Talas (name)

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Talas is a surname and a masculine given name in Turkey. It is used as a surname in Finland and was cited as one of the most common surnames of Finnish nationals by the Population Register Centre in 2023.{{cite web|title=Surname Info: Top Finnish surnames

|url=https://www.tuomas.salste.net/suku/nimi/index-top-en.html|website=tuomas.salste.net|access-date=4 May 2024}} In Turkish it has various meanings, including dust raised by the wind, storm, hurricane and corner.{{cite web|title=Talas |url=https://kelimeler.gen.tr/talas-nedir-ne-demek-292500|website=kelimeler.gen.tr|access-date=4 May 2024|language=tr}}

Notable people with the name include:

• Cahit Talas (1917–2006), Turkish academic
• Onni Talas (1877–1958), Finnish lawyer and politician
• Zsuzsanna Király-Tálas (born 1993), Hungarian volleyball player

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