Surnames
The surname Akdeniz
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Akdeniz means
White sea; the Mediterranean Sea
Combines ak, meaning white, with deniz, meaning sea. It is also the established Turkish name of the Mediterranean.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. All surnames →