Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,648

Pekuz

Pekuz /peˈkuz/

“very skilful”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Pekuz?

Pekuz

IPA /peˈkuz/

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

What does the surname Pekuz mean?

Pek “very; firm” joins uz “skilled, able”: “very skilful”. According to English Wiktionary, uz goes back to Proto-Turkic *ūŕ “master, craftsman”.1,2

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

What is Pekuz made of?

Pekuz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: pek (pek: very; firm) + uz (uz: skilled; good).

Pekuz + root pek pek: very; firm TURKIC pek “very; firm, hard” root uz uz: skilled; good TURKIC uz “good; able, skilled” Pekuz pek root pek: very; firm pek TURKIC “very; firm, hard” uz root uz: skilled; good uz TURKIC “good; able, skilled”
Pekuz: parts and root words
  • pek Turkic — very; firm, hard2
  • uz Turkic — good; able, skilled1

How was the name Pekuz formed?

Pekuz is a name newly coined from pek (“pek: very; firm”) and uz (“uz: skilled; good”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Pekuz?

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

Who are some well-known people named Pekuz?

  1. Neva Pekuz actor 2014–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: uz accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pek 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

Common questions about Pekuz

Q1

What does the surname Pekuz mean?

Pek “very; firm” joins uz “skilled, able”: “very skilful”. According to English Wiktionary, uz goes back to Proto-Turkic *ūŕ “master, craftsman”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pekuz?

Pekuz is made up of two elements: pek “very; firm, hard” (Turkic) and uz “good; able, skilled” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Pekuz?

Pe·kuz, 2 syllables; IPA: /peˈkuz/.