Submitted Surnames of Length 6

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 6.
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Kleber German, English (American)
Derived from German kleben "to bind, to stick", hence an occupational name for someone who applied clay daub or whitewash on buildings.
Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".
Klouda Czech
From Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Claudius (see Claud).
Klumpp German
Variant of Klump.
Kluver German
From the word kluven meaning "split wooden block". It used to refer to bailiffs.
Klyuev Russian
From klyui, meaning "peck".
Knapke German
A relative of mine has said this surname means “over the hill” and that it is of German origin.... [more]
Knappe German
German variant of Knapp.
Knauer German (Silesian)
Nickname for a gnarled person, from Middle High German knur(e) 'knot', 'gnarl'. habitational name for someone from either of two places in Thuringia called Knau.
Knauss German
A variant of Knaus.
Kneale Manx
Manx contracted form of Mac Néill
Knecht German, German (Swiss), Dutch
From the occupation of a servant and a journeyman from Middle High German kneht Middle Low German and Middle Dutch knecht "knight's assistant" also "lad, servant"... [more]
Knefac Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Uncommon surname from Burgenland, easternmost Austria.
Knigge Low German
North German: variant of Knick... [more]
Knitts English
Derived from the given name Knut.
Knobel German, German (Swiss), Yiddish
Derived from the Middle High German knübel probably a nickname for a fat person or in the sense "ankle". However the term also denotes a rounded elevation and may therefore also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a knoll... [more]
Knodel German
dweller near a hilltop; descendant of Knut (hill, or white-haired); a lumpish, thickset person.
Knotts English
Variant of Knott
Kobari Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".
Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".
Kobela Hungarian
May come from the slavic word kobila, meaning mare.
Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".
Kochav Hebrew
Means "star" in Hebrew. Also compare Kochavi.
Köcher German
It literally means "quiver".
Koculi Albanian
From a place name Kocul in Albania.
Kodály Hungarian
Hungarian surname.... [more]
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".
Kodera Japanese
"Little temple".
Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]
Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".
Kohira Japanese
A variant of Kodaira.... [more]
Køhler Danish
Danish form of Kohler.
Kohver Estonian
Kohver is an Estonian surname meaning "suitcase", "trunk" and "coffer".
Koichi Japanese
The Surname "Koichi" translates to "Small Market"
Koiree Indian
Denotes "weaver" in Hindi.
Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".
Koitla Estonian
Koitla is an Estonian surname derived from "koit" meaning "dawn".
Koiwai Japanese, Popular Culture
Ko means "Small", Iwa means "Stone", and I means "Well". Fictional characters with this last name: Yotsuba from the manga "Yotsuba&!" and Yoshino Koiwai from "Masamune-kun's Revenge" are examples of this.
Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".
Kojiya Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷, 糀矢, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kojiya) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".
Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".
Kokubu Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".
Kokuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Kolber German
From an agent derived from Middle High German kolbe "club, cudgel" an occupational name for someone who made wooden clubs later for an armorer, or a habitational name for someone from Kolben in Württemberg or Cölbe in Hesse.
Kolden German, Norwegian
From Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.
Kollar German
Derived from the kolar "cartwright".
Koller German
The name is derived from the Alemmanic word "Kohler," meaning "charcoal burner," and was most likely originally borne by a practitioner of this occupation.
Kölsch German
From German kölsch, denoting someone from Cologne (Köln in German).
Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".
Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Komati Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting "trader".
Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".
Komiya Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".
Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Komura Japanese
Ko means "small" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Komura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Komura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).
Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."
Konaka Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 中 (naka) means "middle".
Konami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Končar Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from konac meaning ''thread'', ''string''.
Kondou Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (dou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
Koneru Japanese
Japanese, Hokkaido : to knead,to mix with fingers, baker, bread.
Konick Yiddish
Variation of Koenig.
Konksi Estonian
Konksi is an Estonian surname derived from "konks" meaning "hook", "swan neck" and "trammel".
Konkwo Igbo
"Boy born on Nkwo"
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Konkyū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Konrad German
From the given name Konrad.
Kontio Finnish
Means "bear, bruin" in Finnish.
Koovit Estonian
Koovit is an Estonian surname meaning "curlew" (Numenius).
Köppel German (Silesian)
Derived from Silesian German Köppel "head" (ulitmately derived from Low German Kopp), this name was a nickname for someone with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.
Koppen German
Patronymic from a reduced pet form of the personal name Jakob.
Koppen German
Habitational name from any of several places named Koppen.
Kopyto Polish, Jewish
Jewish Polish name possibly meaning "hoof"
Korada Polish
Polish: nickname from porada ‘advice’, ‘counsel’.
Korbel German
Diminutive of Korb "basket".
Korbel Czech
Occupational name for a maker of drinking vessels, from korbel "tankard".
Korbut Ukrainian, Belarusian
From a form of the Lithuanian given name Kaributas. A famous bearer is former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut (1955-).
Korjus Estonian
Korjus is an Estonian surname meaning "carrion".
Korkut Turkish
Means "big hailstone, stern, resolute" in Turkish.
Körmös Hungarian
From Hungarian köröm "nail, claw", indicating someone with long or dirty nails, or perhaps someone aggressive.
Kormos Hungarian
Means "sooty" in Hungarian. Most likely a nickname for someone with dark hair or a shabby appearance, but may also be an occupational name for a house painter who used soot as a raw material. ... [more]
Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".
Kosaka Japanese
From 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope."
Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".
Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".
Kosmas German, Greek
From the given name Kosmas.
Kossow German
unknown
Kostas Greek
From the given name Kostas.
Köster Estonian
Köster is an Estonian surname meaning "sexton" and "parish clerk".
Kostis Greek
From the given name Kostis.
Kostra Czech, Slovak
Unusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word kostra, ultimately from the word kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular, kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a kostlivec.
Kosuga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]
Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]
Kosugi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".
Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Kotake Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 竹 (take) "bamboo."
Kōtani Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kotani Japanese
Ko means "Small" and Tani means "Valley".
Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).
Kotkas Estonian
Kotkas is an Estonian surname, meaning "eagle".
Kotnik Slovene
Derived from kot "corner". The name referred to someone who was from a remote area.
Kotono Japanese
Koto means "flute" and no means "field, plain".
Kouris Greek
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a forest, ultimately from Turkish koru meaning "small forest, grove".
Kousar Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.
Kovaçi Albanian
Derived from Albanian kovaç meaning "blacksmith".
Koyama Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."
Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Koyasu Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."
Kozuka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Kozuki Japanese
It is written as 上 (Ko) meaning "above" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "month, moon".
Kracík Czech
The origin is not known.
Kraeft German
Possible variant of Kraft and Kräft
Krajca Czech
Means "tailor".
Krakau German
Indicates familial origin from Krakau.
Krásný Czech, Slovak
Means "beautiful". Pronounced "KRAHS-nee".
Krátký Czech
Means "short".
Kravar Croatian
Means ''cow herder''.
Krčmar Croatian
Derived from Croatian krčmar meaning "innkeeper, tavern owner, barkeeper", which is ultimately derived from Croatian krčma meaning "inn, tavern, pub".... [more]
Kreegi Estonian
Kreegi is an Estonian surname meaning "blackthorn".
Kreger German
Mercenary or warrior for hire.
Kremer German
Variant of Krämer.
Kremic Bosnian (Rare)
Surname Kremić was used in early middle-ages, in Bosnia. It was used by royal and ordinary people. That surname is very rare today and it's almost extinct, but in the past it had very big influence.
Kreutz German
Topographical name for someone who lived near a cross set up by the roadside, in a marketplace, or as a field or boundary marker, from Middle High German kriuz(e) 'cross'.
Krievs Latvian
Means "Russian (person)".
Kriips Estonian
Kriips is an Estonian surname meaning "line", "stroke" and "dash".
Kriisa Estonian
Kriisa is an Estonian surname derived from "kriise" meaning "screech".
Krinka Estonian
Krinka is not a genuine Estonian Surname. Noun and toponyme krinka is used in (by my, Ants Krinka information) 3 languages:... [more]
Kriváň Slovak
Taken from the name of the mountain Kriváň, ultimately from kriv- meaning "bent, crooked".
Krivov Russian
From krivoi, meaning "crooked".
Križaj Slovene
Means "crucify" in Slovene.
Krolik Polish
1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [more]
Kronen German
From German Krone 'crown', probably as an ornamental name. Or a nickname for a slender, long-legged individual, from a dialect form of Kranich.
Krstić Serbian, Croatian
Derived from krst, meaning "cross".
Krusch German (Silesian)
Derived from dialectal Polish krusza (gruszka in Standard Polish), Lower Sorbian ksusa and Upper Sorbian kruswa "pear, pear tree".
Krygin Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian крыга (kryga) meaning "ice floe".
Krysin Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian крыса (krysa) meaning "rat".
Krznar Croatian
Means ''furrier''.
Kubica Polish
Derived from the given name Kuba, a diminutive of Jakub.
Kübler German, German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German kübel "tub vat barrel", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper.
Kubota Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," 保 (bo or ho) "protect," "guaratee," "keep" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy." The first two characters can also be written as 窪 (kubo) "hollow."
Kubota Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kuchař Czech
Means "Chief", "Cook".
Kucher German
Occupational name for a pastry cook from an agent derivative of Middle High German kuoche "cake pastry".
Kudrin Russian
From kudra, meaning "curly-haired".
Kuerzi Chinese
From the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Kuhara Japanese (Rare)
Ku means "long time" and hara means "plain, field".
Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".
Kukava Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)
Not much is known about the meaning of the Mingrelian last name "Kukava" (Mingrelia being a province in Georgia), but it is recorded that the surname was possibly Apsuafied somewhere in 17th century, being turned into "Kukaa" (-aa is usually an Apsuan surname suffix) and then re-Mingrelifying some decades later back to its current form - "Kukava." The earliest known person with the last name dates back to 17th century, his name being Ivana Kuka, a Mingrelian male who lived in the Abkhazia province of Georgia.
Kulick Russian
Meaning unknown, most likely to derive from the russian word кулик (kulic) which translated means "sandpiper".
Külper German
German cognate of Culpeper.
Külvet Estonian
Külvet is an Estonian surname derived from "külv" meaning "sowing (seeds)" and "seeding".
Külvik Estonian
Külvik is an Estonian surname meaning "thrower" and "(seed) sower".
Kumada Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kumaki Japanese (Rare)
The kanji in Anri Kumaki's name reads, Kuma ("Bear") + Ki ("Tree"). She is a singer and songwriter. There might be other combinations too, probably being , Ku ("Long Time") + Maki 1 ("Shepard").
Kumaki Pashto
I was given this name from my dad who comes from Afghanistan. It's extremely rare in the UK. My dad always told me that my name was created. My grandfather used to help out refugees near the area (in Afghanistan) and the name "Kumaki" was his nickname from the people he helped out... [more]
Kumano Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Kumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Kumari Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.
Kumhar Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Hindi and Nepali form of Kumbhakar.
Kundla Estonian
Kundla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kindla", meaning "certain" or "fixed".
Küngas Estonian
Küngas is an Estonian surname meaning "knoll".
Kunida Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "a land, a large place" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".
Kuniki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and ki means "tree, wood".
Künnap Estonian
Künnap is an Estonian surname meaning the "European white elm".
Künnen German
Metronymic from the given name Kunigunde.
Künnis Estonian
Künnis is an Estonian surname meaning "threshold" and "doorstep" and "crest".
Kuopus Finnish
A house name in Pudasjärvi Oulu Finland... [more]
Kupfer German, Jewish
German (Küpfer) and Jewish (Ashkenazic) metonymic occupational name for a worker or trader in copper, Middle High German kupfer, German Kupfer ‘copper’... [more]
Kupina Croatian, Russian
The Croatian form is derived from kupina, meaning "blackberry". The Russian form is derived from Неопалимая купина (Neopalimaya Kupina), referring to the burning bush from the Book of Exodus.
Kurama Japanese
Kura can mean "own, possess, warehouse, storehouse" and ma can mean "horse".
Kurano Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse" no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Kurian Greek
Originated from the name Quriaqos (ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ) or the Greek Kyrios or kurios (Ancient Greek: κύριος) meaning Lord, master, power or authority, and is very popular among Kerala Christians both as a first name and as a surname.
Kurian Indian (Christian)
From the given name Kurian.
Kurida Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kuriki Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and ki means "tree, wood".
Kuriki Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".
Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]
Kurisu Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 栖 (su) meaning "nest, den".
Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
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