Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 220

Aksongur

Aksongur /aksonˈguɾ/

“white gyrfalcon”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 Aksongur?

Aksongur

IPA /aksonˈguɾ/

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

What does the surname Aksongur mean?

Made of ak ‘white’ and songur, a sound variant of sungur. Nişanyan traces sungur to Old Turkic suŋkur ‘falcon-like bird of prey, gyrfalcon’. A white gyrfalcon was a prized hunting bird, and Aksungur was used as a personal name in the Seljuk period.1,2

Grammar ak + songur (sungur).

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

What is Aksongur made of?

Aksongur is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (white) + songur (gyrfalcon).

Aksongur + first element ak white TURKIC ak “white” root songur gyrfalcon TURKIC sungur “gyrfalcon” Aksongur ak first element white ak TURKIC “white” songur root gyrfalcon sungur TURKIC “gyrfalcon”
Aksongur: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white2
  • sungur Turkic — gyrfalcon1

How was the name Aksongur formed?

Aksongur was formed by joining ak (“white”) and songur (“gyrfalcon”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Aksongur?

Aksongur Sungur Aksungur Sungurtekin Göksungur Karasungur Sunguroğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sungur same root – –
02 Aksungur same root – –
03 Sungurtekin same root – –
04 Göksungur same root – –
05 Karasungur same root – –
06 Sunguroğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aksongur?

  1. Nisa Sofiya Aksongur actor 2011–

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

How is Aksongur written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Aksongur abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sungur accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ak accessed 9 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

Common questions about Aksongur

Q1

What does the surname Aksongur mean?

Made of ak ‘white’ and songur, a sound variant of sungur. Nişanyan traces sungur to Old Turkic suŋkur ‘falcon-like bird of prey, gyrfalcon’. A white gyrfalcon was a prized hunting bird, and Aksungur was used as a personal name in the Seljuk period.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aksongur?

Aksongur is made up of two elements: ak “white” (Turkic) and sungur “gyrfalcon” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aksongur?

Ak·son·gur, 3 syllables; IPA: /aksonˈguɾ/.