Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 966

Çanak

Çanak /tʃaˈnak/ ASCII Canak

“earthenware bowl”2

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

How do you pronounce Çanak?

Çanak

IPA /tʃaˈnak/

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

What does the surname Çanak mean?

A çanak is a wide, shallow bowl of clay or metal. Nişanyan Sözlük derives it from Old Turkic çan ‘cup, bowl’ with the diminutive suffix +Ak. The word also names the eye socket, the calyx of a flower and a low-lying hollow in the land.2

Çanak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çanak made of?

Çanak is a single root: çanak (bowl, earthenware pot).

Çanak root çanak bowl, earthenware pot TURKIC çanak “bowl, earthenware pot” Çanak çanak root bowl, earthenware pot çanak TURKIC “bowl, earthenware pot”
Çanak: parts and root words
  • çanak Turkic — bowl, earthenware pot2

How was the name Çanak formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Çanak?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çanakçı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çanak?

  1. Cihan Çanak association football player 2005–
  2. Kemal Çanak association football player 1991–
  3. Oktay Çanak lawyer 1975–
  4. Asuman Çanak researcher

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

How is Çanak written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Canak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çanak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çanak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çanak

Q1

What does the surname Çanak mean?

A çanak is a wide, shallow bowl of clay or metal. Nişanyan Sözlük derives it from Old Turkic çan ‘cup, bowl’ with the diminutive suffix +Ak. The word also names the eye socket, the calyx of a flower and a low-lying hollow in the land.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çanak?

The root word of Çanak is çanak (Turkic): “bowl, earthenware pot”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çanak?

Ça·nak, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃaˈnak/.