Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekiz

Ekiz /eˈkiz/

“twin”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 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. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Ekiz?

Ekiz

IPA /eˈkiz/

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

What does the surname Ekiz mean?

Ekiz is the older form of ikiz ‘twin’, still alive in dialects; in Old Turkic the word appears as ékkiz. It describes each of two siblings born together.1

Grammar Bare noun; older form of ikiz.

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

What is Ekiz made of?

Ekiz is a single root: ekiz (twin (old and dialect form)).

Ekiz root ekiz twin (old and dialectform) TURKIC ikiz “twin; Old Turkic ékkiz” Ekiz ekiz root twin (old and dialect form) ikiz TURKIC “twin; Old Turkic ékkiz”
Ekiz: parts and root words
  • ikiz Turkic — twin; Old Turkic ékkiz1

How was the name Ekiz formed?

Ekiz belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Ekiz?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İkizoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ekiz?

  1. Selin Ekiz basketball player 1989–
  2. Atakan Ekiz association football player 1996–
  3. Ali Nafiz Ekiz entomologist
  4. Mehmet-Talha Ekiz association football player 2002–
  5. Rafet Ekiz painter 1950–2003
  6. Ayşe İnak Ekiz musician
  7. Bülent Ekiz researcher
  8. Deniz Ekiz researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ikiz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ekiz

Q1

What does the surname Ekiz mean?

Ekiz is the older form of ikiz ‘twin’, still alive in dialects; in Old Turkic the word appears as ékkiz. It describes each of two siblings born together.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekiz?

The root word of Ekiz is ikiz (Turkic): “twin; Old Turkic ékkiz”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekiz?

E·kiz, 2 syllables; IPA: /eˈkiz/.