Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 92

Akarcalı

Akarcalı /akaɾdʒaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Akarcali

“from Akarca (‘little stream’)”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Place name
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Akarcalı?

Akarcalı

IPA /akaɾdʒaˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akarcalı mean?

From Akarca, a place called “little stream”. Akarca, from akmak “to flow”, also means a hot spring and is the name of villages in many provinces, among them Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Ankara and Bursa; -lı marks origin.1,2

What is Akarcalı made of?

Akarcalı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Akarca (akarca: small stream; name of many villages) + -lı (suffix of origin).

Akarcalı ++ root Akarca akarca: small stream;name of many villages TURKIC akarca “small stream; hot spring” suffix -lı suffix of origin TURKIC akmak “to flow” Akarcalı Akarca root akarca: small stream; name of manyvillages akarca TURKIC “small stream; hot spring” -lı suffix suffix of origin akmak TURKIC “to flow”
Akarcalı: parts and root words
  • akarca Turkic — small stream; hot spring1
  • akmak Turkic — to flow2

How was the name Akarcalı formed?

Akarcalı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix of origin”) to Akarca (“akarca: small stream; name of many villages”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Akarcalı?

Akarcalı Akın Akar Akan Akarsu Akarca Akmaz Akıcı Akardere Akarnur
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akın same root – –
02 Akar same root – –
03 Akan same root – –
04 Akarsu same root – –
05 Akarca same root – –
06 Akmaz same root – –
07 Akıcı same root – –
08 Akardere same root – –
09 Akarnur same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akarcalı?

  1. Bülent Akarcalı politician 1943–

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

How is Akarcalı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ı is usually written i, giving Akarcali.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: akarca accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: akmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Akarca accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akarcalı

Q1

What does the surname Akarcalı mean?

From Akarca, a place called “little stream”. Akarca, from akmak “to flow”, also means a hot spring and is the name of villages in many provinces, among them Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Ankara and Bursa; -lı marks origin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akarcalı?

Akarcalı is made up of two elements: akarca “small stream; hot spring” (Turkic) and akmak “to flow” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akarcalı?

A·kar·ca·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /akaɾdʒaˈɫɯ/.