SURNAMEEntry 4,198
Tekin
“prince (Old Turkic tegin)”3
- CategoryOld Turkic titles
- OriginTurkic
- FormPlain noun
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
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How do you pronounce Tekin?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Tekin mean?
Tekin recalls two different words. In Old Turkic tegin was the title of a ruler’s son, “prince”, as in Kül Tegin of the Orkhon inscriptions. In modern Turkish tekin means “safe, not haunted or ill-omened”, as in tekin olmayan bir yer, “an uncanny place”. As a name it is mostly associated with the princely title.2,3
Grammar In the title reading a simple noun; in the modern adjective reading tek + -in.
That Tekin goes back to tegin and tekin is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
Tekin is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Tekin formed?
Tekin is the word tekin (“Old Turkic tegin “prince”; modern “safe, untroubled””), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Tekin?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aytekin | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Alptekin | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Ertekin | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Öztekin | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Karatekin | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Taştekin | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Aktekin | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Dağtekin | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Tekinalp | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Baytekin | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Cantekin | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Güntekin | same root | – | – |
How else is Tekin spelled?
- Tiğinspelling
Where in Türkiye is Tekin most common?
Tekin is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 12 provinces; its best rank is 5th in Hakkari.1
- In the province top 30 12
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Diyarbakır | 18 | 8,298 |
| 02 | Mardin | 14 | 4,916 |
| 03 | Batman | 14 | 4,493 |
| 04 | Hakkari | 5 | 3,414 |
| 05 | Van | 28 | 3,336 |
| 06 | Denizli | 20 | 3,220 |
Who are some well-known people named Tekin?
- Harun Tekin association football player 1989–
- Deniz Tekin musician 1997–
- Lâtife Tekin writer 1957–
- Harun Tekin singer 1977–
- Özlem Tekin actor 1971–
- Kerim Tekin singer 1975–1998
- Tolga Tekin actor 1973–
- Yusuf Tekin politician 1970–
People surnamed Tekin as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Tekin also a first name?
Yes. Tekin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “prince (Old Turkic tegin)”.
Tekin as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tekin
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tegin
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tekin
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Tekin
- Q1
What does the surname Tekin mean?
- Tekin recalls two different words. In Old Turkic tegin was the title of a ruler’s son, “prince”, as in Kül Tegin of the Orkhon inscriptions. In modern Turkish tekin means “safe, not haunted or ill-omened”, as in tekin olmayan bir yer, “an uncanny place”. As a name it is mostly associated with the princely title.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Tekin?
- The root word of Tekin is tegin (Turkic): “prince, son of a ruler”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Tekin?
- Te·kin, 2 syllables; IPA: /teˈcin/.