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Tunç

/tuntʃ/ ASCII Tunc

“bronze”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
4 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Tunç?

Tunç

IPA /tuntʃ/

What does the surname Tunç mean?

Tunç is bronze, the alloy of copper and tin; the hard metal that gave its name to an age of human history is a symbol of endurance. The word comes from the older form tuç and goes back to Common Turkic *tūč. It is also the first element of names such as Tuncay and Tunçer.2

Tunç is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tunç made of?

Tunç is a single Turkic root: tunç (bronze).

Tunç root tunç bronze TURKIC tunç “bronze” Tunç tunç root bronze tunç TURKIC “bronze”
Tunç: parts and root words
  • tunç Turkic — bronze2

How was the name Tunç formed?

Tunç is the word tunç (“bronze”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Tunç?

Tunç Tuncer Tuncel Tuncay Öztunç Ertunç Kızıltunç Tunçalp Aktunç Tunçboyacıyan Tunçluer Tunçok Tunçsoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tuncer same root – –
02 Tuncel same root – –
03 Tuncay same root – –
04 Öztunç same root – –
05 Ertunç same root – –
06 Kızıltunç same root – –
07 Tunçalp same root – –
08 Aktunç same root – –
09 Tunçboyacıyan same root – –
10 Tunçluer same root – –
11 Tunçok same root – –
12 Tunçsoy same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Tunç most common?

Tunç is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 10th in Bingöl.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl · rank 10 · 1,312 people Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman · rank 19 · 3,821 people Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Tunç: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Batman193,821
02Bingöl101,312

Who are some well-known people named Tunç?

  1. Ferhat Tunç singer 1964–
  2. Ayfer Tunç writer 1964–
  3. Onno Tunç musician 1948–1996
  4. Yılmaz Tunç politician 1971–
  5. Ramazan Tunç association football player 1975–
  6. Yusuf Mert Tunç association football player 2000–
  7. Gökdeniz Tunç association football player 2006–
  8. Mehmet Ali Tunç association football player 1981–

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

Is Tunç also a first name?

Yes. Tunç is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “bronze”.

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

How is Tunç written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Tunç is usually written Tunc.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tunç 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Tunç

Q1

What does the surname Tunç mean?

Tunç is bronze, the alloy of copper and tin; the hard metal that gave its name to an age of human history is a symbol of endurance. The word comes from the older form tuç and goes back to Common Turkic *tūč. It is also the first element of names such as Tuncay and Tunçer.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tunç?

The root word of Tunç is tunç (Turkic): “bronze”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tunç?

Tunç, 1 syllable; IPA: /tuntʃ/.