'.

- merttron

This surname is given to people or their forefathers, which were cross-eyed on at least one eye.

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Şaş Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Şaş Come From? nationality or country of origin

Şaş occurs most in Turkey. It may appear as a variant: Sas, Šaš, Sás, Säs, Šáš or Sàs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şaş? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 271,355th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Şaş live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Şaş is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,434 people, or 1 in 54,269. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Adana Province, where 15 percent live and Trabzon Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şaşi861,898/
Sas7836,226/
Šaš78118/
Sás67247/
Säs6722/
Şoş678/
Šáš674/
Sàs671/
Şiş671/

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