Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kapanşahin

Kapanşahin /kapanʃaˈhin/ ASCII Kapansahin

“the snatching hawk”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kapanşahin?

Kapanşahin

IPA /kapanʃaˈhin/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kapanşahin mean?

Kapan, the participle of kapmak “to snatch”, joins şahin “hawk”: “the hawk that snatches its prey”. Şahin comes from Persian šāhīn; kapan is Turkish.1,2

Grammar kap- + participle -an + şahin.

That Kapanşahin goes back to kapmak and şahin is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kapanşahin made of?

Kapanşahin combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: kapan (participle of kapmak, “snatching”) + şahin (şahin: hawk, falcon).

Kapanşahin + root kapan participle of kapmak,“snatching” TURKIC kapmak “to snatch” root şahin şahin: hawk, falcon PERSIAN şahin “hawk, falcon (Persianšāhīn)” Kapanşahin kapan root participle of kapmak, “snatching” kapmak TURKIC “to snatch” şahin root şahin: hawk, falcon şahin PERSIAN “hawk, falcon (Persian šāhīn)”
Kapanşahin: parts and root words
  • kapmak Turkic — to snatch1
  • şahin Persian — hawk, falcon (Persian šāhīn)2

How was the name Kapanşahin formed?

Kapanşahin was formed by joining kapan (“participle of kapmak, “snatching””) and şahin (“şahin: hawk, falcon”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kapanşahin?

Kapanşahin Şahin Şahiner Şahinkaya Şahinoğlu Özşahin Şahinbaş Küçükşahin Şahinler Erşahin Karaşahin Şahintürk Kızkapan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şahin same root 6 688,214
02 Şahiner same root – –
03 Şahinkaya same root – –
04 Şahinoğlu same root – –
05 Özşahin same root – –
06 Şahinbaş same root – –
07 Küçükşahin same root – –
08 Şahinler same root – –
09 Erşahin same root – –
10 Karaşahin same root – –
11 Şahintürk same root – –
12 Kızkapan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kapanşahin?

  1. Elvan Kapanşahin badminton player 1999–

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

How is Kapanşahin written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kapansahin: ş is written s or sh.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kapan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: şahin accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kapanşahin

Q1

What does the surname Kapanşahin mean?

Kapan, the participle of kapmak “to snatch”, joins şahin “hawk”: “the hawk that snatches its prey”. Şahin comes from Persian šāhīn; kapan is Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kapanşahin?

Kapanşahin is made up of two elements: kapmak “to snatch” (Turkic) and şahin “hawk, falcon (Persian šāhīn)” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kapanşahin?

Ka·pan·şa·hin, 4 syllables; IPA: /kapanʃaˈhin/.