Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Şeker

Şeker /ʃeˈceɾ/ ASCII Seker

“sugar; sweet, charming”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Şeker?

Şeker

IPA /ʃeˈceɾ/

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

What does the surname Şeker mean?

Şeker is sugar, and by extension a sweet; figuratively a sweet, charming person is also called şeker. The word comes via Persian šakar from Sanskrit śárkarā and shares its origin with English sugar. The surname comes from this word, and its use as a term of endearment is part of its associations.2

That Şeker goes back to šakar is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Şeker is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Şeker made of?

Şeker is a single root: şeker (sugar).

Şeker root şeker sugar PERSIAN šakar “sugar; from Sanskritśárkarā” Şeker şeker root sugar šakar PERSIAN “sugar; from Sanskrit śárkarā”
Şeker: parts and root words
  • šakar Persian — sugar; from Sanskrit śárkarā2

How was the name Şeker formed?

Şeker belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Şeker?

Şeker Şekerci Şekeroğlu
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 Şekerci same root – –
02 Şekeroğlu same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Şeker most common?

Şeker is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 27th in Bayburt.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt · rank 27 · 351 people Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Şeker: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Bayburt27351

Who are some well-known people named Şeker?

  1. Busem Şeker association football player 1998–
  2. Fevzi Şeker amateur wrestler 1962–2011
  3. Alişan Şeker association football player 1986–
  4. Reyhan Şeker association football player 1984–
  5. Sadi Evren Şeker dean 1979–
  6. Ali Şeker politician 1968–
  7. Furkan Şeker association football player 1992–
  8. Muzaffer Şeker veterinarian 1961–

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

How is Şeker written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Şeker is usually written Seker.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: šakar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: şeker accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şeker

Q1

What does the surname Şeker mean?

Şeker is sugar, and by extension a sweet; figuratively a sweet, charming person is also called şeker. The word comes via Persian šakar from Sanskrit śárkarā and shares its origin with English sugar. The surname comes from this word, and its use as a term of endearment is part of its associations.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şeker?

The root word of Şeker is šakar (Persian): “sugar; from Sanskrit śárkarā”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Şeker?

Şe·ker, 2 syllables; IPA: /ʃeˈceɾ/.