Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 209

Akpınar

Akpınar /akpɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Akpinar

“white spring, clear source”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 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 Akpınar?

Akpınar

IPA /akpɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Akpınar mean?

From ak “white” and pınar “spring”: “white spring”, a clear, pure source of water. Akpınar is the name of a district of Kırşehir and of a great many villages and neighbourhoods in Anatolia.1,2

Grammar Adjective ak + noun pınar.

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

What is Akpınar made of?

Akpınar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (ak: white; clear) + pınar (pınar: spring).

Akpınar + first element ak ak: white; clear TURKIC ak “white; clean” root pınar pınar: spring TURKIC pınar “spring, water risingfrom the ground;…” Akpınar ak first element ak: white; clear ak TURKIC “white; clean” pınar root pınar: spring pınar TURKIC “spring, water rising from theground; fountain”
Akpınar: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean1
  • pınar Turkic — spring, water rising from the ground; fountain2

How was the name Akpınar formed?

Akpınar was formed by joining ak (“ak: white; clear”) and pınar (“pınar: spring”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Akpınar?

Akpınar Pınar Gürpınar Karapınar Taşpınar Başpınar Gülpınar Özpınar Pınarbaşı Kırkpınar Kayapınar Beşpınar Gençpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Pınar same root – –
02 Gürpınar same root – –
03 Karapınar same root – –
04 Taşpınar same root – –
05 Başpınar same root – –
06 Gülpınar same root – –
07 Özpınar same root – –
08 Pınarbaşı same root – –
09 Kırkpınar same root – –
10 Kayapınar same root – –
11 Beşpınar same root – –
12 Gençpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akpınar?

  1. Metin Akpınar television actor 1941–
  2. Murat Akpınar association football player 1999–
  3. İsmet Akpınar basketball player 1995–
  4. Mutlu Akpınar basketball player 1983–
  5. Serhat Akpınar businessperson 1964–
  6. Güven Murat Akpınar actor 1988–
  7. Mehmet Akpınar fencer 1940–
  8. Muhammet Akpınar association football player 2002–

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

How is Akpınar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Akpinar in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pınar accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pınar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Akpınar accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akpınar

Q1

What does the surname Akpınar mean?

From ak “white” and pınar “spring”: “white spring”, a clear, pure source of water. Akpınar is the name of a district of Kırşehir and of a great many villages and neighbourhoods in Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akpınar?

Akpınar is made up of two elements: ak “white; clean” (Turkic) and pınar “spring, water rising from the ground; fountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akpınar?

Ak·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /akpɯˈnaɾ/.