Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,010

Beykan

Beykan /bejˈkan/

“of noble blood”1

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

How do you pronounce Beykan?

Beykan

IPA /bejˈkan/

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

What does the surname Beykan mean?

A male name from bey ‘chief, nobleman’ and the element -kan. In such names -kan is commonly read as ‘blood, lineage’, giving ‘of noble blood’. Bey goes back to Old Turkic bég.1,2

Grammar bey + kan.

That Beykan goes back to bey and kan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Beykan made of?

Beykan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bey (bey: chief, nobleman) + -kan (kan: blood; lineage).

Beykan ++ root bey bey: chief, nobleman TURKIC bey “chief, lord, nobleman” suffix -kan kan: blood; lineage TURKIC kan “blood” Beykan bey root bey: chief, nobleman bey TURKIC “chief, lord, nobleman” -kan suffix kan: blood; lineage kan TURKIC “blood”
Beykan: parts and root words
  • bey Turkic — chief, lord, nobleman1
  • kan Turkic — blood2

How was the name Beykan formed?

Beykan was formed by adding the suffix -kan (“kan: blood; lineage”) to bey (“bey: chief, nobleman”).

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

Which surnames are related to Beykan?

Beykan Özkan Alkan Arıkan Gürkan Kandemir Atakan Türkkan Durukan Demirkan Soykan Özbey Bey
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
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 Özbey same root – –
12 Bey same root – –

Is Beykan also a first name?

Yes. Beykan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “of noble blood”.

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

How is Beykan written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Beykan is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bey accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kan 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Beykan

Q1

What does the surname Beykan mean?

A male name from bey ‘chief, nobleman’ and the element -kan. In such names -kan is commonly read as ‘blood, lineage’, giving ‘of noble blood’. Bey goes back to Old Turkic bég.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beykan?

Beykan is made up of two elements: bey “chief, lord, nobleman” (Turkic) and kan “blood” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Beykan?

Bey·kan, 2 syllables; IPA: /bejˈkan/.