Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 883

Cansun

Cansun /dʒanˈsun/

“you are dear”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
C
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 Cansun?

Cansun

IPA /dʒanˈsun/

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

What does the surname Cansun mean?

Nişanyan Adlar treats Cansun as a form of Cansın ‘you are dear’, literally ‘you are life’, a term of endearment. Can comes from Persian jān ‘life, soul’.2

Grammar can + -sun, rounded variant of the 2nd person singular copula -sın.

What is Cansun made of?

Cansun breaks into 2 parts: can (soul, life; dear one) + -sun (2nd person singular copula (-sın)).

Cansun + root can soul, life; dear one PERSIAN can “soul, life” suffix -sun 2nd person singularcopula (-sın) Cansun can root soul, life; dear one can PERSIAN “soul, life” -sun suffix 2nd person singular copula (-sın)
Cansun: parts and root words
  • can Persian — soul, life2

How was the name Cansun formed?

Cansun belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (can + -sun).

Which surnames are related to Cansun?

Cansun Özcan Can Ercan Demircan Candan Tezcan Karacan Babacan Gürcan Canpolat Arıcan Caner
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 Ercan same root – –
04 Demircan same root – –
05 Candan same root – –
06 Tezcan same root – –
07 Karacan same root – –
08 Babacan same root – –
09 Gürcan same root – –
10 Canpolat same root – –
11 Arıcan same root – –
12 Caner same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Cansun?

  1. Mehmet Cansun businessperson 1947–
  2. Şebnem Cansun researcher

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

Is Cansun also a first name?

Yes. Cansun is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “you are dear”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Cansun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: can 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Cansun

Q1

What does the surname Cansun mean?

Nişanyan Adlar treats Cansun as a form of Cansın ‘you are dear’, literally ‘you are life’, a term of endearment. Can comes from Persian jān ‘life, soul’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cansun?

The root word of Cansun is can (Persian): “soul, life”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cansun?

Can·sun, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒanˈsun/.