Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Erkek

Erkek /eɾˈkek/

“manly, true to his word”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Erkek?

Erkek

IPA /eɾˈkek/

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

What does the surname Erkek mean?

Erkek means ‘man, male’, and as an adjective ‘manly, a man of his word’: an erkek adam is someone who does not go back on what he says. The word has kept the same form since Old Turkic.1

Erkek is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Erkek made of?

Erkek is a single Turkic root: erkek (male, man; manly, trustworthy).

Erkek root erkek male, man; manly,trustworthy TURKIC erkek “man; manly, a man of hisword” Erkek erkek root male, man; manly, trustworthy erkek TURKIC “man; manly, a man of his word”
Erkek: parts and root words
  • erkek Turkic — man; manly, a man of his word1

How was the name Erkek formed?

Erkek is the word erkek (“male, man; manly, trustworthy”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Erkek?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Erkekli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Erkek?

  1. Yaprak Erkek volleyball player 2001–
  2. Ecem Erkek actor 1989–
  3. Muharrem Erkek politician 1969–
  4. Murat Erkek actor

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: erkek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: erkek 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 Erkek

Q1

What does the surname Erkek mean?

Erkek means ‘man, male’, and as an adjective ‘manly, a man of his word’: an erkek adam is someone who does not go back on what he says. The word has kept the same form since Old Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Erkek?

The root word of Erkek is erkek (Turkic): “man; manly, a man of his word”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Erkek?

Er·kek, 2 syllables; IPA: /eɾˈkek/.