Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tektaş

Tektaş /tekˈtaʃ/ ASCII Tektas

“single stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Tektaş?

Tektaş

IPA /tekˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Tektaş mean?

Tektaş combines tek ‘single’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘a single stone, a monolith’. Nişanyan Adlar treats it as Turkish and notes that in at least one case it was used as a translation of the surname Einstein (‘one stone’).1,2

Grammar tek + taş: adjective + noun compound.

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

What is Tektaş made of?

Tektaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tek (single, one) + taş (stone).

Tektaş + root tek single, one TURKIC tek “single, alone” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Tektaş tek root single, one tek TURKIC “single, alone” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Tektaş: parts and root words
  • tek Turkic — single, alone1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Tektaş formed?

Tektaş was formed by joining tek (“single, one”) and taş (“stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Tektaş?

Tektaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tektaş?

  1. Fürumet Tektaş painter 1912–1961

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

Is Tektaş also a first name?

Yes. Tektaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “single stone”.

Tektaş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Tektaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Tektas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Tektaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Tektaş

Q1

What does the surname Tektaş mean?

Tektaş combines tek ‘single’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘a single stone, a monolith’. Nişanyan Adlar treats it as Turkish and notes that in at least one case it was used as a translation of the surname Einstein (‘one stone’).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tektaş?

Tektaş is made up of two elements: tek “single, alone” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tektaş?

Tek·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /tekˈtaʃ/.