Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 783

Bakla

Bakla /bakˈɫa/

“broad bean; chain link”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Bakla?

Bakla

IPA /bakˈɫa/

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

What does the surname Bakla mean?

Bakla is the broad bean (Vicia faba), a legume whose green pods and seeds are eaten; each link of a chain is also called a bakla. The word comes from Arabic bāqillāʔ.1

Bakla is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bakla made of?

Bakla is a single Arabic root: bakla (bakla: broad bean; chain link).

Bakla root bakla bakla: broad bean; chainlink ARABIC bāqillāʔ “broad bean” Bakla bakla root bakla: broad bean; chain link bāqillāʔ ARABIC “broad bean”
Bakla: parts and root words
  • bāqillāʔ Arabic — broad bean1

How was the name Bakla formed?

Bakla is the word bakla (“bakla: broad bean; chain link”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Bakla?

  1. Erdinç Bakla painter 1939–

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

How is Bakla written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Bakla abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bakla accessed 9 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

Common questions about Bakla

Q1

What does the surname Bakla mean?

Bakla is the broad bean (Vicia faba), a legume whose green pods and seeds are eaten; each link of a chain is also called a bakla. The word comes from Arabic bāqillāʔ.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bakla?

The root word of Bakla is bāqillāʔ (Arabic): “broad bean”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bakla?

Bak·la, 2 syllables; IPA: /bakˈɫa/.