Kannada Submitted Surnames

AGARWAL ಅಗರ್ವಾಲ್ Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi
Hindu and Jain surname meaning "people of Agroha", referring to a town in the Indian state of Haryana.

ANGADI ಅಂಗಡಿ Indian, Kannada
From Kannada ಅಂಗಡಿ (aṃgaḍi) meaning "store, shop".

BHAT ಭಟ್ Indian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Variant of BUTT.

BHATT ಭಟ್ Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Nepali
Variant of BUTT.

BIRADAR ಬಿರಾದಾರ್ Indian, Kannada

HALIVAR ಹಲಿವರ್ Kannada (Rare)

HIREMATH ಹಿರೇಮಠ Indian, Kannada
Of uncertain meaning.

JADHAV ಜಾಧವ್ Indian, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Konkani
Meaning unknown.

KAMAT ಕಾಮತ್ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".

KRISHNA ಕೃಷ್ಣ Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name KRISHNA.

KULAKARNI ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ Indian, Kannada
Kannada variant of KULKARNI.

NAYAK ನಾಯಕ್ Indian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka) meaning "hero" or perhaps "leader, chief".

PADUKONE ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ Indian, Kannada (Rare), Konkani (Rare)
From the name of ಕುಂದಾಪುರ (Kundapur), a coastal town in the state of Karnataka in India. This is the surname of DEEPIKA Padukone (1986–), an Indian actress.

PRASAD ಪ್ರಸಾದ Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Kannada
From Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasadā) meaning "clearness, brightness, purity, graciousness", ultimately from प्रसद् (prasad) "to fall into the power of". In Hinduism and Sikhism, the term refers to a type of religious food... [more]

RAJ ರಾಜ್ Indian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign", ultimately from राजन् (rājan) meaning "king, sovereign, prince, chief".

RAJU ರಾಜು Indian, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi
Means "king" from Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign, chief".

REDDY ರೆಡ್ಡಿ Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Odia
Derived from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi) meaning "village headman".

SHANKAR ರವಿಶಂಕರ್ Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name SHANKAR.

SHETTY Kannada, Indian, Telugu

SRIVASTAVA ಶ್ರೀವಾಸ್ತವ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Kannada
Variant transcription of SHRIVASTAV.

SURESH ಸುರೆಶ್ Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada
From the given name SURESH.

TALAVAR ತಲಾವರ್ Indian, Kannada

VENKATESH ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see VENKATA), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see ISHA).

YADAV ಯಾದವ್ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit यादव (yādava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", referring to a legendary Hindu king and an alleged ancestor of KRISHNA... [more]