Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 146

Akdaş

Akdaş /akˈdaʃ/ ASCII Akdas

“white stone”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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 Akdaş?

Akdaş

IPA /akˈdaʃ/

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

What does the surname Akdaş mean?

Ak, “white”, joins daş. Daş is the common pronunciation of taş, “stone”, in Anatolian dialects and in Azerbaijani; read this way the name, like Aktaş, means “white stone”. Daş could also be read as the suffix -daş, “fellow”, of arkadaş and kardaş, but no source supports that reading.1,2

Grammar Compound: ak + daş (taş).

That Akdaş goes back to ak and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Akdaş made of?

Akdaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; pure) + daş (stone (dialect); -daş “fellow”).

Akdaş + first element ak white; pure TURKIC ak “white; pure” root daş stone (dialect); -daş“fellow” TURKIC taş “stone” Akdaş ak first element white; pure ak TURKIC “white; pure” daş root stone (dialect); -daş “fellow” taş TURKIC “stone”
Akdaş: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; pure1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Akdaş formed?

Akdaş was formed by joining ak (“white; pure”) and daş (“stone (dialect); -daş “fellow””).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Akdaş?

Akdaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akdaş?

  1. Niyazi Akdaş businessperson 1948–
  2. Huriye Akdaş-Kılığ researcher
  3. Muhammet Kürşat Akdaş association football player

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

How is Akdaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Akdaş is usually written Akdas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akdaş

Q1

What does the surname Akdaş mean?

Ak, “white”, joins daş. Daş is the common pronunciation of taş, “stone”, in Anatolian dialects and in Azerbaijani; read this way the name, like Aktaş, means “white stone”. Daş could also be read as the suffix -daş, “fellow”, of arkadaş and kardaş, but no source supports that reading.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akdaş?

Akdaş is made up of two elements: ak “white; pure” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akdaş?

Ak·daş, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈdaʃ/.