Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 250

Aküzüm

Aküzüm /acyˈzym/ ASCII Akuzum

“white grape”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Aküzüm?

Aküzüm

IPA /acyˈzym/

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

What does the surname Aküzüm mean?

From ak ‘white’ and üzüm ‘grape’: ‘white grape’. Üzüm goes back to Proto-Turkic üŕüm and survives in nearly all Turkic languages.1,2

Grammar ak + üzüm.

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

What is Aküzüm made of?

Aküzüm is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak (white) + üzüm (grape).

Aküzüm + root ak white TURKIC ak “white” root üzüm grape TURKIC üzüm “grape” Aküzüm ak root white ak TURKIC “white” üzüm root grape üzüm TURKIC “grape”
Aküzüm: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white1
  • üzüm Turkic — grape2

How was the name Aküzüm formed?

Aküzüm was formed by joining ak (“white”) and üzüm (“grape”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aküzüm?

Aküzüm Üzüm Üzümcü
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Üzüm same root – –
02 Üzümcü same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aküzüm?

  1. Latif Aküzüm politician 1912–1975
  2. İlhan Aküzüm politician 1947–
  3. Turan Aküzüm basketball player

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

How is Aküzüm written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Akuzum in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: üzüm accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: üzüm accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak 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 Aküzüm

Q1

What does the surname Aküzüm mean?

From ak ‘white’ and üzüm ‘grape’: ‘white grape’. Üzüm goes back to Proto-Turkic üŕüm and survives in nearly all Turkic languages.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aküzüm?

Aküzüm is made up of two elements: ak “white” (Turkic) and üzüm “grape” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aküzüm?

A·kü·züm, 3 syllables; IPA: /acyˈzym/.