Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sarıca

Sarıca /saɾɯˈdʒa/ ASCII Sarica

“yellowish”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Sarıca?

Sarıca

IPA /saɾɯˈdʒa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Sarıca mean?

Formed from sarı “yellow” with the similative suffix -ca, sarıca means “yellowish”. The dictionary also records it as a name for the hornet and, in Ottoman history, for irregular soldiers serving provincial governors. Many villages in Türkiye are called Sarıca as well.1

Grammar sarı “yellow” + similative -ca

Sarıca is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sarıca made of?

Sarıca breaks into 2 parts: sarı (yellow) + -ca (similative/diminutive suffix).

Sarıca + root sarı yellow TURKIC sarıca “yellowish; hornet;historically, irregular…” suffix -ca similative/diminutivesuffix Sarıca sarı root yellow sarıca TURKIC “yellowish; hornet; historically,irregular soldiers under…” -ca suffix similative/diminutive suffix
Sarıca: parts and root words
  • sarıca Turkic — yellowish; hornet; historically, irregular soldiers under provincial governors1

How was the name Sarıca formed?

Sarıca belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (sarı + -ca).

Which surnames are related to Sarıca?

Sarıca Sarı Sarıkaya Sarıoğlu Sarıtaş Sarıbaş Sarıgül Sarıalioğlu Sarıyıldız Sarıyer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sarı same root – –
02 Sarıkaya same root – –
03 Sarıoğlu same root – –
04 Sarıtaş same root – –
05 Sarıbaş same root – –
06 Sarıgül same root – –
07 Sarıalioğlu same root – –
08 Sarıyıldız same root – –
09 Sarıyer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sarıca?

  1. Ufuk Sarıca basketball player 1972–
  2. Ayşegül Sarıca pianist 1935–2023
  3. Didem Sarıca basketball player 1977–
  4. Efe Sarıca basketball player 2002–
  5. Ragıp Sarıca politician 1912–1993
  6. Alper Kaan Sarıca researcher
  7. Can Sarıca researcher
  8. Dilara Sarıca association football player 2000–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sarıca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sarıca

Q1

What does the surname Sarıca mean?

Formed from sarı “yellow” with the similative suffix -ca, sarıca means “yellowish”. The dictionary also records it as a name for the hornet and, in Ottoman history, for irregular soldiers serving provincial governors. Many villages in Türkiye are called Sarıca as well.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sarıca?

The root word of Sarıca is sarıca (Turkic): “yellowish; hornet; historically, irregular soldiers under provincial governors”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sarıca?

Sa·rı·ca, 3 syllables; IPA: /saɾɯˈdʒa/.