Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kapıkıran

Kapıkıran /kapɯkɯˈɾan/ ASCII Kapikiran

“door-breaker”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Kapıkıran?

Kapıkıran

IPA /kapɯkɯˈɾan/

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

What does the surname Kapıkıran mean?

Kapıkıran means “door-breaker”: kapı “door” and kıran, the participle of kırmak “to break”, form a nickname for someone strong enough to break down doors.1,2

Grammar kapı + kıran (-an participle of kırmak).

That Kapıkıran goes back to kapı and kırmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kapıkıran made of?

Kapıkıran is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kapı (kapı: door, gate) + kıran (kıran: participle of kırmak, “breaking”).

Kapıkıran + root kapı kapı: door, gate TURKIC kapı “door, gate” root kıran kıran: participle ofkırmak, “breaking” TURKIC kırmak “to break” Kapıkıran kapı root kapı: door, gate kapı TURKIC “door, gate” kıran root kıran: participle of kırmak,“breaking” kırmak TURKIC “to break”
Kapıkıran: parts and root words
  • kapı Turkic — door, gate2
  • kırmak Turkic — to break1

How was the name Kapıkıran formed?

Kapıkıran was formed by joining kapı (“kapı: door, gate”) and kıran (“kıran: participle of kırmak, “breaking””).

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

Which surnames are related to Kapıkıran?

Kapıkıran Taşkıran Demirkıran Kıran Avkıran Bahçekapılı Çamkıran Kılıçkıran Zincirkıran Altunkıran Başkıran Çalıkıran Dalkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Taşkıran same root – –
02 Demirkıran same root – –
03 Kıran same root – –
04 Avkıran same root – –
05 Bahçekapılı same root – –
06 Çamkıran same root – –
07 Kılıçkıran same root – –
08 Zincirkıran same root – –
09 Altunkıran same root – –
10 Başkıran same root – –
11 Çalıkıran same root – –
12 Dalkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kapıkıran?

  1. Elif Merve Kapıkıran volleyball player 1993–

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

How is Kapıkıran written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Kapikiran.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kırmak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kapı 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

Common questions about Kapıkıran

Q1

What does the surname Kapıkıran mean?

Kapıkıran means “door-breaker”: kapı “door” and kıran, the participle of kırmak “to break”, form a nickname for someone strong enough to break down doors.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kapıkıran?

Kapıkıran is made up of two elements: kapı “door, gate” (Turkic) and kırmak “to break” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kapıkıran?

Ka·pı·kı·ran, 4 syllables; IPA: /kapɯkɯˈɾan/.