All Submitted Surnames

Nikaido Japanese

Nikaido Japanese (Rare, ?)
From japanese kanji 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" combined with 堂 (dō) meaning "temple". The last name is a name of a clan of Japanese samurai that ruled the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period during the Kamakura era... [more]

Nikaido Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二階堂 (see Nikaidō).

Nikaidō Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Nikaidou Japanese

Nikaj Albanian

Nikala African

Nikalayan Armenian

Nikashin Russian
Derived from a diminutive form Nikasha of various Russian given names.

Nikbakht Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".

Nikbin Persian
In Farsi (Persian) 'nik-' means good, and 'bin' means 'seeing'. ... [more]

Nikčević Montenegrin, Serbian

Nike Indian

Niki Japanese

Nikiforou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Nikiforos".

Nikiforov Russian
Means "son of Nikifor".

Nikin Russian

Nikita Bengali

Nikitov Russian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikitović Serbian
Means "son of Nikita 1".

Nikittsev Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian given name Nikita 1.

Nikkel German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Nicholas.

Nikkilä Finnish
Origins remain unknown

Niknam Persian
From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and نام (nam) meaning "name".

Nikobimeze Eastern African

Nikočević Montenegrin, Bosnian

Nikodijević Serbian
Means "son of Nikodije".

Nikolaevich Russian

Nikolaiev Russian
Means "son of Nikolay."

Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.

Nikolas English, Greek
From the given name Nikolas.

Nikolav Russian (Rare, ?)

Nikolaychuk Russian
From the given name Nikolay.

Nikolayenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Mykolayenko.

Nikolla Albanian

Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolopoulou Greek
Feminine transcription of Greek Νικολόπουλος (see Nikolopoulos).

Nikoloska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikoloski.

Nikoloski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolozishvili Georgian
Means "son of Nikoloz".

Nikonov Russian
Patronymic from the given name Nikon.

Nikovic Albanian

Nikoyan Armenian
Means "son of Niko" in Armenian.

Nikpour Persian
From Persian نیک‌ (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".

Nikprelaj Albanian

Niksha Indian

Nikšić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian

Nikulin m Russian
From the given name Nikolay.

Nills English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mills

Nilsiam Thai
From Thai นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black" and สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam".

Nimaev m Buryat (Russified)
Means "son of Nima".

Nimaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Nimaev.

Nimanbegu Albanian
Nimanbegu or Nimani , given "beg" from Turks in Ottoman Empire

Nimavat Hindi

Nimbo African

Nimira Russian

Nimitz German
Derived from Russian немчин (nemchin) meaning "German", of Slavic origin. This surname was borne by Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966), a fleet admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.

Nimmo Scottish

Nimr Arabic
Means "leopard" or "tiger" in Arabic.

Nimura Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nin Spanish

Ninberg Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Feinberg .... [more]

Nine English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Nein or Neun, from Middle High German niun meaning "nine".

Ning Chinese

Ning Chinese
From Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil", also referring to the ancient county of Ningyi, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

Ninga Central African

Ninh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ning, from Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh).

Nini Arabic (Maghrebi)

Nini Albanian

Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.

Ninki Papuan

Ninky Indian

Ninness English (Australian)

Niño Spanish
Nickname from Spanish niño meaning "child", "boy". This was often given to a first-born son as a familiar name.

Nino Italian
From the given name Nino 1.

Ninomiya Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", ノ (no), a possessive marker, and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nio Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang.

Niohuru Manchu, Chinese
Means ‘wolf’ in Manchu.

Nioka African (Rare)

Nioka Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Niola Italian

Niora African

Nip Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Nie.

Nipper German
1. habitational name for someone from Nippe in Hesse. ... [more]

Nippon Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Nirehara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楡原 (Nirehara), an variant reading of 楡原 (Nirebara) meaning "Nirebara", a former large village in the district of Koshi in the former Japanese province of Echigo in parts of present-day Niigata, Japan or an area in the same place, in the city of Nagaoka in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.

Nirk Estonian
Nirk is an Estonian surname meaning "stoat".

Niro Italian
From Neapolitan niro "black", cognate to Neri.

Nischan Sorbian
Germanized spelling of the Sorbian given name Nišan.

Nishant Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit name for dawn or the end of night. In Sanskrit Nisha (निशा) means 'Night' and Ant (अन्त) means 'End', which can be alliterated as the end of night or the first ray of the morning sun.

Nishantha Sinhalese
From the given name Nishantha.

Nishat Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Nishat.

Ni Shean Irish

Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nishiaki Japanese

Nishibe Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Nishibori Japanese
Variant of Nishihori.

Nishida Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nishidate Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 舘 (tate) meaning "mansion, large building, palace".

Nishide Japanese

Nishigai Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishigawa Japanese
Variant of Nishikawa.

Nishigaya Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Nishihara Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, field, plain, wilderness".

Nishii Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nishijima Japanese
Variant of Nishishima.

Nishijo Japanese

Nishikata Japanese

Nishiki Japanese

Nishikido Japanese

Nishikidou Japanese

Nishikiori Japanese

Nishimaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" or 巻 (maki) meaning "winding, rolling"..

Nishimiya Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Nishino Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, meadow, wilderness".

Nishinohara Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野原 (nohara) meaning "grass field".

Nishio Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Nishioka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nishiomote Japanese (Rare), Okinawan (Rare)
Variant reading of Iriomote.

Nishisawa Japanese
Nishi means "west" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Nishishima Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Nishita Japanese

Nishitouin Japanese

Nishiura Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Nishiwaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Nishiya Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishiyasu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium". The fact that it is homographic as Japanese 西安 (Shīan) meaning "Xi'an", a city in Shaanxi, China, is coincidental.

Nishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Nishizawa Japanese
Variant of Nishisawa.

Nishizuka Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Nishliu Albanian

Ní Shúilleabháin f Irish
Feminine form of Ó Súilleabháin.

Nisim Jewish
From the given name Nisim.

Niska Finnish, Sami
From Finnish niska "neck" (in this case referring to an isthmus).

Nisol French

Nissan Hebrew, Jewish
Ornamental name from the name of the Jewish month during which Passover takes place.

Nissim Jewish
From the given name Nissim.

Nistor Romanian
From the given name Nistor.

Nisu Estonian
Nisu is an Estonian surname meaning "wheat".

Nisumaa Estonian
Nisumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wheat land".

Niswonger German (Americanized), Dutch
Americanized form of Neuschwanger.

Nita Romanian (?)

Nite Filipino

Nithe Thai

Nithercott English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Old English "nefa," meaning "navel, center," and "cote," meaning "small cottage".

Nito Japanese

Nitobe Japanese

Nitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.

Nitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.

Nitsche German (Silesian)
Derived from a popular Silesian short form of the personal name Nikolaus.

Nitsshe German (Russified)
Russified form of Nietzsche.

Nitta Japanese

Nittala Telugu

Nitto Japanese

Nittolo Italian

Niu Chinese
1 Chinese 牛: this name probably arose during the Zhou dynasty ( 1122–221 bc ) in the area of Gansu province; the details are unclear. It was borne by a person named Niu Wen, who was a descendant of the eldest brother of the last king of the Shang dynasty, Zhou Xin ( 1154–1123 bc ).... [more]

Niu Chinese
From Chinese 牛 (niú) meaning "cow, ox, bull".

Niue English (British)
Variant of Neal.

Niva Sami, Finnish
From Finnish niva "small rapid in a river", ultimately derived from Northern Sami njavvi "small river, small rapid".

Nival Filipino

Nivana Indian

Nivison English, Scottish
Means "son of Nevin".

Nivola Sardinian

Niwa Japanese
Means "garden" in Japanese.

Niwa Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".

Niwano Japanese
From niwa and no.

Nix English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Nick".

Nix German
Derived from Middle High German nickes "water sprite, elf, demon".

Niyaaz Maledives

Niyazov Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".

Niyazova Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Ниёзова and Kazakh/Kyrgyz Ниязова (see Niyazov).

Niyazymbetov Kazakh

Niyazymbetova Kazakh
Feminine form of Niyazymbetov.

Niyongabo African

Niyozov Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek variant of Niyazov.

Niyozqulov m Uzbek
Means "son of Niyozqul."

Niz Spanish (Latin American, Hispanicized, Modern)
Derived from the city of Nice in France, usually a surname given to someone without paternal recognition in that city.... [more]

Nizam Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Nizam.

Nizharadze Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Niziński m Polish
Might be derived from a Polish village called Niziny. It comes from Polish nizina, meaning "plain, lowland."

Njálsson Icelandic
Meaning “son of Njáll”.

Njeshi African

Njie African
It means path finder. It is an African surname only 11 people in the UK have this surname

Njoku Nigerian, Igbo

Njoo Indonesian
Variant of Nyoo.

Nkalubo Ganda

Nkata Kongo, Vili
From the Vili nkhata meaning “raffia palm”.

Nkenge Kongo

Nkomo Xhosa (Modern, Archaic), Zulu (Modern, Archaic)
Southern African, Nguni Nomadic meaning "Dairy/Milk Cow or Southern African long-horn Cow".

Nkosi Southern African, Zulu, Chewa
Derived from Zulu and Chewa inkosi meaning "chief, king".

Nkrumah Western African
It is of Akan origin meaning "Great".

Nkurunziza Eastern African
Burundian surname meaning "good news". It is also the most common surname in the country.

Nnano Albanian

No Korean
Korean form of Lu 2, from Sino-Korean 盧 (no).

No Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Noack German
Contracted form of Nowack.

Noah English
Derived from the biblical name Noah 1.

Noak German
Variant of Noack.

Noam Hebrew

Noami Japanese

Noar English
This surname is thought to be derived from nore which could mean "shore, cliff." This could denote that someone might have lived in a shore or cliff. It may also be used as a surname for someone who lived in the now 'diminished' village of Nore in Surrey.

Nobara Japanese
Variant of Nohara.

Nobbs English
Derived from Hob, a Medieval English diminutive of Robert.

Nobe Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field, wilderness" and 邊 (be) meaning "general area, place, vicinity".

Nobel Swedish
Habitational name from Östra Nöbbelöv in Scania, Southern Sweden. The name was originally spelled Nobelius but was later shortened to Nobel. A famous bearer was Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), a Swedish engineer, chemist, and inventor.

Nobira Japanese
From the Japanese 野 (no) "field," "area" and 平 (hira) "peace."

Noblett English
Variant of Noble

Noblitt English
Variant of Noblett

Noborikawa Japanese

Nobrega Portuguese (Brazilian), English

Nobs English (Rare)
Variant of Nobbs.

Nobukawa Japanese

Nobunaga Japanese
Nobu means "trust, believe" and naga means "long, cheif".... [more]

Nobuyoshi Japanese

Noce Italian
Topographic name for someone who lived where nut trees grew, from noce "nut" (Latin nux, genitive nucis).

Noceda Spanish
Spanish surname derived from the word "nocedal" meaning "field of walnut trees" it denoted a person who lived or came from such place.

Nocella Italian
Diminutive of Noce.

Nocito Italian
from Latin nucetum (Italian noceto) "walnut orchard" applied as either a topographic name for someone who lived by such a place or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in one.

Nock Celtic, English
Dweller at the oak tree; originally spelt as "Noake" evolved into "Nock".

Nocte American
Means "night" in Latin.

Nocton Irish (Americanized)
Americanized form of the patronymic form of Naughton, further related to Ó Neachtain, meaning "(descendant) of Nechtan" and coming from the Uí Néill clan of Ireland... [more]

Nocturne French

Nōda Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.

Noda Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).

Noda Japanese
Variant reading or transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Noddle Hebrew

Noder Romansh

Noe Medieval English, Korean
A patronymic form of the biblical male given name Noah from the Hebrew word "noach" meaning long-lived. Possible origins could be ... [more]

Noël French
Means "Christmas".

Noelle French
Noelle is a French And Latin Name That Means Chirstmas its Also a film About A Girl Named Noelle

Noelsaint French (Rare)

Noer Arabic, Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nur based on Dutch orthography.

Nofal Arabic
From the given name Nawfal.

Nogales Spanish
Habitational name from either of two locations in Spain named Nogales, from the plural form of Spanish nogal meaning "walnut tree".

Nogami Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Nogawa Japanese
Variant of Nokawa.

Nõgene ‎ Estonian
Nõgene is an Estonian surname derived from "nõgine" meaning "sooty" or "nõges" meaning "nettle".

Nõges Estonian
Nõges is an Estonian surname meaning "nettle".

Noggy English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Hungarian Nagy.

Nogi Japanese

Nogler Romansh

Nogo Mossi
Not available.

Nõgu Estonian
Nõgu is an Estonian surname meaning "dell".

Noguero Spanish

Noh Arabic
From the given name Nuh.

Noh Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 노 (see No).

Noh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nohara Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Nohda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Noho Gorontalo

Nohr German

Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.

Noir French
Means "black" in French, originally used in Northern France as an ethnic nickname for someone from Southern France, Spain, Italy or North Africa. It also may have been used for someone who wore dark clothing or for someone who had an occupation during the night or was associated with the night.

Noirot Breton, French

Noisecat Indigenous American

Noisette French
This is a French surname meaning "hazelnut".

Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".

Nojima Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Nojiri Japanese
No means "rice paddy, field" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".

Noka Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 野底 (see Nosoko).

Nokawa Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Nokhaev Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk ноха (nokha) meaning "dog".

Noko Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 古 (ko) meaning "old, antique, ancient".

Noland Irish, French
Irish: variant of Nolan.... [more]

Nold Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Arnold.

Nole English

Nolf Flemish, German
Derived from a short form of the personal names Arnolf or Nodolf (a variant of Odolf), or possibly another name ending in wolf "wolf".

Nolfi Romansh
Derived from the given name Arnulf.

Noli Albanian

Nolin French

Noll German
From a short form of any of various medieval personal names derived from Germanic personal names ending in -n + wald 'rule', for example Arnold and Reinwald.

Nolte German
From a short form of various medieval given names derived from Germanic given names ending with -n and wald meaning "rule", for example Arnold and Reinwald... [more]

Nombeko South African

Nomeo Filipino

Nomi Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."

Nomikos Greek
A Greek surname which means "relating to law" (see first name Nomiki).

Nomita Indian

Nomiyama Japanese

Nomizu Japanese
No means "field, wilderness" and mizu means "water".

Nõmm Estonian
Nõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "heath".

Nõmme Estonian
Nõmme is an Estonian surname, derived from "nõmm", meaning "heath". It is also the name of several locations of towns and villages in Estonia.

Nõmmela Estonian
Nõmmela is an Estonian surname meaning "heath area".

Nõmmik Estonian
Nõmmik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath forest" or "heath stand".

Nõmmsalu Estonian
Nõmmsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "heath grove".

Nomokonov Evenki

Nomori Japanese (?)
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Nomoto Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".

Nomura Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nonagase Japanese

Nonaka Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Nonell Spanish

Nông Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Nong, from Sino-Vietnamese 農 (nông).

Nong Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 农 (nóng) meaning "farming, agriculture, cultivation", also referring to the ancient official position Nong Zheng (農正) meaning "agriculture officer". It is also used as a simplified variant of Vietnamese Nông, which is of the same origin.

Nongrum Khasi, Indian
"Nongrum" is the name given for the "Title/Surname" of a persons. It is famous only in Khasi Hills, Meghalaya,shillong, the land of the "Khasis".

Nonis Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Nunes.

Nonk Indonesian

Nonnenmacher German
Occupational name for a gelder of hogs, from Middle High German nunne, nonne meaning "nun", and by transfer "castrated hog" + an agent derivative of machen meaning "to make".