SURNAMEEntry 496
Aykan
“of moon-pure blood, noble”2
- CategoryBuilt from Turkic name elements
- OriginTurkic
- FormCompound
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Compound
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- A
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How do you pronounce Aykan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Aykan mean?
A male name built from ay, “moon”, and kan. Name dictionaries gloss it as “one whose blood is bright and pure as the moon, a noble person”. The element -kan is commonly read as “blood, lineage”, though in some names it is linked with the title han.1,2,3
Grammar Compound of ay + kan.
That Aykan goes back to ay and kan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Aykan formed?
Aykan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ay + kan).
Which surnames are related to Aykan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Özkan | same root | 22 | 245,254 |
| 02 | Alkan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Arıkan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gürkan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Kandemir | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Atakan | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Türkkan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Durukan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Demirkan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Soykan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Akkan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Taşkan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Aykan?
- Aylin Aykan composer
- Bartuğ Aykan translator 1971–
- Ahmet Çağrı Aykan researcher
- Nuri Faruk Aykan researcher
People surnamed Aykan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Aykan also a first name?
Yes. Aykan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “of moon-pure blood, noble”.
Aykan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aykan
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ay
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kan
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Aykan
- Q1
What does the surname Aykan mean?
- A male name built from ay, “moon”, and kan. Name dictionaries gloss it as “one whose blood is bright and pure as the moon, a noble person”. The element -kan is commonly read as “blood, lineage”, though in some names it is linked with the title han.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Aykan?
- The root word of Aykan is ay (Turkic): “the moon; figuratively beauty”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Aykan?
- Ay·kan, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈkan/.