Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Diktaş

Diktaş /dicˈtaʃ/ ASCII Diktas

“upright stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Diktaş?

Diktaş

IPA /dicˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Diktaş mean?

A compound of dik ‘upright, steep’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘upright stone, standing stone’. Villages named Diktaş exist in the İkizdere district of Rize and the Divriği district of Sivas. The head of the name is taş.1,2

Grammar dik + taş.

That Diktaş goes back to dik and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Diktaş made of?

Diktaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dik (upright; steep) + taş (stone).

Diktaş + root dik upright; steep TURKIC dik “upright” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Diktaş dik root upright; steep dik TURKIC “upright” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Diktaş: parts and root words
  • dik Turkic — upright1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Diktaş formed?

Diktaş was formed by joining dik (“upright; steep”) and taş (“stone”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Diktaş?

Diktaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Dikmen Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Dikmen same root – –
08 Taşçı same root – –
09 Ertaş same root – –
10 Göktaş same root – –
11 Taşkıran same root – –
12 Taştan same root – –

How is Diktaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Diktas in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Diktaş

Q1

What does the surname Diktaş mean?

A compound of dik ‘upright, steep’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘upright stone, standing stone’. Villages named Diktaş exist in the İkizdere district of Rize and the Divriği district of Sivas. The head of the name is taş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Diktaş?

Diktaş is made up of two elements: dik “upright” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Diktaş?

Dik·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /dicˈtaʃ/.