Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 319

Alkor

Alkor /aɫˈkoɾ/

“red-hot ember”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Alkor?

Alkor

IPA /aɫˈkoɾ/

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

What does the surname Alkor mean?

Built from al ‘red’ and kor ‘ember’: ‘red-hot ember’. According to Nişanyan, kor comes from Middle Turkic kor ‘live coal, ember’.1,2

Grammar al + kor.

That Alkor goes back to al and kor is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Alkor made of?

Alkor is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: al (al: red) + kor (kor: ember).

Alkor + first element al al: red TURKIC al “red” root kor kor: ember TURKIC kor “ember” Alkor al first element al: red al TURKIC “red” kor root kor: ember kor TURKIC “ember”
Alkor: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — red2
  • kor Turkic — ember1

How was the name Alkor formed?

Alkor was formed by joining al (“al: red”) and kor (“kor: ember”).

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

Which surnames are related to Alkor?

Alkor Koray Akkor Koraltan Korel
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Koray same root – –
02 Akkor same root – –
03 Koraltan same root – –
04 Korel same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alkor?

  1. Selda Alkor actor 1943–

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

Is Alkor also a first name?

Yes. Alkor is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “red-hot ember”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kor accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: al 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Alkor

Q1

What does the surname Alkor mean?

Built from al ‘red’ and kor ‘ember’: ‘red-hot ember’. According to Nişanyan, kor comes from Middle Turkic kor ‘live coal, ember’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alkor?

Alkor is made up of two elements: al “red” (Turkic) and kor “ember” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Alkor?

Al·kor, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫˈkoɾ/.