Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 97

Akçakaya

Akçakaya /akt͡ʃakaˈja/ ASCII Akcakaya

“whitish rock”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Akçakaya?

Akçakaya

IPA /akt͡ʃakaˈja/

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

What does the surname Akçakaya mean?

Akça, “whitish”, joins kaya, “rock”: “whitish rock”. According to Nişanyan, akça is derived from ak, “white”, with the suffix -ça; the same word once also meant “silver coin”. Many villages in Türkiye are called Akçakaya, but no source ties the surname to a particular one.1,2

Grammar Compound: akça + kaya.

That Akçakaya goes back to akça and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Akçakaya made of?

Akçakaya breaks into 2 parts: akça (whitish) + kaya (rock).

Akçakaya ++ first element akça whitish TURKIC akça “whitish; ak + -ça” suffix kaya rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Akçakaya akça first element whitish akça TURKIC “whitish; ak + -ça” kaya suffix rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Akçakaya: parts and root words
  • akça Turkic — whitish; ak + -ça2
  • kaya Turkic — rock1

How was the name Akçakaya formed?

Akçakaya belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (akça + kaya).

Which surnames are related to Akçakaya?

Akçakaya Kaya Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Akça Kayalı Ağca Kızılkaya Şahinkaya
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Akkaya same root – –
03 Çetinkaya same root – –
04 Karakaya same root – –
05 Sarıkaya same root – –
06 Özkaya same root – –
07 Yalçınkaya same root – –
08 Akça same root – –
09 Kayalı same root – –
10 Ağca same root – –
11 Kızılkaya same root – –
12 Şahinkaya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akçakaya?

  1. Hatice Akçakaya researcher
  2. Mehmet Akçakaya researcher
  3. Murat Akçakaya researcher
  4. Nihan Hande Akçakaya researcher
  5. Pınar Akçakaya researcher 2000–
  6. Reşit Akçakaya researcher

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

How is Akçakaya written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Akçakaya is usually written Akcakaya.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: akçe accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: akça 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akçakaya

Q1

What does the surname Akçakaya mean?

Akça, “whitish”, joins kaya, “rock”: “whitish rock”. According to Nişanyan, akça is derived from ak, “white”, with the suffix -ça; the same word once also meant “silver coin”. Many villages in Türkiye are called Akçakaya, but no source ties the surname to a particular one.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akçakaya?

The root word of Akçakaya is akça (Turkic): “whitish; ak + -ça”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akçakaya?

Ak·ça·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /akt͡ʃakaˈja/.