Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,794

Soyak

Soyak /soˈjak/

“of clean lineage”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
S
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 Soyak?

Soyak

IPA /soˈjak/

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

What does the surname Soyak mean?

The name appears to be built from soy and ak: “of clean, spotless lineage”. It has the same elements as Aksoy in reverse order. In Turkish ak means not only white but also clean and honest.1,2

Grammar soy + ak; not a dictionary headword.

That Soyak goes back to soy and ak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Soyak made of?

Soyak breaks into 2 parts: soy (lineage) + ak (white, pure).

Soyak + root soy lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, descent” root ak white, pure TURKIC ak “white; clean, spotless” Soyak soy root lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, descent” ak root white, pure ak TURKIC “white; clean, spotless”
Soyak: parts and root words
  • soy Turkic — lineage, descent1
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, spotless2

How was the name Soyak formed?

Soyak belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (soy + ak).

Which surnames are related to Soyak?

Soyak Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soydan Soyer Yücesoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Soylu same root – –
08 Atasoy same root – –
09 Şensoy same root – –
10 Soydan same root – –
11 Soyer same root – –
12 Yücesoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Soyak?

  1. Hasan Rıza Soyak politician 1888–1970
  2. Recep Zühtü Soyak politician 1893–1963
  3. Tuncay Soyak association football player 1959–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ak 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Soyak

Q1

What does the surname Soyak mean?

The name appears to be built from soy and ak: “of clean, spotless lineage”. It has the same elements as Aksoy in reverse order. In Turkish ak means not only white but also clean and honest.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Soyak?

The root word of Soyak is soy (Turkic): “lineage, descent”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Soyak?

So·yak, 2 syllables; IPA: /soˈjak/.