Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 406

Altunkaya

Altunkaya /aɫtunkaˈja/

“golden rock”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
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. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Altunkaya?

Altunkaya

IPA /aɫtunkaˈja/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altunkaya mean?

Altun is the old-established spelling of altın, “gold”; joined with kaya, “rock”, it gives “golden rock”. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the name of the precious metal has been written both Altın and Altun since early times. Kaya is itself a traditional Turkish name.1,2

Grammar Compound: altun + kaya.

That Altunkaya goes back to altun and kaya is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Altunkaya made of?

Altunkaya is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altun (gold) + kaya (rock).

Altunkaya ++ first element altun gold TURKIC altun “gold; older and dialectspelling” suffix kaya rock TURKIC kaya “rock” Altunkaya altun first element gold altun TURKIC “gold; older and dialect spelling” kaya suffix rock kaya TURKIC “rock”
Altunkaya: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold; older and dialect spelling1
  • kaya Turkic — rock2

How was the name Altunkaya formed?

Altunkaya was formed by adding the suffix kaya (“rock”) to altun (“gold”).

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

Which surnames are related to Altunkaya?

Altunkaya Kaya Altun Akkaya Çetinkaya Karakaya Sarıkaya Özkaya Yalçınkaya Altuntaş Kayalı Kızılkaya Şahinkaya
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaya same root 2 899,722
02 Altun same root – –
03 Akkaya same root – –
04 Çetinkaya same root – –
05 Karakaya same root – –
06 Sarıkaya same root – –
07 Özkaya same root – –
08 Yalçınkaya same root – –
09 Altuntaş same root – –
10 Kayalı same root – –
11 Kızılkaya same root – –
12 Şahinkaya same root – –

How else is Altunkaya spelled?

Altınkayaspelling

Who are some well-known people named Altunkaya?

  1. Ali Esat Altunkaya military officer 1899–1956
  2. Turgut Altunkaya politician 1930–1989
  3. Kürşat Altunkaya association football player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Altunkaya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Kaya 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altunkaya

Q1

What does the surname Altunkaya mean?

Altun is the old-established spelling of altın, “gold”; joined with kaya, “rock”, it gives “golden rock”. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the name of the precious metal has been written both Altın and Altun since early times. Kaya is itself a traditional Turkish name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunkaya?

Altunkaya is made up of two elements: altun “gold; older and dialect spelling” (Turkic) and kaya “rock” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunkaya?

Al·tun·ka·ya, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunkaˈja/.