Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 183

Akkaş

Akkaş /akˈkaʃ/ ASCII Akkas

“white-browed”1

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Formation
Compound
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Akkaş?

Akkaş

IPA /akˈkaʃ/

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

What does the surname Akkaş mean?

Akkaş can be explained in two ways. Read as Turkish, it is a nickname from ak “white” and kaş “eyebrow”: “white-browed”, someone with greying or fair eyebrows. The same shape is found in Persian ʿakkās “photographer”, formed in Persian on Arabic ʿaks “reflection”. It is also recorded as a male given name.1,2,3

Grammar ak + kaş; colour adjective plus body part.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turkish ak + kaş, the nickname “white-browed”.
  2. Identical in form to Persian ʿakkās “photographer”, formed in Persian on Arabic ʿaks “reflection” (en.wiktionary).

What is Akkaş made of?

Akkaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (ak: white) + kaş (kaş: eyebrow).

Akkaş ++ first element ak ak: white TURKIC ak “white” root kaş kaş: eyebrow TURKIC kaş “eyebrow” TURKIC Akkaş “male given name; surname” Akkaş ak first element ak: white ak TURKIC “white” kaş root kaş: eyebrow kaş TURKIC “eyebrow” Akkaş TURKIC “male given name; surname”
Akkaş: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white1
  • kaş Turkic — eyebrow2
  • Akkaş Turkic — male given name; surname3

How was the name Akkaş formed?

Akkaş was formed by joining ak (“ak: white”) and kaş (“kaş: eyebrow”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.9

Which surnames are related to Akkaş?

Akkaş Karakaş Karakaşlı Kaş Kaytankaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karakaş same root – –
02 Karakaşlı same root – –
03 Kaş same root – –
04 Kaytankaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akkaş?

  1. Halil Akkaş athletics competitor 1983–
  2. Bora Akkaş actor 1990–
  3. Barbaros Akkaş basketball coach 1976–
  4. Emre Akkaş association football player 1998–
  5. Efe Akkaş researcher
  6. Fatih Akkaş researcher
  7. Tuğçe Akkaş researcher
  8. Yücel Akkaş researcher

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

Is Akkaş also a first name?

Yes. Akkaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “white-browed”.

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

How is Akkaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Akkas in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Akkaş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaş accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Akkaş accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Wikimedia Wiktionary: عکاس accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  10. 10 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Akkaş

Q1

What does the surname Akkaş mean?

Akkaş can be explained in two ways. Read as Turkish, it is a nickname from ak “white” and kaş “eyebrow”: “white-browed”, someone with greying or fair eyebrows. The same shape is found in Persian ʿakkās “photographer”, formed in Persian on Arabic ʿaks “reflection”. It is also recorded as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akkaş?

Akkaş is made up of two elements: ak “white” (Turkic) and kaş “eyebrow” (Turkic). There are 3 competing views on where Akkaş comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akkaş?

Ak·kaş, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈkaʃ/.