Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 156

Akova

Akova /akoˈva/

“white plain, bright lowland”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Compound
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 Akova?

Akova

IPA /akoˈva/

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

What does the surname Akova mean?

The name means “white plain”, a bright, fertile lowland. An ova is flat, fertile land watered by streams; ak adds the senses of purity and good fortune to whiteness. Akova is also the name of many villages and small towns in Turkey.1,2

Grammar Compound of ak + ova.

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

What is Akova made of?

Akova breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; clean, bright) + ova (plain).

Akova + first element ak white; clean, bright TURKIC ak “white; clean” root ova plain TURKIC ova “plain, lowland” Akova ak first element white; clean, bright ak TURKIC “white; clean” ova root plain ova TURKIC “plain, lowland”
Akova: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean1
  • ova Turkic — plain, lowland2

How was the name Akova formed?

Akova belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ak + ova).

Which surnames are related to Akova?

Akova Ovalı Çukurova Altınova Şenova Özovalı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ovalı same root – –
02 Çukurova same root – –
03 Altınova same root – –
04 Şenova same root – –
05 Özovalı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akova?

  1. Enver Akova politician 1935–1995
  2. Akgün Akova poet 1962–
  3. Ayşe Nedret Akova statesperson 1948–
  4. Savaş Akova actor 1948–2013
  5. İbrahim Türker Akova association football player 1995–
  6. Aysun Akova basketball player 1986–

People surnamed Akova 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: ova accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akova

Q1

What does the surname Akova mean?

The name means “white plain”, a bright, fertile lowland. An ova is flat, fertile land watered by streams; ak adds the senses of purity and good fortune to whiteness. Akova is also the name of many villages and small towns in Turkey.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akova?

The root word of Akova is ak (Turkic): “white; clean”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akova?

Ak·o·va, 3 syllables; IPA: /akoˈva/.