How names and surnames are written now

First things first: the spelling in your passport does not have to change. Documents already issued stay valid — we have a separate page on that. The table below is for correspondence, notices and new documents: the places where you write a name from scratch.

Given names

Old Latin	New Latin	Cyrillic
Shohruh	Şohruh	Шоҳруҳ
Shahzod	Şahzod	Шаҳзод
Shahnoza	Şahnoza	Шаҳноза
Shavkat	Şavkat	Шавкат
Shukur	Şukur	Шукур
Shoira	Şoira	Шоира
Shirin	Şirin	Ширин
Gulchehra	Gulçehra	Гулчеҳра
Dilshod	Dilşod	Дилшод
Ulugʻbek	Uluğbek	Улуғбек
Gʻayrat	Ğayrat	Ғайрат
Choʻlpon	Çölpon	Чўлпон
Oʻktam	Öktam	Ўктам
Oʻtkir	Ötkir	Ўткир
Charos	Çaros	Чарос
Mashrab	Maşrab	Машраб

Surnames

Old Latin	New Latin	Cyrillic
Ochilov	Oçilov	Очилов
Eshmatov	Eşmatov	Эшматов
Toshmatov	Toşmatov	Тошматов
Rashidov	Raşidov	Рашидов
Ergashev	Ergaşev	Эргашев
Sharipov	Şaripov	Шарипов
Qoʻchqorov	Qöçqorov	Қўчқоров
Xoʻjayev	Xöjayev	Хўжаев
Yoʻldoshev	Yöldoşev	Йўлдошев
Choriyev	Çoriyev	Чориев
Gʻofurov	Ğofurov	Ғофуров
Ishmuhamedov	Işmuhamedov	Ишмуҳамедов

Many names do not change at all

Nilufar, Oybek, Tursunov, Alimov carry none of the four affected signs, so they look identical in two of the three scripts.

The rule is simple: if your name contains oʻ, gʻ, sh or ch, its spelling changes. If it does not, it does not.

Check your own name

Put it into the converter: the answer appears at once and the text never leaves your device. You can type the surname and patronymic along with it.

About documents, once more

Passport, birth certificate, diploma, bank card — none of them has to be replaced in a hurry. Documents already issued are valid, and the new letters reach them the ordinary way, when one expires.

The Latin spelling in an international passport is a separate matter: it follows international rules, and the alphabet reform does not touch it automatically. We will update this page when there is an official clarification.