Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,139

Budak

Budak /buˈdak/

“shoot; knot in wood”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
B
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 Budak?

Budak

IPA /buˈdak/

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

What does the surname Budak mean?

A budak is the shoot of a tree that grows into a branch; the hard, dark knot in timber where a branch joins the trunk is also called budak. As in the idiom “dal budak salmak”, “to put out branches and shoots”, it suggests spreading growth, toughness and endurance. Budak is also a male given name.1

Budak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Budak made of?

Budak is a single Turkic root: budak (budak: shoot; knot in wood).

Budak root budak budak: shoot; knot inwood TURKIC budak “shoot that will become abranch; the hard knot…” Budak budak root budak: shoot; knot in wood budak TURKIC “shoot that will become a branch;the hard knot where a branch…”
Budak: parts and root words
  • budak Turkic — shoot that will become a branch; the hard knot where a branch joins the trunk1

How was the name Budak formed?

Budak is the word budak (“budak: shoot; knot in wood”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Budak?

Budak Karabudak Özbudak Akbudak Erbudak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karabudak same root – –
02 Özbudak same root – –
03 Akbudak same root – –
04 Erbudak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Budak?

  1. Ufuk Budak association football player 1990–
  2. Abidin Budak biologist 1943–
  3. Albert Budak association football player 1985–
  4. Mehmet Budak association football player 1980–
  5. İsmail Budak association football player 1992–
  6. Gökhan Budak physicist 1968–2013
  7. Vedat Budak association football player 1991–
  8. Ayşenur Budak judoka 2003–

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

Is Budak also a first name?

Yes. Budak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “shoot; knot in wood”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: budak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: budak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Budak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Budak

Q1

What does the surname Budak mean?

A budak is the shoot of a tree that grows into a branch; the hard, dark knot in timber where a branch joins the trunk is also called budak. As in the idiom “dal budak salmak”, “to put out branches and shoots”, it suggests spreading growth, toughness and endurance. Budak is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Budak?

The root word of Budak is budak (Turkic): “shoot that will become a branch; the hard knot where a branch joins the trunk”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Budak?

Bu·dak, 2 syllables; IPA: /buˈdak/.