Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İnce

İnce /inˈdʒe/ ASCII Ince

“slender; refined”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
İ
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce İnce?

İnce

IPA /inˈdʒe/

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

What does the surname İnce mean?

İnce means thin or slender; of a person it can mean ‘slim, lanky’ and also ‘considerate, refined, delicate’. It goes back to Old Turkic yinçge. The surname may come from a nickname about build or from praise of tact and refinement.1

İnce is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İnce made of?

İnce is a single root: ince (thin, slender; fine, delicate).

İnce root ince thin, slender; fine,delicate TURKIC ince “thin, slender; delicate,refined (Old Turkic…” İnce ince root thin, slender; fine, delicate ince TURKIC “thin, slender; delicate, refined(Old Turkic yinçge)”
İnce: parts and root words
  • ince Turkic — thin, slender; delicate, refined (Old Turkic yinçge)1

How was the name İnce formed?

İnce belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to İnce?

İnce İncesu İnceoğlu Özince İnceman
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İncesu same root – –
02 İnceoğlu same root – –
03 Özince same root – –
04 İnceman same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İnce?

  1. Muharrem İnce politician 1964–
  2. Burak İnce association football player 2004–
  3. Cem İnce politician 1993–
  4. Refik Şevket İnce politician 1885–1955
  5. Berre İnce volleyball player 2004–
  6. Nevin İnce sprinter 2004–
  7. Abdullah İnce basketball player
  8. Hamit Şevket İnce politician 1889–1967

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

Is İnce also a first name?

Yes. İnce is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “slender; refined”.

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

How is İnce written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Ince in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ince accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: İnce accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: İnce accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about İnce

Q1

What does the surname İnce mean?

İnce means thin or slender; of a person it can mean ‘slim, lanky’ and also ‘considerate, refined, delicate’. It goes back to Old Turkic yinçge. The surname may come from a nickname about build or from praise of tact and refinement.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İnce?

The root word of İnce is ince (Turkic): “thin, slender; delicate, refined (Old Turkic yinçge)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İnce?

İn·ce, 2 syllables; IPA: /inˈdʒe/.