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Sekban

Sekban /sekˈban/

“dog keeper; Janissary soldier”1

Established origin Sekban: root entries for sagbān · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
S
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How do you pronounce Sekban?

Sekban

IPA /sekˈban/

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

What does the surname Sekban mean?

Sekban comes from Persian sagbān, “dog keeper”, a compound of sag, “dog”, and bān, “keeper”. In Turkish it first meant the keeper of hunting dogs and later became the name of a class of soldiers in the Janissary corps. Nişanyan Adlar notes that it was the title of a professional class in the Ottoman army.1

Sekban is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sekban made of?

Sekban is a single Persian root: sekban (keeper of hunting dogs; a Janissary unit).

Sekban root sekban keeper of hunting dogs; aJanissary unit PERSIAN sagbān “dog keeper; sag ‘dog’ +bān ‘keeper’” Sekban sekban root keeper of hunting dogs; a Janissaryunit sagbān PERSIAN “dog keeper; sag ‘dog’ + bān‘keeper’”
Sekban: parts and root words
  • sagbān Persian — dog keeper; sag “dog” + bān “keeper”1

How was the name Sekban formed?

Sekban is the word sekban (“keeper of hunting dogs; a Janissary unit”), 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 Sekban?

Sekban Özsekban Seğmen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Özsekban same root – –
02 Seğmen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sekban?

  1. Şükrü Mehmet Sekban politician 1881–1960
  2. Kaan Sekban stand-up comedian 1983–
  3. Nedret Sekban painter 1953–
  4. Azmi Sekban sculptor 1952–2020

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

How is Sekban written and pronounced abroad?

Sekban uses only letters shared with English, so the spelling stays the same abroad.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Sekban?

Özsekban, Seğmen and Alayoğlu share gloss keywords with Sekban within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Sekban?

Read the root, formation and register information for Sekban alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sekban accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Sekban accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sekban accessed 9 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 Sekban

Q1

What does the surname Sekban mean?

Sekban comes from Persian sagbān, “dog keeper”, a compound of sag, “dog”, and bān, “keeper”. In Turkish it first meant the keeper of hunting dogs and later became the name of a class of soldiers in the Janissary corps. Nişanyan Adlar notes that it was the title of a professional class in the Ottoman army.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sekban?

The root word of Sekban is sagbān (Persian): ‘dog keeper; sag “dog” + bān “keeper”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sekban?

Sek·ban, 2 syllables; IPA: /sekˈban/.