Karakalpak Surnames

Abstract

The article states about the origin, formation and development of Karakalpak surnames. Karakalpak surnames are formed according to the type of Russian affixes for males -ov // -ev, for females -ova // -eva. It can be pointed out that the hereditary naming of -ov // -ev, -ova // -eva was universally perceived by the Karakalpaks as a convenient category of anthroponymy.