Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Cankoçak

Cankoçak /dʒaŋkoˈtʃak/ ASCII Cankocak

“dear hero”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
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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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Cankoçak?

Cankoçak

IPA /dʒaŋkoˈtʃak/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Cankoçak mean?

Koçak, derived from koç “ram”, means “brave, valiant, champion”; it is preceded by can “soul, dear”: “dear hero”.1,2

Grammar Compound can + koçak.

That Cankoçak goes back to can and koçak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Cankoçak made of?

Cankoçak combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: can (can: soul, life) + koçak (koçak: brave, valiant).

Cankoçak + root can can: soul, life PERSIAN can “soul, life” root koçak koçak: brave, valiant TURKIC koçak “brave; champion” Cankoçak can root can: soul, life can PERSIAN “soul, life” koçak root koçak: brave, valiant koçak TURKIC “brave; champion”
Cankoçak: parts and root words
  • can Persian — soul, life1
  • koçak Turkic — brave; champion2

How was the name Cankoçak formed?

Cankoçak was formed by joining can (“can: soul, life”) and koçak (“koçak: brave, valiant”).

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

Which surnames are related to Cankoçak?

Cankoçak Özcan Can Koçak Ercan Demircan Candan Tezcan Karacan Babacan Gürcan Canpolat Arıcan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özcan same root 25 233,820
02 Can same root 27 230,085
03 Koçak same root – –
04 Ercan same root – –
05 Demircan same root – –
06 Candan same root – –
07 Tezcan same root – –
08 Karacan same root – –
09 Babacan same root – –
10 Gürcan same root – –
11 Canpolat same root – –
12 Arıcan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Cankoçak?

  1. Kerem Cankoçak physicist

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

How is Cankoçak written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Cankocak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: can accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koçak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: koçak accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Cankoçak

Q1

What does the surname Cankoçak mean?

Koçak, derived from koç “ram”, means “brave, valiant, champion”; it is preceded by can “soul, dear”: “dear hero”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cankoçak?

Cankoçak is made up of two elements: can “soul, life” (Persian) and koçak “brave; champion” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Cankoçak?

Can·ko·çak, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒaŋkoˈtʃak/.