Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tekdemir

Tekdemir /tecdeˈmiɾ/

“unmatched iron”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
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 Tekdemir?

Tekdemir

IPA /tecdeˈmiɾ/

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

What does the surname Tekdemir mean?

Built from tek ‘single, sole, unmatched’ and demir ‘iron’, it can be read as ‘unmatched iron’. Demir goes back to Old Turkic temür and is a frequent image of firmness in surnames.1,2

Grammar tek + demir.

That Tekdemir goes back to tek and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Tekdemir made of?

Tekdemir is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tek (single, sole) + demir (iron).

Tekdemir + root tek single, sole TURKIC tek “single, sole, only” root demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” Tekdemir tek root single, sole tek TURKIC “single, sole, only” demir root iron demir TURKIC “iron”
Tekdemir: parts and root words
  • tek Turkic — single, sole, only2
  • demir Turkic — iron1

How was the name Tekdemir formed?

Tekdemir was formed by joining tek (“single, sole”) and demir (“iron”).

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

Which surnames are related to Tekdemir?

Tekdemir Demir Özdemir Demirci Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan Demirhan Erdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Demirci same root – –
04 Demirel same root – –
05 Aydemir same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Kandemir same root – –
08 Akdemir same root – –
09 Taşdemir same root – –
10 Demircan same root – –
11 Demirhan same root – –
12 Erdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tekdemir?

  1. Mahmut Tekdemir association football player 1988–
  2. Ramazan Tekdemir badminton player 1995–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tek 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tekdemir

Q1

What does the surname Tekdemir mean?

Built from tek ‘single, sole, unmatched’ and demir ‘iron’, it can be read as ‘unmatched iron’. Demir goes back to Old Turkic temür and is a frequent image of firmness in surnames.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tekdemir?

Tekdemir is made up of two elements: tek “single, sole, only” (Turkic) and demir “iron” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tekdemir?

Tek·de·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /tecdeˈmiɾ/.