Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekincier

Ekincier /ecindʒiˈeɾ/

“farmer man”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
E
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Ekincier?

Ekincier

IPA /ecindʒiˈeɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ekincier mean?

Ekinci “grain farmer”, from ekin “crop” plus -ci, joined to er “man”: “the farmer man”.1,2

Grammar ekin + -ci + er.

What is Ekincier made of?

Ekincier is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ekinci (ekinci: grain farmer) + -er (er: man, hero).

Ekincier ++ root ekinci ekinci: grain farmer TURKIC ekin “sown grain, crop” suffix -er er: man, hero TURKIC er “man, brave fellow” Ekincier ekinci root ekinci: grain farmer ekin TURKIC “sown grain, crop” -er suffix er: man, hero er TURKIC “man, brave fellow”
Ekincier: parts and root words
  • ekin Turkic — sown grain, crop1
  • er Turkic — man, brave fellow2

How was the name Ekincier formed?

Ekincier was formed by adding the suffix -er (“er: man, hero”) to ekinci (“ekinci: grain farmer”).

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

Which surnames are related to Ekincier?

Ekincier Ekinci Ekin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ekinci same root – –
02 Ekin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ekincier?

  1. Barış Ekincier association football player 1999–

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

How is Ekincier written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Ekincier abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ekin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er 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

Common questions about Ekincier

Q1

What does the surname Ekincier mean?

Ekinci “grain farmer”, from ekin “crop” plus -ci, joined to er “man”: “the farmer man”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekincier?

Ekincier is made up of two elements: ekin “sown grain, crop” (Turkic) and er “man, brave fellow” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekincier?

E·kin·ci·er, 4 syllables; IPA: /ecindʒiˈeɾ/.