Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 190

Akkoca

Akkoca /akkoˈdʒa/

“white-haired elder”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
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 Akkoca?

Akkoca

IPA /akkoˈdʒa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akkoca mean?

Ak “white” and koca “elder, venerable; big” form “white-haired elder”. A village called Akkoca lies in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas.1,2

Grammar Compound ak + koca.

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

What is Akkoca made of?

Akkoca is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak- (ak: white; clean, unblemished) + koca (koca: big; old, venerable).

Akkoca + root ak- ak: white; clean,unblemished TURKIC ak “white; clean,unblemished” root koca koca: big; old, venerable TURKIC koca “big; elderly, venerable” Akkoca ak- root ak: white; clean, unblemished ak TURKIC “white; clean, unblemished” koca root koca: big; old, venerable koca TURKIC “big; elderly, venerable”
Akkoca: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, unblemished1
  • koca Turkic — big; elderly, venerable2

How was the name Akkoca formed?

Akkoca was formed by joining ak- (“ak: white; clean, unblemished”) and koca (“koca: big; old, venerable”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Akkoca?

Akkoca Koca Kocabaş Kocatürk Kocaoğlu Kocaman Kocabıyık Kocatepe Kocakaya Kocaer Kocagöz Kocahan Kocacık
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Koca same root – –
02 Kocabaş same root – –
03 Kocatürk same root – –
04 Kocaoğlu same root – –
05 Kocaman same root – –
06 Kocabıyık same root – –
07 Kocatepe same root – –
08 Kocakaya same root – –
09 Kocaer same root – –
10 Kocagöz same root – –
11 Kocahan same root – –
12 Kocacık same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akkoca?

  1. Ahmet Akkoca researcher
  2. Özlem Akkoca researcher

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

How is Akkoca written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Akkoca abroad as well; the Turkish c is pronounced like English j in “jam”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koca accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Akkoca accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akkoca

Q1

What does the surname Akkoca mean?

Ak “white” and koca “elder, venerable; big” form “white-haired elder”. A village called Akkoca lies in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akkoca?

Akkoca is made up of two elements: ak “white; clean, unblemished” (Turkic) and koca “big; elderly, venerable” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akkoca?

Ak·ko·ca, 3 syllables; IPA: /akkoˈdʒa/.