Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 199

Alaca

Alaca /aɫaˈdʒa/

“piebald, multicoloured”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Adjective
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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Alaca?

Alaca

IPA /aɫaˈdʒa/

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

What does the surname Alaca mean?

Alaca means having two or more colours together, speckled or piebald, as in alaca at, “a piebald horse”. Nişanyan’s dictionary traces it to Old Turkic ala, “coloured, speckled”, and that in turn to al, “coloured”. A district of Çorum and many villages also bear the name.3

Grammar ala + -ca.

Alaca is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Alaca made of?

Alaca breaks into 2 parts: ala (multicoloured, speckled) + -ca (similative suffix).

Alaca + root ala multicoloured, speckled TURKIC alaca “of two or more colours,piebald” suffix -ca similative suffix Alaca ala root multicoloured, speckled alaca TURKIC “of two or more colours, piebald” -ca suffix similative suffix
Alaca: parts and root words
  • alaca Turkic — of two or more colours, piebald3

How was the name Alaca formed?

Alaca belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames (ala + -ca).

Which surnames are related to Alaca?

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

Who are some well-known people named Alaca?

  1. Yâren Alaca actor 2003–
  2. İsmail Hakkı Alaca politician 1907–1977
  3. Cihangir Alaca university teacher
  4. Erdem Alaca researcher
  5. Nuray Alaca researcher

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

Is Alaca also a first name?

Yes. Alaca is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “piebald, multicoloured”.

Alaca as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alaca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: alaca accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Alaca accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alaca

Q1

What does the surname Alaca mean?

Alaca means having two or more colours together, speckled or piebald, as in alaca at, “a piebald horse”. Nişanyan’s dictionary traces it to Old Turkic ala, “coloured, speckled”, and that in turn to al, “coloured”. A district of Çorum and many villages also bear the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alaca?

The root word of Alaca is alaca (Turkic): “of two or more colours, piebald”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alaca?

A·la·ca, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫaˈdʒa/.