Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 121

Akbulak

Akbulak /akbuˈɫak/

“white spring”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Akbulak?

Akbulak

IPA /akbuˈɫak/

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

What does the surname Akbulak mean?

“White spring”: ak “white, clear” and bulak “spring, source”, from Old Turkic bula- “to bubble up”. A village in the Kulp district of Diyarbakır bears the name.1,2

What is Akbulak made of?

Akbulak is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (ak: white; clear) + bulak (bulak: spring).

Akbulak + root ak ak: white; clear TURKIC ak “white; pure” root bulak bulak: spring TURKIC bulak “spring, source” Akbulak ak root ak: white; clear ak TURKIC “white; pure” bulak root bulak: spring bulak TURKIC “spring, source”
Akbulak: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; pure1
  • bulak Turkic — spring, source2

How was the name Akbulak formed?

Akbulak was formed by joining ak (“ak: white; clear”) and bulak (“bulak: spring”).

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

Which surnames are related to Akbulak?

Akbulak Bulak Erbulak Altunbulaklı Bulakbaşı Taşbulak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bulak same root – –
02 Erbulak same root – –
03 Altunbulaklı same root – –
04 Bulakbaşı same root – –
05 Taşbulak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akbulak?

  1. Mutlu Akbulak association football referee

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bulak accessed 9 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 Akbulak

Q1

What does the surname Akbulak mean?

“White spring”: ak “white, clear” and bulak “spring, source”, from Old Turkic bula- “to bubble up”. A village in the Kulp district of Diyarbakır bears the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akbulak?

Akbulak is made up of two elements: ak “white; pure” (Turkic) and bulak “spring, source” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akbulak?

Ak·bu·lak, 3 syllables; IPA: /akbuˈɫak/.