This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Indian; and the pattern is *a.
Bhattacharya ভট্টাচার্য, भट्टाचार्य BengaliFrom a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words
भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and
आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".
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.
Vemulakonda వేములకొండ TeluguIndicated a person from the city of Vemula in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.