Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Topaktaş

Topaktaş /topakˈtaʃ/ ASCII Topaktas

“round stone”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Topaktaş?

Topaktaş

IPA /topakˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Topaktaş mean?

Topaktaş is built from topak, “lump, round mass”, and taş, “stone”: “round stone, boulder”. According to Wiktionary topak is formed from top, “ball”, with the suffix -ak. Villages of this name exist in Kahramanmaraş, Sivas, Van and Yozgat.1

Grammar topak + taş: noun–noun compound.

That Topaktaş goes back to topak and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Topaktaş made of?

Topaktaş breaks into 2 parts: topak (lump, round mass) + taş (stone).

Topaktaş ++ root topak lump, round mass TURKIC topak “lump, round object” suffix taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Topaktaş topak root lump, round mass topak TURKIC “lump, round object” taş suffix stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Topaktaş: parts and root words
  • topak Turkic — lump, round object1
  • taş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Topaktaş formed?

Topaktaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (topak + taş).

Which surnames are related to Topaktaş?

Topaktaş 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 Topaktaş?

  1. Metin Topaktaş amateur wrestler 1967–
  2. Hacer Topaktaş Üstüner researcher 1979–
  3. Saffet Topaktaş politician 1953–
  4. Ahmet Suat Topaktaş researcher
  5. Ramazan Topaktaş researcher

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

How is Topaktaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Topaktas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: topak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Topaktaş 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Topaktaş

Q1

What does the surname Topaktaş mean?

Topaktaş is built from topak, “lump, round mass”, and taş, “stone”: “round stone, boulder”. According to Wiktionary topak is formed from top, “ball”, with the suffix -ak. Villages of this name exist in Kahramanmaraş, Sivas, Van and Yozgat.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Topaktaş?

The root word of Topaktaş is topak (Turkic): “lump, round object”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Topaktaş?

To·pak·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /topakˈtaʃ/.