Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Peker

Peker /peˈkeɾ/

“sturdy, enduring man”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
P
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Peker?

Peker

IPA /peˈkeɾ/

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

What does the surname Peker mean?

Usually read as pek “hard, firm, sturdy” plus er “man, hero”, meaning “a sturdy, enduring man”. Pek comes from Old Turkic bek.1

Grammar Compound pek + er.

That Peker goes back to pek and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Peker made of?

Peker breaks into 2 parts: pek (pek: hard, firm; sturdy) + -er (er: man, hero).

Peker ++ root pek pek: hard, firm; sturdy TURKIC pek “hard, firm; sturdy,durable (Old Turkic bek)” suffix -er er: man, hero TURKIC er “man, brave fellow” Peker pek root pek: hard, firm; sturdy pek TURKIC “hard, firm; sturdy, durable (OldTurkic bek)” -er suffix er: man, hero er TURKIC “man, brave fellow”
Peker: parts and root words
  • pek Turkic — hard, firm; sturdy, durable (Old Turkic bek)1
  • er Turkic — man, brave fellow1

How was the name Peker formed?

Peker belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (pek + -er).

Which surnames are related to Peker?

Peker Pekcan Pektaş Pekin Pekşen Pekel Pek Pekdemir Pekkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Pekcan same root – –
02 Pektaş same root – –
03 Pekin same root – –
04 Pekşen same root – –
05 Pekel same root – –
06 Pek same root – –
07 Pekdemir same root – –
08 Pekkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Peker?

  1. Recep Peker politician 1889–1950
  2. Kaya Peker basketball player 1980–
  3. Sedat Peker criminal 1971–
  4. Hakan Peker singer 1961–
  5. Ali Peker athletics competitor 2005–
  6. Atilla Peker crime boss 1969–
  7. Faruk Peker actor 1956–
  8. Hasan Peker politician 1960–

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

Is Peker also a first name?

Yes. Peker is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sturdy, enduring man”.

Peker as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Peker 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Peker

Q1

What does the surname Peker mean?

Usually read as pek “hard, firm, sturdy” plus er “man, hero”, meaning “a sturdy, enduring man”. Pek comes from Old Turkic bek.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Peker?

The root word of Peker is pek (Turkic): “hard, firm; sturdy, durable (Old Turkic bek)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Peker?

Pe·ker, 2 syllables; IPA: /peˈkeɾ/.