Bachchan बच्चन HindiFrom Hindi
बच्चा (bachchā) meaning
"child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).
Sharma शर्मा, শর্মা, শৰ্মা, શર્મા, ਸ਼ਰਮਾ, శర్మ, ಶರ್ಮಾ, ശർമ്മ, சர்மா Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, NepaliMeans
"joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.
Narang नारंग HindiFrom the name of a Pakistani town that was in undivided India.
Vemulakonda వేములకొండ TeluguIndicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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.
Nagarkar नगरकर MarathiDerived from the name of the town of Nagar in Maharashtra, India.
Gadhavi ગઢવી GujaratiMeaning unknown, related to the Charan caste of Gujarat.
Bandyopadhyay বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায BengaliFrom the name of the village of
Bandoghat combined with
upadhaya "instructor, priest".
Kumar कुमार, కుమార్, ಕುಮಾರ್, ਕੁਮਾਰ, কুমার, কুমাৰ, કુમાર, କୁମାର, കുമാർ, குமார் Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, TamilMeans
"boy, prince" in Sanskrit.
Bhattacharya ভট্টাচার্য, भट्टाचार्य BengaliFrom a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words
भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and
आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".
Kaur ਕੌਰ 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.
Khan خان, খান Urdu, Pashto, BengaliFrom a title meaning
"king, ruler", probably of Mongolian origin but used in many languages.
Tamboli तांबोळी MarathiFrom 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.
Jain जैन, જૈન 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).
Kulkarni कुलकर्णी MarathiMeans
"village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.
Begum বেগম, बेगम, بیگم, ਬੇਗਮ Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, PunjabiFrom 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).
Devi देवी, ਦੇਵੀ, দেবী, দেৱী, దేవి, தேவி, ദേവി, ଦେବୀ Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, OdiaFrom 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.
Gandhi ગાંધી, गांधी Gujarati, HindiFrom 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).
Korrapati కొర్రపాటి TeluguFrom an area called
Korra or
Korrapalem combined with Telugu
పతి (pati) meaning "belongs to".