Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 195

Akyüz

Akyüz /akˈjyz/ ASCII Akyuz

“honourable, ‘white-faced’”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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 Akyüz?

Akyüz

IPA /akˈjyz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akyüz mean?

From ak “white” and yüz “face”: “white face”. The Turkish idiom “yüzü ak”, “his face is white”, describes an honourable person with nothing to be ashamed of, and the name carries this moral sense.1,2

Grammar Adjective ak + noun yüz.

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

What is Akyüz made of?

Akyüz breaks into 2 parts: ak (ak: white; spotless, honourable) + yüz (yüz: face).

Akyüz + first element ak ak: white; spotless,honourable TURKIC ak “white; clean, honest” root yüz yüz: face TURKIC yüz “face” Akyüz ak first element ak: white; spotless, honourable ak TURKIC “white; clean, honest” yüz root yüz: face yüz TURKIC “face”
Akyüz: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, honest2
  • yüz Turkic — face1

How was the name Akyüz formed?

Akyüz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ak + yüz).

Which surnames are related to Akyüz?

Akyüz Güleryüz Yüzbaşıoğlu Yüzer Güleçyüz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güleryüz same root – –
02 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
03 Yüzer same root – –
04 Güleçyüz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akyüz?

  1. Janet Akyüz Mattei astronomer 1943–2004
  2. Mehmet Akyüz association football player 1986–
  3. Muhittin Akyüz politician 1870–1940
  4. Mert Akyüz association football player 1993–
  5. Murat Akyüz association football player 1981–
  6. Serhat Akyüz association football player 1984–
  7. Saffet Akyüz association football player 1970–
  8. Furkan Onur Akyüz association football player 2005–

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

How is Akyüz written and pronounced abroad?

English-language records usually print Akyüz as Akyuz, dropping the diacritics.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yüz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ak 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 Akyüz

Q1

What does the surname Akyüz mean?

From ak “white” and yüz “face”: “white face”. The Turkish idiom “yüzü ak”, “his face is white”, describes an honourable person with nothing to be ashamed of, and the name carries this moral sense.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akyüz?

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

How do you pronounce Akyüz?

Ak·yüz, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈjyz/.