Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 148

Akkoyunlu

Akkoyunlu /akkojunˈɫu/

“of the white sheep; historical name”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Akkoyunlu?

Akkoyunlu

IPA /akkojunˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Akkoyunlu mean?

Akkoyunlu literally means ‘of the white sheep, having white sheep’. The name entered history as that of the Turkmen tribal confederation and state that ruled eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan and Iran in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Settlements of the same name exist in Afyonkarahisar and Diyarbakır.1,2

Grammar ak + koyun + -lu; a historical tribal and dynastic name.

What is Akkoyunlu made of?

Akkoyunlu breaks into 3 parts: ak (white) + koyun (sheep) + -lu (suffix of possession or membership).

Akkoyunlu ++ first element ak white TURKIC ak “white” root koyun sheep TURKIC koyun “sheep” suffix -lu suffix of possession ormembership Akkoyunlu ak first element white ak TURKIC “white” koyun root sheep koyun TURKIC “sheep” -lu suffix suffix of possession or membership
Akkoyunlu: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white1
  • koyun Turkic — sheep2

How was the name Akkoyunlu formed?

Akkoyunlu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (ak + koyun + -lu).

Which surnames are related to Akkoyunlu?

Akkoyunlu Koyuncu Akkoyun Koyun Karakoyun Koyunoğlu Karakoyunlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Koyuncu same root – –
02 Akkoyun same root – –
03 Koyun same root – –
04 Karakoyun same root – –
05 Koyunoğlu same root – –
06 Karakoyunlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akkoyunlu?

  1. Murat Akkoyunlu actor 1973–
  2. Eralp Akkoyunlu computer scientist 1933–2012
  3. Fazıl Akkoyunlu politician 1911–1976
  4. Murat Bahadır Akkoyunlu writer 1958–
  5. Rıza Polat Akkoyunlu author 1911–1970
  6. Atilla Akkoyunlu researcher
  7. Gökhan Akkoyunlu researcher
  8. Mustafa Akkoyunlu researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: koyun accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Akkoyunlu accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akkoyunlu

Q1

What does the surname Akkoyunlu mean?

Akkoyunlu literally means ‘of the white sheep, having white sheep’. The name entered history as that of the Turkmen tribal confederation and state that ruled eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan and Iran in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Settlements of the same name exist in Afyonkarahisar and Diyarbakır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akkoyunlu?

The root word of Akkoyunlu is ak (Turkic): “white”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akkoyunlu?

Ak·ko·yun·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /akkojunˈɫu/.