Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 497

Arkun

Arkun /aɾˈkun/

“slow; next year”1

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

How do you pronounce Arkun?

Arkun

IPA /aɾˈkun/

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

What does the surname Arkun mean?

Nişanyan Adlar lists Arkun as the main spelling of the name Arkın. Citing the Tarama Dergisi, a survey of older Turkish texts, it gives the word two senses: “slow, unhurried” and “next year”. The name was among the New Turkish forms proposed in 1935 as both a first name and a surname.1

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

What is Arkun made of?

Arkun is a single Turkic root: arkun (slow; next year).

Arkun root arkun slow; next year TURKIC arkun “1. slow, unhurried; 2.next year” Arkun arkun root slow; next year arkun TURKIC “1. slow, unhurried; 2. next year”
Arkun: parts and root words
  • arkun Turkic — 1. slow, unhurried; 2. next year1

How was the name Arkun formed?

Arkun is the adjective arkun (“slow; next year”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

How else is Arkun spelled?

Arkınspelling

Who are some well-known people named Arkun?

  1. Mehmet Rıfat Arkun politician 1872–1945
  2. Remide Arkun researcher
  3. Yaman Arkun researcher

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

Is Arkun also a first name?

Yes. Arkun is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “slow; next year”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Arkun 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
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Arkun

Q1

What does the surname Arkun mean?

Nişanyan Adlar lists Arkun as the main spelling of the name Arkın. Citing the Tarama Dergisi, a survey of older Turkish texts, it gives the word two senses: “slow, unhurried” and “next year”. The name was among the New Turkish forms proposed in 1935 as both a first name and a surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arkun?

The root word of Arkun is arkun (Turkic): “1. slow, unhurried; 2. next year”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Arkun?

Ar·kun, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɾˈkun/.