SURNAMEEntry 1,785
Durukan
“clear; of pure blood”1
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How do you pronounce Durukan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Durukan mean?
A man’s name built from duru, “clear, clean, unmixed”, and kan. It is commonly read as “pure-blooded, of clean lineage”; a link between the name element -kan and han, “ruler”, has also been proposed. Duru derives from the verb durmak and describes clarity, like water that has settled.1,2
Grammar Compound: duru (adjective) + kan.
That Durukan goes back to duru and kan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Durukan formed?
Durukan was formed by joining duru (“duru: clear, pure”) and kan (“kan: blood, lineage; in some names linked with han”).
Which surnames are related to Durukan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Özkan | same root | 22 | 245,254 |
| 02 | Alkan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Arıkan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gürkan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Kandemir | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Duru | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Atakan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Türkkan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Demirkan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Soykan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Akkan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Taşkan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Durukan?
- Kenan Durukan politician 1933–
- Eyüp Durukan politician 1882–1963
- Mehmet Erdal Durukan politician 1935–
- Mehmet Zühtü Durukan politician 1888–1964
- Muhteşem Durukan actor 1926–1988
- Namık Durukan journalist 1962–
- Oktar Durukan actor 1938–2007
- Hüseyin Durukan researcher
People surnamed Durukan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Durukan also a first name?
Yes. Durukan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “clear; of pure blood”.
Durukan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Durukan?
Şenkan, Özkan and Beykan share gloss keywords with Durukan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Durukan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Durukan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: duru
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kan
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: duru
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: duru
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Durukan
- Q1
What does the surname Durukan mean?
- A man’s name built from duru, “clear, clean, unmixed”, and kan. It is commonly read as “pure-blooded, of clean lineage”; a link between the name element -kan and han, “ruler”, has also been proposed. Duru derives from the verb durmak and describes clarity, like water that has settled.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Durukan?
- Durukan is made up of two elements: duru “not cloudy; clean, clear; pure” (Turkic) and kan “blood; lineage” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Durukan?
- Du·ru·kan, 3 syllables; IPA: /duɾuˈkan/.