Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 128

Akça

Akça /akˈtʃa/ ASCII Akca

“whitish; silver coin”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Akça?

Akça

IPA /akˈtʃa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akça mean?

Akça is ak ‘white’ with the suffix -ça and means ‘whitish, pale’. Because of its colour the same word named the akçe, the small Ottoman silver coin, and came to mean ‘money’ in general.1,2

Grammar ak + -ça (‘-ish’ suffix).

Akça is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Akça made of?

Akça is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (white) + -ça (diminutive or ‘-ish’ suffix).

Akça ++ root ak white TURKIC akça “whitish; akçe coin,money” suffix -ça diminutive or ‘-ish’suffix TURKIC ak “white” Akça ak root white akça TURKIC “whitish; akçe coin, money” -ça suffix diminutive or ‘-ish’ suffix ak TURKIC “white”
Akça: parts and root words
  • akça Turkic — whitish; akçe coin, money2
  • ak Turkic — white1

How was the name Akça formed?

Akça was formed by adding the suffix -ça (“diminutive or ‘-ish’ suffix”) to ak (“white”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Akça?

Akça Akçalı Akçakaya Akçaoğlu Akçatepe Akçadağ Akakçe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akçalı same root – –
02 Akçakaya same root – –
03 Akçaoğlu same root – –
04 Akçatepe same root – –
05 Akçadağ same root – –
06 Akakçe same root – –

How else is Akça spelled?

Ağcaspelling

Who are some well-known people named Akça?

  1. Murat Akça association football player 1990–
  2. Halil İbrahim Akça diplomat 1963–
  3. Kaan Akça association football player 1994–
  4. Münir Akça actor 1951–2016
  5. Tuncay Akça actor 1963–2024
  6. Ahmet Akça entrepreneur 1959–
  7. Ertuğrul Akça politician 1915–1977
  8. Fahri Akçakoca Akça statesperson 1894–1955

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

Is Akça also a first name?

Yes. Akça is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “whitish; silver coin”.

Akça as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Akça written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Akca in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Akça accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: akça accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Akça accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Akça

Q1

What does the surname Akça mean?

Akça is ak ‘white’ with the suffix -ça and means ‘whitish, pale’. Because of its colour the same word named the akçe, the small Ottoman silver coin, and came to mean ‘money’ in general.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akça?

The root word of Akça is ak (Turkic): “white”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akça?

Ak·ça, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈtʃa/.