Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Alataş

Alataş /aɫaˈtaʃ/ ASCII Alatas

“speckled stone”1

Probable origin Alataş: root entries for ala + taş · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Alataş?

Alataş

IPA /aɫaˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Alataş mean?

Alataş joins ala ‘mottled, speckled’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘speckled stone’. Villages in Giresun, Mersin and Trabzon have this name, and the surname may rest on such a place or on the image itself.1,2

Grammar ala + taş: adjective plus noun.

That Alataş goes back to ala and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Alataş made of?

Alataş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ala (mottled, many-coloured) + taş (stone).

Alataş + root ala mottled, many-coloured TURKIC ala “mottled, speckled” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Alataş ala root mottled, many-coloured ala TURKIC “mottled, speckled” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Alataş: parts and root words

How was the name Alataş formed?

Alataş was formed by joining ala (“mottled, many-coloured”) and taş (“stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Alataş?

Alataş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alataş?

  1. Evrim Alataş screenwriter 1976–2010
  2. Ahmet Hulusi Alataş politician 1882–1964
  3. Mehmet Hakan Alataş basketball official
  4. Ahmet Alataş researcher
  5. Mustafa Selçuk Alataş researcher
  6. Necat Alataş researcher
  7. Sedat Alataş researcher
  8. İbrahim Özkan Alataş researcher

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

How is Alataş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Alatas.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Alataş?

Akdaş, Altaş and Bengütaş share gloss keywords with Alataş within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Alataş?

Read the root, formation and register information for Alataş alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ala
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ala
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Alataş

Q1

What does the surname Alataş mean?

Alataş joins ala ‘mottled, speckled’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘speckled stone’. Villages in Giresun, Mersin and Trabzon have this name, and the surname may rest on such a place or on the image itself.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alataş?

Alataş is made up of two elements: ala “mottled, speckled” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Alataş?

A·la·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫaˈtaʃ/.