SURNAMEEntry 4,631
Toprak
“soil, earth; homeland”2
Leading provinces Siirt · Şanlıurfa
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- Letters / syllables
- 6 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- T
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How do you pronounce Toprak?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Toprak mean?
Toprak is soil, the layer of earth where plants grow; figuratively it also means homeland and landed property, as in ata toprağı, “ancestral land”. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *toprak. As a name it evokes fertility and rootedness, and it is also a male given name.2
Toprak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Toprak formed?
Toprak is the word toprak (“soil, earth; land, country”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Toprak?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Öztoprak | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Altıntoprak | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Aktoprak | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Toprakci | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Toprak most common?
Toprak is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 16th in Siirt.1
- In the province top 30 2
- Not listed
Who are some well-known people named Toprak?
- Ömer Toprak association football player 1989–
- Mehmet Emin Toprak actor 1974–2002
- Pınar Toprak composer 1980–
- Mehmet Sabri Toprak politician 1877–1938
- Erdoğan Toprak politician 1961–
- Abdullah Toprak amateur wrestler 2005–
- Ali Ertan Toprak politician 1969–
- Açelya Toprak judoka 1998–
People surnamed Toprak as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Toprak also a first name?
Yes. Toprak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “soil, earth; homeland”.
Toprak as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Toprak?
Karaçöl, Kır and Akalan share gloss keywords with Toprak within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Toprak?
Read the root, formation and register information for Toprak alongside these guides: Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
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: toprak
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: toprak
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Toprak
- Q1
What does the surname Toprak mean?
- Toprak is soil, the layer of earth where plants grow; figuratively it also means homeland and landed property, as in ata toprağı, “ancestral land”. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *toprak. As a name it evokes fertility and rootedness, and it is also a male given name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Toprak?
- The root word of Toprak is toprak (Turkic): “soil, earth; land, territory”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Toprak?
- Top·rak, 2 syllables; IPA: /topˈɾak/.