Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,023

Kırkpınar

Kırkpınar /kɯɾkpɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Kirkpinar

“forty springs”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Place name
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 Kırkpınar?

Kırkpınar

IPA /kɯɾkpɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Kırkpınar mean?

Kırkpınar means “forty springs”, that is, “many springs”. The number forty also expresses an indefinite large number in Turkish idioms, and pınar is water rising from the ground. Villages of this name exist in Afyonkarahisar, Antalya, Bayburt, Bingöl and other provinces.1,2

Grammar kırk + pınar: numeral + noun.

That Kırkpınar goes back to kırk and pınar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kırkpınar made of?

Kırkpınar breaks into 2 parts: kırk (forty; many) + pınar (spring).

Kırkpınar + root kırk forty; many TURKIC kırk “forty; in idioms ‘many’” root pınar spring TURKIC pınar “spring” Kırkpınar kırk root forty; many kırk TURKIC “forty; in idioms ‘many’” pınar root spring pınar TURKIC “spring”
Kırkpınar: parts and root words
  • kırk Turkic — forty; in idioms “many”2
  • pınar Turkic — spring1

How was the name Kırkpınar formed?

Kırkpınar belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (kırk + pınar).

Which surnames are related to Kırkpınar?

Kırkpınar Akpınar Pınar Gürpınar Karapınar Taşpınar Başpınar Gülpınar Özpınar Pınarbaşı Kayapınar Kırklar Beşpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akpınar same root – –
02 Pınar same root – –
03 Gürpınar same root – –
04 Karapınar same root – –
05 Taşpınar same root – –
06 Başpınar same root – –
07 Gülpınar same root – –
08 Özpınar same root – –
09 Pınarbaşı same root – –
10 Kayapınar same root – –
11 Kırklar same root – –
12 Beşpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kırkpınar?

  1. Yusuf Kırkpınar politician 1949–2025
  2. Hüsmen Kırkpınar statesperson 1960–
  3. Yaşar Kırkpınar politician 1973–

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

How is Kırkpınar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Kirkpinar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kırkpınar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kırk 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kırkpınar

Q1

What does the surname Kırkpınar mean?

Kırkpınar means “forty springs”, that is, “many springs”. The number forty also expresses an indefinite large number in Turkish idioms, and pınar is water rising from the ground. Villages of this name exist in Afyonkarahisar, Antalya, Bayburt, Bingöl and other provinces.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırkpınar?

The root word of Kırkpınar is kırk (Turkic): ‘forty; in idioms “many”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırkpınar?

Kırk·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾkpɯˈnaɾ/.