BACHCHAN बच्चन Indian, HindiFrom Hindi
बच्चा (bachcha) meaning "child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).
BANDYOPADHYAY বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায BengaliFrom the name of the village of
Bandoghat combined with
upadhaya "instructor, priest".
BHATTACHARYA भट्टाचार्य, ভট্টাচার্য BengaliFrom a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words
भट्ट (bhatta) "scholar, lord" and
आचार्य (acharya) "teacher".
GUPTA गुप्त, গুপ্তা, ગુપ્તા, ਗੁਪਤਾ, గుప్తా Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, TeluguMeans "protected" in Sanskrit.
IYER ஐயர் TamilReferred to a person belonging to the Iyer subcaste of the larger Brahmin caste. The Iyer subcaste is traditionally devoted to the God Vishnu.
JAIN जैन, જૈન Indian, Hindi, Marathi, GujaratiReferred to a person who followed the principles of Jainism, a religion practiced in India. Jains are the followers of Lord Mahavira (599-527 BC).
KAUR ਕੌਰ Indian (Sikh)Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit
कुमारी (kumari) 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.
KORRAPATI Indian, TeluguLocational surname, from an area called
Korra or
Korrapalem. In Telugu the word
pati means "belongs to".
KUMAR कुमार, কুমার, কুমাৰ, કુમાર, କୁମାର, ਕੁਮਾਰ, குமார், కుమార్, കുമാർ, ಕುಮಾರ್ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, TamilMeans "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.
NARANG नारंग Indian, HindiFrom the name of a town in Pakistan which was in undivided India.
SHARMA शर्मा, শর্মা, শৰ্মা, શર્મા, ਸ਼ਰਮਾ, சர்மா, శర్మ, ശർമ്മ, ಶರ್ಮಾ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, NepaliMeans "joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.
TAMBOLI तांबोळी Indian, MarathiFrom the Sanskrit word
ताम्बूल (tambula) 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.
VEMULAKONDA వేములకొండ Indian, TeluguIndicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.