Surnames
The surname Şeker
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Şeker means
A food substance that provides sweetness
It uses şeker, 'sugar,' borrowed into Turkish from Persian. The word's earlier roots extend to Sanskrit.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
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