Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Parmak

Parmak /paɾˈmak/

“finger”1

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

How do you pronounce Parmak?

Parmak

IPA /paɾˈmak/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Parmak mean?

Parmak is a finger or toe; it was also the name of an old unit of length. The word comes via Old Anatolian Turkish barmak from Proto-Turkic barmak.1

Parmak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Parmak made of?

Parmak is a single Turkic root: parmak (finger).

Parmak root parmak finger TURKIC parmak “finger, toe” Parmak parmak root finger parmak TURKIC “finger, toe”
Parmak: parts and root words
  • parmak Turkic — finger, toe1

How was the name Parmak formed?

Parmak is the word parmak (“finger”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Parmak?

Parmak Altıparmak Parmaksız Düzparmak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altıparmak same root – –
02 Parmaksız same root – –
03 Düzparmak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Parmak?

  1. Abdulkadir Parmak association football player 1994–
  2. Mustafa Parmak association football player 1982–
  3. Mesut Parmak researcher 1981–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: parmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: parmak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: parmak 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 Parmak

Q1

What does the surname Parmak mean?

Parmak is a finger or toe; it was also the name of an old unit of length. The word comes via Old Anatolian Turkish barmak from Proto-Turkic barmak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Parmak?

The root word of Parmak is parmak (Turkic): “finger, toe”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Parmak?

Par·mak, 2 syllables; IPA: /paɾˈmak/.