Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 461

Arca

Arca /aɾˈdʒa/

“pure, clean”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Arca?

Arca

IPA /aɾˈdʒa/

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

What does the surname Arca mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Arca as a New Turkish name meaning “pure, clean”. The Turkish Wiktionary likewise gives arca as a dialect word for “clean”.1

That Arca goes back to arca is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Arca made of?

Arca is a single Turkic root: arca (arca: pure, clean).

Arca root arca arca: pure, clean TURKIC arca “clean (dialect); pure,clean (as a name)” Arca arca root arca: pure, clean arca TURKIC “clean (dialect); pure, clean (asa name)”
Arca: parts and root words
  • arca Turkic — clean (dialect); pure, clean (as a name)1

How was the name Arca formed?

Arca is the adjective arca (“arca: pure, clean”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Arca?

Arca Arcasoy Arcayürek Arcagök
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arcasoy same root – –
02 Arcayürek same root – –
03 Arcagök same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arca?

  1. Sabih Arca association football player 1901–1979
  2. İsmail Arca association football player 1948–
  3. Ada Arca actor 2009–

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

Is Arca also a first name?

Yes. Arca is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure, clean”.

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

How is Arca written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Arca abroad as well; the Turkish c is pronounced like English j in “jam”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Arca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: arca accessed 9 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 Arca

Q1

What does the surname Arca mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Arca as a New Turkish name meaning “pure, clean”. The Turkish Wiktionary likewise gives arca as a dialect word for “clean”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arca?

The root word of Arca is arca (Turkic): “clean (dialect); pure, clean (as a name)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Arca?

Ar·ca, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɾˈdʒa/.