Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Demirkan

Demirkan /demiɾˈkan/

“of iron blood”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
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 Demirkan?

Demirkan

IPA /demiɾˈkan/

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

What does the surname Demirkan mean?

A male given name formed from demir “iron” and kan. It is commonly read as “of iron blood, of strong stock”. Some hold that -kan in such names reflects the title han or kağan, which would make it “iron khan”.1,2

Grammar demir + kan; two-element name.

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

What is Demirkan made of?

Demirkan breaks into 2 parts: demir (demir: iron) + kan (kan: blood, lineage; in some names khan).

Demirkan ++ first element demir demir: iron TURKIC demir “iron; strength” suffix kan kan: blood, lineage; insome names khan TURKIC kan “blood; lineage” Demirkan demir first element demir: iron demir TURKIC “iron; strength” kan suffix kan: blood, lineage; in some nameskhan kan TURKIC “blood; lineage”
Demirkan: parts and root words
  • demir Turkic — iron; strength1
  • kan Turkic — blood; lineage2

How was the name Demirkan formed?

Demirkan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (demir + kan).

Which surnames are related to Demirkan?

Demirkan Demir Özdemir Özkan Demirci Alkan Demirel Aydemir Arıkan Demirtaş Gürkan Kandemir Akdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Özkan same root 22 245,254
04 Demirci same root – –
05 Alkan same root – –
06 Demirel same root – –
07 Aydemir same root – –
08 Arıkan same root – –
09 Demirtaş same root – –
10 Gürkan same root – –
11 Kandemir same root – –
12 Akdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Demirkan?

  1. Demir Demirkan actor 1972–
  2. Renan Demirkan actor 1955–
  3. Ayşe Demirkan researcher
  4. Burcu Demirkan researcher
  5. Enver Demirkan actor 1948–
  6. Fahir Demirkan researcher
  7. Fatih Demirkan researcher 1965–
  8. Irem Demirkan researcher

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

Is Demirkan also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kan 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 Demirkan

Q1

What does the surname Demirkan mean?

A male given name formed from demir “iron” and kan. It is commonly read as “of iron blood, of strong stock”. Some hold that -kan in such names reflects the title han or kağan, which would make it “iron khan”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Demirkan?

The root word of Demirkan is demir (Turkic): “iron; strength”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Demirkan?

De·mir·kan, 3 syllables; IPA: /demiɾˈkan/.