Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 685

Bekir

Bekir /beˈkiɾ/

“the name Bekir (Bakr)”1

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

How do you pronounce Bekir?

Bekir

IPA /beˈkiɾ/

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

What does the surname Bekir mean?

Bekir comes from the Arabic name Bakr, usually explained as ‘young camel’; Wiktionary also mentions bikr ‘firstborn’. It forms part of the name of the first caliph, Abu Bakr, and is a common Turkish male name; as a surname it continues a father’s name.1

What is Bekir made of?

Bekir is a single root: Bekir (male name; Arabic Bakr).

Bekir root Bekir male name; Arabic Bakr ARABIC Bekir “male given name fromArabic” Bekir Bekir root male name; Arabic Bakr Bekir ARABIC “male given name from Arabic”
Bekir: parts and root words
  • Bekir Arabic — male given name from Arabic1

How was the name Bekir formed?

Bekir belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Bekir?

Bekir Bekiroğlu Hacıbekiroğlu Karabekir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bekiroğlu same root – –
02 Hacıbekiroğlu same root – –
03 Karabekir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bekir?

  1. Latife Bekir Çeyrekbaşı politician 1901–1952
  2. Aziz Bekir basketball player 1970–
  3. Erol Bekir association football player 1974–
  4. Emre Bekir association football player 1998–
  5. Kemal Bekir actor 1924–2014
  6. Adnan Bekir actor

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

Is Bekir also a first name?

Yes. Bekir is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the name Bekir (Bakr)”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Bekir 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bekir

Q1

What does the surname Bekir mean?

Bekir comes from the Arabic name Bakr, usually explained as ‘young camel’; Wiktionary also mentions bikr ‘firstborn’. It forms part of the name of the first caliph, Abu Bakr, and is a common Turkish male name; as a surname it continues a father’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bekir?

The root word of Bekir is Bekir (Arabic): “male given name from Arabic”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bekir?

Be·kir, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈkiɾ/.