Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 395

Altunbaş

Altunbaş /aɫtunˈbaʃ/ ASCII Altunbas

“golden head”1

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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 Altunbaş?

Altunbaş

IPA /aɫtunˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Altunbaş mean?

Formed from altun and baş, the name means “golden head”, baş meaning both “head” and “chief, leader”. Altun is the long-attested older form of altın “gold”.1

Grammar altun + baş.

That Altunbaş goes back to altun and baş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Altunbaş made of?

Altunbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altun (gold) + baş (head; chief).

Altunbaş + root altun gold TURKIC altun “gold (older form)” root baş head; chief TURKIC baş “head; leader” Altunbaş altun root gold altun TURKIC “gold (older form)” baş root head; chief baş TURKIC “head; leader”
Altunbaş: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold (older form)1
  • baş Turkic — head; leader1

How was the name Altunbaş formed?

Altunbaş was formed by joining altun (“gold”) and baş (“head; chief”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Altunbaş?

Altunbaş Altun Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Altuntaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altun same root – –
02 Akbaş same root – –
03 Baş same root – –
04 Subaşı same root – –
05 Başer same root – –
06 Kocabaş same root – –
07 Erbaş same root – –
08 Altuntaş same root – –
09 Baştürk same root – –
10 Demirbaş same root – –
11 Başkan same root – –
12 Başoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altunbaş?

  1. Metehan Altunbaş association football player 2003–
  2. Barışcan Işık Altunbaş association football player
  3. Bedirhan Altunbaş association football player 1999–
  4. Gökhan Altunbaş researcher
  5. Korhan Altunbaş researcher

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

How is Altunbaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Altunbas in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Altunbaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altunbaş

Q1

What does the surname Altunbaş mean?

Formed from altun and baş, the name means “golden head”, baş meaning both “head” and “chief, leader”. Altun is the long-attested older form of altın “gold”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunbaş?

Altunbaş is made up of two elements: altun “gold (older form)” (Turkic) and baş “head; leader” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunbaş?

Al·tun·baş, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunˈbaʃ/.