Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Indian; and the first letter is S.
usage
letter
Shah شاہ Persian, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".
Sharma शर्मा, শর্মা, শৰ্মা, શર્મા, ਸ਼ਰਮਾ, శర్మ, ಶರ್ಮಾ, ശർമ്മ, சர்மா Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Means "joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.
Sherazi شیرازی Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.
Singh सिंह, ਸਿੰਘ 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.
Sultana সুলতানা, سلطانہ Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.