Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sonkan

Sonkan /sonˈkan/

“last of the line”2

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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Sonkan?

Sonkan

IPA /sonˈkan/

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

What does the surname Sonkan mean?

Formed from son “last” and the element kan, it is usually read as “last blood, the latest link of the line”. In -kan names the element is mostly understood as “blood, lineage”; some views connect it with the titles han or kağan.1,2

Grammar son + kan

That Sonkan goes back to son and kan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Sonkan made of?

Sonkan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: son (son: last) + kan (kan: blood; lineage).

Sonkan + first element son son: last TURKIC son “end; last” root kan kan: blood; lineage TURKIC kan “blood; lineage” Sonkan son first element son: last son TURKIC “end; last” kan root kan: blood; lineage kan TURKIC “blood; lineage”
Sonkan: parts and root words
  • son Turkic — end; last2
  • kan Turkic — blood; lineage1

How was the name Sonkan formed?

Sonkan was formed by joining son (“son: last”) and kan (“kan: blood; lineage”).

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

Which surnames are related to Sonkan?

Sonkan Özkan Alkan Arıkan Gürkan Kandemir Atakan Türkkan Durukan Demirkan Soykan Akkan Taşkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özkan same root 22 245,254
02 Alkan same root – –
03 Arıkan same root – –
04 Gürkan same root – –
05 Kandemir same root – –
06 Atakan same root – –
07 Türkkan same root – –
08 Durukan same root – –
09 Demirkan same root – –
10 Soykan same root – –
11 Akkan same root – –
12 Taşkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sonkan?

  1. Macit Sonkan actor 1953–

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

How is Sonkan written and pronounced abroad?

The name contains no Turkish-specific letters and is written Sonkan in foreign records too.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: son accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sonkan

Q1

What does the surname Sonkan mean?

Formed from son “last” and the element kan, it is usually read as “last blood, the latest link of the line”. In -kan names the element is mostly understood as “blood, lineage”; some views connect it with the titles han or kağan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sonkan?

Sonkan is made up of two elements: son “end; last” (Turkic) and kan “blood; lineage” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Sonkan?

Son·kan, 2 syllables; IPA: /sonˈkan/.