Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,070

Küçüka

Küçüka /cyt͡ʃyˈka/ ASCII Kucuka

“little (a form of Küçük)”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Küçüka?

Küçüka

IPA /cyt͡ʃyˈka/

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

What does the surname Küçüka mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Küçüka as a form of the name Küçük. Küçük is the word for ‘little, small’, and in names it mostly appears as the first element of compounds such as Küçük Mehmet, Küçük Ali or Küçük Fatma.1

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

What is Küçüka made of?

Küçüka is a single Turkic root: Küçüka (a form of the name Küçük).

Küçüka root Küçüka a form of the name Küçük TURKIC küçük “little, small” Küçüka Küçüka root a form of the name Küçük küçük TURKIC “little, small”
Küçüka: parts and root words
  • küçük Turkic — little, small1

How was the name Küçüka formed?

Küçüka is the word Küçüka (“a form of the name Küçük”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Küçüka?

Küçüka Karaküçük Küçükoğlu Küçükay Küçükşahin Küçükkaya Küçükaslan Küçükel Küçükköse Küçüközkan Küçükakyüz Küçükçağlayan Küçüker
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karaküçük same root – –
02 Küçükoğlu same root – –
03 Küçükay same root – –
04 Küçükşahin same root – –
05 Küçükkaya same root – –
06 Küçükaslan same root – –
07 Küçükel same root – –
08 Küçükköse same root – –
09 Küçüközkan same root – –
10 Küçükakyüz same root – –
11 Küçükçağlayan same root – –
12 Küçüker same root – –

How else is Küçüka spelled?

Küçükspelling

Who are some well-known people named Küçüka?

  1. Necip Ali Küçüka politician 1892–1941
  2. Naili Küçüka politician 1883–1952

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

How is Küçüka written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Kucuka.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Küçüka accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Küçüka

Q1

What does the surname Küçüka mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Küçüka as a form of the name Küçük. Küçük is the word for ‘little, small’, and in names it mostly appears as the first element of compounds such as Küçük Mehmet, Küçük Ali or Küçük Fatma.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçüka?

The root word of Küçüka is küçük (Turkic): “little, small”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçüka?

Kü·çü·ka, 3 syllables; IPA: /cyt͡ʃyˈka/.