Browse Surnames

Abbas Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abbasi Persian, Urdu
From the given name Abbas.

Abdel Arabic
From the given name Abdul.

Abdul Arabic, Pashto
From the given name Abdul.

Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.

Abdulrashid Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd ar-Rashid.

Adel Arabic
From the given name Adil.

Ahmad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Ahmed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Ajam Arabic
From Arabic عَجَم (ʿajam) meaning "foreigner, non-Arab".

Al-Amin Arabic
Means "the truthful" from Arabic أمين (ʾamīn).

Alfarsi Arabic
Means "the Persian" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فارس (Fāris) meaning "Persia".

Al-Ghazzawi Arabic
Originally indicated a person who came from Gaza in Palestine.

Al-Hashim Arabic
From the given name Hashim.

Ali Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ali 1.

Al-Mufti Arabic
Refers to a mufti, a Muslim legal advisor consulted in applying a religious law.

Al Saud Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آل سعود (see Al Su'ud).

Al Su'ud Arabic
From Arabic آل (ʾāl) meaning "family" combined with the given name Su'ud. Normally transcribed Al Saud, this is the family name of the ruling dynasty of Saudia Arabia.

Amjad Arabic
Derived from the given name Amjad.

Anand Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "happiness, bliss" in Sanskrit.

Bachchan Hindi
From Hindi बच्चा (bachchā) meaning "child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).

Bandyopadhyay Bengali
From the name of the village of Bandoghat combined with upadhaya "instructor, priest".

Banerjee Bengali
Variant of Bandyopadhyay.

Begam Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Urdu بیگم, Bengali বেগম or Gurmukhi ਬੇਗਮ (see Begum).

Begum Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
From a title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in India and other parts of southern Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the Turkic title beg meaning "chieftain" (modern Turkish bey).

Bhattacharya Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".

Boulos Arabic
From the given name Bulus.

Bousaid Arabic
Means "father of Said" in Arabic.

Chaudhari Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Marathi चौधरी or Gujarati ચૌધરી (see Chaudhary).

Chaudhary Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
From a title meaning "holder of four", from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur) meaning "four" and धुरीय (dhurīya) meaning "bearing a burden".

Chaudhri Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi चौधरी (see Chaudhary).

Chaudhuri Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).

Choudhary Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi चौधरी (see Chaudhary).

Choudhury Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).

Chowdhury Bengali
Bengali form of Chaudhary.

Das Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Marathi
Means "servant, devotee" in Sanskrit.

D'Cruz Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cruz more common among Christians from India.

D'Cruze Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cruz more common among Christians from India.

Devi Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". It is used as a surname by Indian women who did not originally have a family name. This is the most common surname in several Indian states.

El-Amin Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الأمين (see Al-Amin).

El-Ghazzawy Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الغزّاوي (see Al-Ghazzawi).

El-Hashem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic الهاشم (see Al-Hashim).

El-Mofty Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المفتي (see Al-Mufti).

Gadhavi Gujarati
Meaning unknown, related to the Charan caste of Gujarat.

Gandhi Gujarati, Hindi
From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller", derived from गनध (gandha) meaning "scent, perfume". Notable bearers include Indian civil rights leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).

Gupta Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.

Hakim Arabic
Derived from the given name Hakim.

Hassan Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Hassan.

Hussain Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.

Hussein Arabic
From the given name Husayn. A famous bearer was the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).

Ibrahim Arabic, Urdu, Hausa
From the given name Ibrahim.

Ismail Arabic
From the given name Ismail.

Iyer Tamil
Referred to a person belonging to the Iyer subcaste of the larger Brahmin caste. The Iyer subcaste is traditionally devoted to the God Vishnu.

Jain Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Referred to a person who followed the principles of Jainism, a religion practiced in India. Jains are the followers of Lord Mahavira (599-527 BC).

Jassim Arabic
From the given name Jasim.

Joshi Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्योतिश (jyotiśa) meaning "astronomer".

Kader Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قادر (see Qadir).

Kamal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Kamal 1.

Karim Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Karimi Persian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Karim.

Kaur Indian (Sikh)
Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.

Kazem Arabic, Persian
From the given name Kazim.

Khaled Arabic
From the given name Khalid.

Khalid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Khalid.

Khalil Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Khalil.

Khan Urdu, Pashto, Bengali
From a title meaning "king, ruler", probably of Mongolian origin but used in many languages.

Khatib Arabic
Means "speaker, orator" in Arabic, referring person who delivers sermons.

Korrapati Telugu
From an area called Korra or Korrapalem combined with Telugu పతి (pati) meaning "belongs to".

Kulkarni Marathi
Means "village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.

Kumar Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.

Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahmud Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Mhasalkar Marathi (Rare)
Derived from the name of the town of Mhasla in Maharashtra, India.

Mishra Hindi, Marathi
Means "mixed, mingled, honourable" in Sanskrit.

Misra Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi मिश्र (see Mishra).

Mohamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mohammad Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mohammad.

Mohammed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mostafa Arabic
From the given name Mustafa.

Muhammad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Mustafa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.

Naaji Arabic
From the given name Naaji.

Nagarkar Marathi
Derived from the name of the town of Nagar in Maharashtra, India.

Nagi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناجي (see Naaji).

Najjar Arabic
Means "carpenter" in Arabic.

Najm Arabic
From the given name Najm.

Narang Hindi
From the name of a Pakistani town that was in undivided India.

Nejem Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm).

Nibhanupudi Telugu
From the name of a village in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Omar Arabic
From the given name Umar.

Patel Gujarati
Means "landowner" in Gujarati.

Patil Marathi
Means "village chief" in Marathi.

Qadir Arabic
Derived from the given name Qadir.

Qasim Arabic
Derived from the given name Qasim.

Rao 1 Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Saab Arabic
Means "hard, difficult" in Arabic.

Saad Arabic, Malay
From the given name Sa'd.

Salah Arabic
Derived from the given name Salah 1.

Saleh Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salem Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Salih Arabic
From the given name Salih.

Salim Arabic
From the given name Salim.

Samara 1 Arabic
Meaning unknown.

Saqqaf Arabic
From Arabic سقف (saqaf) meaning "roof".

Shah Persian, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Sharma Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Means "joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.

Sherazi Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.

Singh Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh male followers the surname Singh and all females Kaur. It is among the most common surnames in India.

Sultan Arabic
From a nickname meaning "sultan, ruler" in Arabic.

Sultana Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.

Tamboli Marathi
From the Sanskrit word ताम्बूल (tāmbūla) meaning "betel leaves". These leaves are used in rituals and worship, and the name was originally given to a person who grew or sold them.

Tawfeek Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).

Tawfiq Arabic
From the given name Tawfiq.

Umar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Umar.

Vemulakonda Telugu
Indicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Zaman Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Zaman.