Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Hakan

Hakan /haˈkan/

“emperor, khagan”1

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

Hakan

IPA /haˈkan/

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

What does the surname Hakan mean?

Hakan is the form of the old Turkic ruler’s title kağan that reached Ottoman Turkish through Persian xāqān; it means “ruler of rulers”. Ottoman sultans also counted hakan among their titles. It is a sister form of kağan and han, and today a very common male given name.1

Hakan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Hakan made of?

Hakan is a single Turkic root: hakan (hakan: emperor, khagan).

Hakan root hakan hakan: emperor, khagan TURKIC hakan “emperor; Persian xāqān,from Old Turkic qaɣan” Hakan hakan root hakan: emperor, khagan hakan TURKIC “emperor; Persian xāqān, from OldTurkic qaɣan”
Hakan: parts and root words
  • hakan Turkic — emperor; Persian xāqān, from Old Turkic qaɣan1

How was the name Hakan formed?

Hakan is the word hakan (“hakan: emperor, khagan”), 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 Hakan?

  1. Fikret Hakan actor 1934–2017
  2. Ahmet Hakan writer 1967–
  3. Sinan Hakan writer
  4. Kubilay Hakan actor
  5. Rüknettin Hakan politician
  6. Tayfun Hakan researcher 2000–

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

Is Hakan also a first name?

Yes. Hakan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “emperor, khagan”.

2018–2025

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: hakan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: hakan 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 Hakan

Q1

What does the surname Hakan mean?

Hakan is the form of the old Turkic ruler’s title kağan that reached Ottoman Turkish through Persian xāqān; it means “ruler of rulers”. Ottoman sultans also counted hakan among their titles. It is a sister form of kağan and han, and today a very common male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hakan?

The root word of Hakan is hakan (Turkic): “emperor; Persian xāqān, from Old Turkic qaɣan”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hakan?

Ha·kan, 2 syllables; IPA: /haˈkan/.