SURNAMEEntry 573
Atakan
“of ancestral blood, noble”1
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How do you pronounce Atakan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Atakan mean?
A male given name formed from ata “father, ancestor” and kan. It is commonly read as “bearing the blood of the ancestors, noble”; some suggest that -kan in such names reflects the title han or kağan.1,2
Grammar ata + kan; two-element name.
That Atakan goes back to ata and kan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Atakan formed?
Atakan was formed by adding the suffix kan (“kan: blood, lineage; in some names khan”) to ata (“ata: father, ancestor”).
Which surnames are related to Atakan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Özkan | same root | 22 | 245,254 |
| 02 | Alkan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Atalay | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Arıkan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Gürkan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Kandemir | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Atay | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Ataman | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Atasoy | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Ataç | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Ata | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Türkkan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Atakan?
- Zahit Atakan soldier 1923–2013
- Hasan Atakan politician 1889–1979
- Leylâ Atakan politician 1925–1971
- Cemal Atakan television presenter 1978–
- Mualla Mukadder Atakan actor 1924–1997
- Selim Atakan musician 1951–
- Tolga Atakan politician 1974–
- Yurtsan Atakan journalist 1963–2012
People surnamed Atakan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Atakan also a first name?
Yes. Atakan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “of ancestral blood, noble”.
Atakan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Atakan?
Aykan, Özkan and Çelikkan share gloss keywords with Atakan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Atakan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Atakan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ata
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kan
- 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Atakan
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ata
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kan
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 8 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Atakan
- Q1
What does the surname Atakan mean?
- A male given name formed from ata “father, ancestor” and kan. It is commonly read as “bearing the blood of the ancestors, noble”; some suggest that -kan in such names reflects the title han or kağan.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Atakan?
- Atakan is made up of two elements: ata “father; ancestor” (Turkic) and kan “blood; lineage” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Atakan?
- A·ta·kan, 3 syllables; IPA: /ataˈkan/.