Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,824

Kandemir

Kandemir /kandeˈmiɾ/

“iron-blooded; iron khan”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Kandemir?

Kandemir

IPA /kandeˈmiɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kandemir mean?

Kan joins demir, “iron”. The name is commonly read as “of iron blood, of sturdy stock”; since kan is linked in some names with han, “khan”, a reading “iron khan” is also mentioned. It is also used as a male given name.2,3

Grammar Compound: kan + demir.

That Kandemir goes back to kan and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kandemir made of?

Kandemir breaks into 2 parts: kan (blood; or khan) + demir (iron).

Kandemir ++ root kan blood; or khan TURKIC kan “blood; lineage” suffix demir iron TURKIC demir “iron; firm” Kandemir kan root blood; or khan kan TURKIC “blood; lineage” demir suffix iron demir TURKIC “iron; firm”
Kandemir: parts and root words
  • kan Turkic — blood; lineage2
  • demir Turkic — iron; firm3

How was the name Kandemir formed?

Kandemir belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kan + demir).

Which surnames are related to Kandemir?

Kandemir Demir Özdemir Özkan Demirci Alkan Demirel Aydemir Arıkan Demirtaş Gürkan Akdemir Taşdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Özkan same root 22 245,254
04 Demirci same root – –
05 Alkan same root – –
06 Demirel same root – –
07 Aydemir same root – –
08 Arıkan same root – –
09 Demirtaş same root – –
10 Gürkan same root – –
11 Akdemir same root – –
12 Taşdemir same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Kandemir most common?

Kandemir is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 22nd in Rize.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize · rank 22 · 1,437 people Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Kandemir: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Rize221,437

Who are some well-known people named Kandemir?

  1. Helin Kandemir actor 2004–
  2. Hüseyin Kandemir rower 1986–
  3. Tuğçe Kandemir musician 1996–
  4. Ömer Kandemir association football player 1993–
  5. Erkan Kandemir politician 1981–
  6. Eylül Lize Kandemir film actor 1997–
  7. Ahmet Kandemir basketball player 1970–
  8. Aslıhan Kandemir actor 1972–

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

Is Kandemir also a first name?

Yes. Kandemir is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “iron-blooded; iron khan”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: demir 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kandemir

Q1

What does the surname Kandemir mean?

Kan joins demir, “iron”. The name is commonly read as “of iron blood, of sturdy stock”; since kan is linked in some names with han, “khan”, a reading “iron khan” is also mentioned. It is also used as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kandemir?

The root word of Kandemir is kan (Turkic): “blood; lineage”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kandemir?

Kan·de·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /kandeˈmiɾ/.