Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Küçükakyüz

Küçükakyüz /cytʃykakˈjyz/ ASCII Kucukakyuz

“little Akyüz; white-faced”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 Küçükakyüz?

Küçükakyüz

IPA /cytʃykakˈjyz/

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

What does the surname Küçükakyüz mean?

This is the name Akyüz with küçük, “small, junior”, in front. Akyüz means “white-faced”, figuratively “with a clean face”, honourable; küçük is a common element used to tell apart two families bearing the same name.1,3

Grammar küçük + ak + yüz

That Küçükakyüz goes back to kiçig and āk is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Küçükakyüz made of?

Küçükakyüz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: küçük (küçük: small; younger) + ak (ak: white; pure) + yüz (yüz: face).

Küçükakyüz ++ root küçük küçük: small; younger TURKIC kiçig “small” root ak ak: white; pure TURKIC āk “white” root yüz yüz: face TURKIC yüz “face” Küçükakyüz küçük root küçük: small; younger kiçig TURKIC “small” ak root ak: white; pure āk TURKIC “white” yüz root yüz: face yüz TURKIC “face”
Küçükakyüz: parts and root words
  • kiçig Turkic — small1
  • āk Turkic — white1
  • yüz Turkic — face3

How was the name Küçükakyüz formed?

Küçükakyüz was formed by joining küçük (“küçük: small; younger”) and ak (“ak: white; pure”) + yüz.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Küçükakyüz?

Küçükakyüz Akyüz Küçük Güleryüz Yüzbaşıoğlu Karaküçük Küçükoğlu Küçükay Küçükşahin Küçükkaya Küçükaslan Yüzer Eryüz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akyüz same root – –
02 Küçük same root – –
03 Güleryüz same root – –
04 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
05 Karaküçük same root – –
06 Küçükoğlu same root – –
07 Küçükay same root – –
08 Küçükşahin same root – –
09 Küçükkaya same root – –
10 Küçükaslan same root – –
11 Yüzer same root – –
12 Eryüz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Küçükakyüz?

  1. Hasan Küçükakyüz soldier 1957–

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

How is Küçükakyüz written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Kucukakyuz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: küçük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yüz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Küçükakyüz

Q1

What does the surname Küçükakyüz mean?

This is the name Akyüz with küçük, “small, junior”, in front. Akyüz means “white-faced”, figuratively “with a clean face”, honourable; küçük is a common element used to tell apart two families bearing the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçükakyüz?

Küçükakyüz is made up of two elements: āk “white” (Turkic) and yüz “face” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçükakyüz?

Kü·çü·kak·yüz, 4 syllables; IPA: /cytʃykakˈjyz/.