Asian Republics

Although some of these were independent countries in their own right before Tsarist or Soviet annexation, their cultures were soon submerged by that of Russia. Until the break-up of the Soviet Union in the 1980s and 90s, these component states were presented to the Western world as a united whole. Their sportsmen competed under the banner of the USSR and ethnic Russians lived in even the most distant Asian Republics. This had the effect of spreading Russian names, language and traditions throughout the Soviet Union and even after independence has been gained by many of its former Republics, the names of their people, especially first names, are similar to those of Russia.

Kazakhstan

Capital : Alma Ata

Male

CamranDaniarHojaniasNazer Taras

Female

Viktorija

Surnames

AkhmetbekovArsamazovAshiminBodritskaja BoyevChelyakov
ChikarevDoulovaFedorchenkoFomenko GlovatskyJourchenko
KamentzevKazaninaKhrapatyKriazhev MozharNazarbayev
NegodyayevOreshkovParyginPotapovitch ShafranovShefer
SkliarenkoSmirnovTeteriukTorshina YegorovZavylov

Tajikhistan/Tajikistan

Capital : Dushanbe

Male

AbdulloImomaliSayed

Surnames

NuriRahmanovSkolova

Uzbekistan

Capital : Tashkent

Male

AbdumannobAbdurahimAlishaerAlisher BaburBahauddin
BilFakriddinFurkatHamid HamzaIbi
IslamMammaduliNarimanOsman RamilSalim
Teginbek?Ulugh?YaminYusuf

Female

FatmaLusaMahmudaMiram NilaNurhan
SalievaSharaTursanay

Surnames

al Ghudjadwanial Hamadanial Naqshband AlimjanArlovAtayev
DijakameliDilbarDjurayevGaniyev HakimzadeHalilov
IbadinovKarimovKuchmuradovMahmudov NawaiiNiyazi
OgorodovPulatovRahimovRashidov SalihShakirov
ShamShokirovTsevetkovskyVeretelnikov

Kirghizstan (Kirghizia)

Capital : Bishkek (Frunze)

Male

AmirChingizEsenIzzatKylych Raisl
TalaibekYajub

Female

GulsanaNazira

Surnames

Some Kirghiz/Kyrgyz surnames are actually patronymics and are preceded by 'uulu' or 'oghlu' meaning 'son of'. Others use the Russian -ov ending.

AitmatovAkayevBegGasanov KaveshnikovOrozova
RaimberdievTuresbekovaYernazarov

Moldavia

Capital : Kishinev

This independent state is bordered by the region of Moldova which has remained part of the country of Romania.

Male

Vadim

Surnames

JuravschiReneischiValeeva Zadoinov

Turkmenistan

Male

Mustafa

Surnames

Chokayev

Niyazov

Tartars

Surnames

Akchurin

Akcura GasprinskyMarat

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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated February, 98. Copies may be made for personal use only.