Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Indian; and the pattern is *a.
usage
pattern
Bhattacharya ভট্টাচার্য, भट्टाचार्य Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".
Gupta गुप्ता, গুপ্তা, ગુપ્તા, ਗੁਪਤਾ, గుప్తా Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.
Mishra मिश्र Hindi, Marathi
Means "mixed, mingled, honourable" in Sanskrit.
Misra मिश्र Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi मिश्र (see Mishra).
Mustafa مصطفی Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.
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.
Sultana সুলতানা, سلطانہ Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.
Vemulakonda వేములకొండ Telugu
Indicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.