Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,765

Eke

Eke /eˈke/

“elder, grown-up; precocious child”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
E
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Eke?

Eke

IPA /eˈke/

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

What does the surname Eke mean?

Eke has two faces in the dictionary: a child who talks and behaves like a grown-up is called eke, while in regional speech the word simply means “elder, grown-up, old”. Which sense lies behind the surname is not recorded; both meet in the idea of “big, senior”.1

That Eke goes back to eke is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Eke is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Eke made of?

Eke is a single Turkic root: eke (precocious child; in dialect: grown-up, elder).

Eke root eke precocious child; indialect: grown-up, elder TURKIC eke “a child who talks likean adult; elder,…” Eke eke root precocious child; in dialect:grown-up, elder eke TURKIC “a child who talks like an adult;elder, grown-up”
Eke: parts and root words
  • eke Turkic — a child who talks like an adult; elder, grown-up1

How was the name Eke formed?

Eke is the word eke (“precocious child; in dialect: grown-up, elder”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Eke?

  1. Algı Eke actor 1985–
  2. Cahide Eke judoka 2000–
  3. Ece Eke volleyball player 2001–
  4. Kerem Eke basketball official
  5. Benay Can Eke researcher
  6. Salih Eke chess player 2004–

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

Is Eke also a first name?

Yes. Eke is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “elder, grown-up; precocious child”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: eke accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Eke 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Eke

Q1

What does the surname Eke mean?

Eke has two faces in the dictionary: a child who talks and behaves like a grown-up is called eke, while in regional speech the word simply means “elder, grown-up, old”. Which sense lies behind the surname is not recorded; both meet in the idea of “big, senior”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eke?

The root word of Eke is eke (Turkic): “a child who talks like an adult; elder, grown-up”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Eke?

E·ke, 2 syllables; IPA: /eˈke/.