Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Pektaş

Pektaş /pekˈtaʃ/ ASCII Pektas

“hard stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Pektaş?

Pektaş

IPA /pekˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Pektaş mean?

Pektaş is made of pek “hard, firm” and taş “stone”: “hard stone, solid rock”. Pek goes back to Old Turkic bek and expresses toughness in phrases such as pek yürekli, “stout-hearted”. Through the image of a stone that does not break easily, the name stresses firmness.1,2

Grammar pek + taş (adjective + noun)

That Pektaş goes back to pek and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Pektaş made of?

Pektaş breaks into 2 parts: pek (hard, firm) + taş (stone).

Pektaş + root pek hard, firm TURKIC pek “hard; firm, durable” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Pektaş pek root hard, firm pek TURKIC “hard; firm, durable” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Pektaş: parts and root words
  • pek Turkic — hard; firm, durable1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Pektaş formed?

Pektaş belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (pek + taş).

Which surnames are related to Pektaş?

Pektaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Peker Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Peker same root – –
09 Ertaş same root – –
10 Göktaş same root – –
11 Taşkıran same root – –
12 Taştan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pektaş?

  1. Uğur Pektaş actor 1979–
  2. Mihri Pektaş politician 1895–1979
  3. Cihan Pektaş politician 1970–
  4. Elif Pektaş actor 1946–2003
  5. Ali Pektaş poet 1981–
  6. Hasip Pektaş illustrator 1953–
  7. Hüseyin Pektaş teacher 1884–1970
  8. Mine Kanat Pektaş researcher

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

Is Pektaş also a first name?

Yes. Pektaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “hard stone”.

Pektaş 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 Vikisözlük: taş 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Pektaş

Q1

What does the surname Pektaş mean?

Pektaş is made of pek “hard, firm” and taş “stone”: “hard stone, solid rock”. Pek goes back to Old Turkic bek and expresses toughness in phrases such as pek yürekli, “stout-hearted”. Through the image of a stone that does not break easily, the name stresses firmness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pektaş?

The root word of Pektaş is pek (Turkic): “hard; firm, durable”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pektaş?

Pek·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /pekˈtaʃ/.