Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 91

Akarca

Akarca /akaɾˈdʒa/

“small stream; hot spring”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Akarca?

Akarca

IPA /akaɾˈdʒa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akarca mean?

Akarca means “small stream” and “hot spring”; it derives from the verb akmak, “to flow”, and has nothing to do with the colour prefix Ak-. It is a very common place name in Anatolia, with villages, neighbourhoods and small towns called Akarca from Adana to Kırklareli and from Bursa to Nevşehir.1

Grammar akar (aorist participle of akmak) + -ca.

Akarca is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Akarca made of?

Akarca is a single Turkic root: akarca (akarca: small stream; hot spring).

Akarca root akarca akarca: small stream; hotspring TURKIC akarca “small stream; thermalspring; (medicine)…” Akarca akarca root akarca: small stream; hot spring akarca TURKIC “small stream; thermal spring;(medicine) fistula”
Akarca: parts and root words
  • akarca Turkic — small stream; thermal spring; (medicine) fistula1

How was the name Akarca formed?

Akarca is the word akarca (“akarca: small stream; hot spring”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Akarca?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akarcalı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akarca?

  1. Mehmet Akarca judge 1963–
  2. Adnan Akarca politician 1922–1985
  3. Mehmet Akarca politician 1952–
  4. Muallâ Akarca politician 1918–2008
  5. Turhan Akarca politician 1922–2011
  6. Alper Akarca association football player 1932–1968
  7. Fahire Akarca researcher
  8. Funda Karbek Akarca researcher

People surnamed Akarca as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: akarca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Akarca accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akarca

Q1

What does the surname Akarca mean?

Akarca means “small stream” and “hot spring”; it derives from the verb akmak, “to flow”, and has nothing to do with the colour prefix Ak-. It is a very common place name in Anatolia, with villages, neighbourhoods and small towns called Akarca from Adana to Kırklareli and from Bursa to Nevşehir.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akarca?

The root word of Akarca is akarca (Turkic): “small stream; thermal spring; (medicine) fistula”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akarca?

A·kar·ca, 3 syllables; IPA: /akaɾˈdʒa/.