Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 180

Akkan

Akkan /akˈkan/

“of pure lineage; white khan”1

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Formation
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Akkan?

Akkan

IPA /akˈkan/

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

What does the surname Akkan mean?

Akkan combines ak “white, pure” with the element kan and is also a male given name. In the usual reading it means “of pure blood, of clean lineage”. It has also been suggested that -kan in Turkish names is sometimes linked to the title han/kağan, in which case the name would be understood as “white khan”.1,2

Grammar ak + kan, where kan is “blood, lineage” or han/kağan

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

What is Akkan made of?

Akkan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; pure) + kan (blood, lineage; in some names khan).

Akkan + root ak white; pure TURKIC ak “white; clean, spotless” root kan blood, lineage; in somenames khan TURKIC kan “blood; lineage” Akkan ak root white; pure ak TURKIC “white; clean, spotless” kan root blood, lineage; in some names khan kan TURKIC “blood; lineage”
Akkan: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, spotless1
  • kan Turkic — blood; lineage2

How was the name Akkan formed?

Akkan was formed by joining ak (“white; pure”) and kan (“blood, lineage; in some names khan”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.8

Which surnames are related to Akkan?

Akkan Özkan Alkan Arıkan Gürkan Kandemir Atakan Türkkan Durukan Demirkan Soykan Taşkan Tunakan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özkan same root 22 245,254
02 Alkan same root – –
03 Arıkan same root – –
04 Gürkan same root – –
05 Kandemir same root – –
06 Atakan same root – –
07 Türkkan same root – –
08 Durukan same root – –
09 Demirkan same root – –
10 Soykan same root – –
11 Taşkan same root – –
12 Tunakan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akkan?

  1. Gökhan Akkan association football player 1995–
  2. Gökhan Akkan association football player 1998–
  3. Şükrü Akkan politician 1918–1995
  4. Ahmet Enes Akkan association football player 2004–
  5. Faruk Akkan journalist 1971–
  6. Sude Akkan association football player 2003–

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

Is Akkan also a first name?

Yes. Akkan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “of pure lineage; white khan”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Akkan accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Akkan accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Akkan accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  7. 7 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  10. 10 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Akkan

Q1

What does the surname Akkan mean?

Akkan combines ak “white, pure” with the element kan and is also a male given name. In the usual reading it means “of pure blood, of clean lineage”. It has also been suggested that -kan in Turkish names is sometimes linked to the title han/kağan, in which case the name would be understood as “white khan”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akkan?

Akkan is made up of two elements: ak “white; clean, spotless” (Turkic) and kan “blood; lineage” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akkan?

Ak·kan, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈkan/.