Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kapacak

Kapacak /kaˈpad͡ʒak/

“one who will snatch”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
K
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 Kapacak?

Kapacak

IPA /kaˈpad͡ʒak/

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

What does the surname Kapacak mean?

The future form of kapmak ‘to snatch, seize’: ‘the one who will catch’. Nişanyan traces kap- to Old Turkic kap- ‘to seize; to close’.1

Grammar third person singular future of kapmak.

That Kapacak goes back to kapmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kapacak made of?

Kapacak is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kap- (kapmak: to snatch, seize) + -acak (future participle).

Kapacak + root kap- kapmak: to snatch, seize TURKIC kapmak “to snatch, to seize” suffix -acak future participle Kapacak kap- root kapmak: to snatch, seize kapmak TURKIC “to snatch, to seize” -acak suffix future participle
Kapacak: parts and root words
  • kapmak Turkic — to snatch, to seize1

How was the name Kapacak formed?

Kapacak was formed by adding the suffix -acak (“future participle”) to the verb stem kap- (“kapmak: to snatch, seize”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kapacak?

Kapacak Kızkapan Kapanşahin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kızkapan same root – –
02 Kapanşahin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kapacak?

  1. Burak Kapacak association football player 1999–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kapmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kapacak 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 Kapacak

Q1

What does the surname Kapacak mean?

The future form of kapmak ‘to snatch, seize’: ‘the one who will catch’. Nişanyan traces kap- to Old Turkic kap- ‘to seize; to close’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kapacak?

The root word of Kapacak is kapmak (Turkic): “to snatch, to seize”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kapacak?

Ka·pa·cak, 3 syllables; IPA: /kaˈpad͡ʒak/.