Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekrem

Ekrem /ekˈɾem/

“most generous, most noble”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Ekrem?

Ekrem

IPA /ekˈɾem/

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

What does the surname Ekrem mean?

Ekrem is a male name from Arabic akram ‘nobler, most generous’, the elative of karīm ‘generous, noble’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that it is one of the epithets of the Prophet Muhammad.1

What is Ekrem made of?

Ekrem is a single root: Ekrem (Ekrem: most generous, most noble).

Ekrem root Ekrem Ekrem: most generous,most noble ARABIC akram “nobler, most generous;elative of karīm…” Ekrem Ekrem root Ekrem: most generous, most noble akram ARABIC “nobler, most generous; elativeof karīm ‘generous’”
Ekrem: parts and root words
  • akram Arabic — nobler, most generous; elative of karīm ‘generous’1

How was the name Ekrem formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Ekrem?

  1. Mehmet Ali Ekrem author
  2. György Ekrem-Kemál political activist 1945–2009

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

Is Ekrem also a first name?

Yes. Ekrem is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “most generous, most noble”.

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

How is Ekrem written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Ekrem is usually kept unchanged in foreign records; every letter is pronounced.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ekrem accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Ekrem 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ekrem

Q1

What does the surname Ekrem mean?

Ekrem is a male name from Arabic akram ‘nobler, most generous’, the elative of karīm ‘generous, noble’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that it is one of the epithets of the Prophet Muhammad.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekrem?

The root word of Ekrem is akram (Arabic): “nobler, most generous; elative of karīm ‘generous’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekrem?

Ek·rem, 2 syllables; IPA: /ekˈɾem/.