All Submitted Surnames

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Kaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon".
Kakihara Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).
Kakii Japanese
Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Kakimura Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Kakine Japanese (Rare)
Kaki (垣) means "fence", ne (根) means "root, base, foundation". Notable bearers of this surname are Takuya Kakine, a football player, and Teitoku Kakine, a character from Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kakinoki Japanese
"Persimmon tree."
Kakinuma Japanese
Kaki means "Persimmon" and Numa means "Swamp".
Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Kakisaki Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".
Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 蠣 (kaki) meaning "oyster" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Kakk Estonian
Kakk is an Estonian surname meaning both "cake" and "owl".
Kąkol Polish
Means "corncockle".
Kaktiņš Latvian
Derived from the word kakts meaning "nook, corner".
Kaku Japanese
Kaku means "draw."
Kakuma Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 隈 (kuma) meaning "corner, shade".
Kakutani Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".
Kalaba African, Southern African, Tonga
Means "forgetful person".
Kalafatović Croatian
Derived from kalafat, meaning "caulker", a type of shipbuilder.
Kalahasthi Sanskrit
It is derived from the Sanskrit words “kala,” which mean “time”, and “hasthi,” which means “elephant”. Together, the name means “the elephant of time,” which is a reference to the goddess Kali, who is often depicted riding on the back of an elephant... [more]
Kalamees Estonian
Kalamees is an Estonian surname meaning "fisherman".
Kalander German
Status name for the chairman or a member fraternity that held meetings on the first of each month, from Latin ad calendas.
Kalani Hawaiian
From the given name Kalani.
Kalanjian Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Kalantari Persian
Derived from Persian کلانتر (kalantar) meaning "sheriff, marshal".
Kalashnik Ukrainian
Means "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник (kalachnik) - itself composed of калач (kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник (-nik). See also Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov Russian
Means "son of the kalach-maker", derived from Russian калашник (kalashnik), a variant of калачник (kalachnik) "maker of kalaches" - kalach being a type of bread - combined with ‎the patronymic suffix -ов (-ov)... [more]
Kalawaiʻa Hawaiian
From the given name Kalawaiʻa.
Kalay Turkish
Means "tin (the metal)" in Turkish.
Kalaycı Turkish
Means "tinsmith" in Turkish.
Kalda Estonian
Kalda is an Estonian name, meaning "shore".
Kaldmaa Estonian
Kaldmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline land".
Kaldmets Estonian
Kaldmets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline forest".
Kaldoja Estonian
Kaldoja is an Estonian name meaning "sloping creek".
Káldor Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Kalter.
Kaldre Estonian
Kaldre is an Estonian surname derived from "kald-", meaning a "sloping" or "slanting incline".
Kaldvee Estonian
Kaldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/inclined" ("kald") "water"" ("vee").
Kale Croatian
Possibly derived from Turkish kale, meaning "castle, fortress".
Kale Indian, Marathi
Means "black" in Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kala).
Kale Turkish
Means "castle, fortress" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قلعة (qal'ah).
Kaleb Croatian
Possibly rom the name Caleb.... [more]
Kaleba Polish
Originates from a nickname of Polish dialect meaning “scraggy old cow”
Kalejs Latvian
Occupational name for someone who works as a blacksmith.
Kalender Turkish
Means "bohemian, easygoing, carefree" in Turkish.
Kalev Russian
Russian, from the elements Kal and -ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal." Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
Kalhorh Urdu, Sindhi
Originally a nickname for a person who belonged to the Kalhora clan in Sindh, Pakistan. The clan's name is derived from Sindhi ڪلهوڙو (kalhoro), ultimately from ڪَلھو (kalho) meaning "alone".
Kalhoro Sindhi
From the name of the Kalhora (or Kalhoro) people, a Sindhi tribe residing in Pakistan. The name itself is of uncertain meaning.
Kalicki Polish
Polish: habitational name for someone from a place called Balice.
Kaligayahan Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "happiness" in Tagalog.
Kalinić Croatian, Serbian
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Kalinin Russian
Derived from Russian калина (kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
Kalinowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kalinowski.
Kalinowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various locations named Kalinowa, Kalinowo or Kalinów, all derived from Polish kalina meaning "viburnum (a type of plant)".
Kalita Indian, Assamese
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त (lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.
Kalita Polish
A polish surname meaning "money pouch" in old polish
Kaljend Estonian
Kaljend is an Estonian surname derived from the words "kalju" meaning "rock/cliff" and "eend" meaning "protusion/overhang".
Kalju Estonian
Kalju is an Estonian surname, meaning "cliff". "Kalju" is also a masculine given name.
Kaljujärv Estonian
Kaljujärv is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff lake".
Kaljula Estonian
Kaljula is an Estonian surname meaning "rock/cliff area".
Kaljulaid Estonian
Kaljulaid is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff islet".
Kaljumäe Estonian
Kaljumäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff hill".
Kaljuots Estonian
Kaljuots is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff ("kalju") "end/tip" ("ots").
Kaljupank Estonian
Kaljupank is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff bank/escarpment".
Kaljuraag Estonian
Kaljuraag is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff willow".
Kaljurand Estonian
Kaljurand is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff beach".
Kaljusoo Estonian
Kaljusoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Kalju's (a masculine given name) swamp". Also probably an Estonianization of "Kalju's son".
Kaljuste Estonian
Kaljuste is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju" meaning "cliff" and "Kalju", a masculine given name.
Kaljuvee Estonian
Kaljuvee is an Estonian surname meaning "cliff water".
Kalk Estonian
Kalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".
Kalk German, Dutch
Occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German kalc and Middle Dutch calk "lime" (both a loanword from Latin calx).
Kalkan Turkish
Means "shield" in Turkish.
Kalkbrenner German
Occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German kalc "chalk lime" and brenner "burner".
Käll Swedish
From Swedish källa "source (of a stream of water)", ultimately derived from Old Norse kelda.
Kall Estonian
Kall is an Estonian surname meaning "slope".
Kalla Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "priest".
Kalla Sami
Derived from Kállá, the Sami form of Karl.
Kallai Estonian
Kallai is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kall" meaning "slope" and "lai" meaning "wide/broad": "wide slope".
Kallan Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Kalla.
Kallas Estonian
Kallas is an Estonian surname, meaning "shore".
Kallasmaa Estonian
Kallasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bank/shore/coast land".
Kallasmets Estonian
Kallasmets is an Estonian surname meaning "shore forest".
Kallaste Estonian
Kallaste is and Estonian surname meaning "seaside" or "seashore".
Kallasvee Estonian
Kallasvee is an Estonian surname meaning "shore water".
Kállay Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kálló or Kallo in Nógrád County or from the provincial town of Nagykálló in Szabolcs County in Hungary
Källberg Swedish
Swedish variant of Kjellberg.
Kalle Estonian
Kalle is an Estonian surname meaning "slope", "slant" and "incline".
Kallemaa Estonian
Kallemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping land".
Kallemets Estonian
Kallemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping forest".
Kallergis Greek
The surname is composed of the Greek words kalon (=beautiful) and ergon(from ergo "work, task, deed, accomplishment, or purpose")
Kallio Finnish
Means "rock" in Finnish (as in a formation of solid rock, not a piece of stone). Common, is in the top 50 surnames. Kyösti Kallio was the fourth president of Finland.
Kallis Estonian
Kallis is an Estonian surname meaning "darling", "sweetheart", or "beloved".
Kallmeyer German
from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
Kallweit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian kalweitis "the village smith".
Kalm Estonian
Kalm is an Estonian surname derived from "kalme", meaning "burial mound" and "kalmistu", meaning "cemetery".
Kalmus Estonian
Kalmus is an Estonian surname meaning "sweet flag (a waterside plant; Acorus calamus)".
Kalnieks Latvian
Derived from the word kalns meaning "mountain".
Kalogeras Greek
From the Greek word καλόγερος (kalogeros), meaning monk.
Kalogeropoulos Greek
Means "son of the monk" in Greek, derived from Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros) "monk, friar".
Kalos Ancient Greek
Means beautiful in Greek
Kalp German, Jewish
From Middle High German kalp ‘calf’, German Kalb, probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who reared calves.
Kalsi Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning unknown. Kalsi is a clan to Sikhs while it is a sub-caste to Lohars.
Kalt German, German (Swiss)
From Middle High German kalt "cold" probably applied as a nickname for someone who felt the cold or for someone with an unfriendly disposition.
Kalthoff German
German (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German kalt "cold" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".
Kaltman German (Americanized)
From a nickname for a cool, unfriendly person from middle high German kalt "cold" and mann "man"... [more]
Kaltmann German
From a nickname for a cool, unfriendly person from middle high German kalt "cold" and mann "man".
Kalviste Estonian
Kalviste is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "Kalvi", a village in Lääne-Viru County.
Kalyoncu Turkish
Means "sailor" in Turkish.
Kam Korean
North Korean, from Sino-Korean "甘" (Kam) meaning "Sweet".
Kama Estonian
Kama is an Estonian surname; from "kama", a food made of finely milled flour.
Kamachi Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and chi means "ground, soil", or it could be spelled as ka meaning "add, increase" and machi meaning "town".
Kamada Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (Tạ) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kamado Japanese
A traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (竈 kama), while the second means "door" (門 do). Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kamado Japanese (Rare)
Means "cooking furnace opening" in Japanese.
Kamai Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Kamaka Hawaiian
From the given name Kamaka.
Kamakado Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Kamado.
Kamakawiwo'ole Hawaiian
From ka maka wiwo'ole, which means "the fearless eye, the bold face" in Hawaiian.... [more]
Kamakura Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and kura means "storehouse."
Kamal Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Kamal 1.
Kamalanchali Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamalani Hawaiian
From the given name Kamalani.
Kamalaphirom Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamalas Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamalas Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamalaswin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamali Persian
From the given name Kamal 1.
Kamaliazad Pakistani, Persian
It's derived from the words Kamali meaning "Ascetic's blanket" & aazaad meaning "free or independent", or even kamaal-i-aazaad meaning "perfection of the free, or independent".
Kamara Western African
Used in Sierra Leone.
Kamase Japanese
From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
Kamat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".
Kamata Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kamath Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit word “kamat,” which means “merchant” or “trader”.
Kamban Faroese, Old Norse, Old Celtic, Old Irish
Likely from Old Irish cambán "crooked one". This was the surname of Grímur Kamban, the legendary first settler in the Faroe Islands according to the Færeyinga saga. This name is still borne by a handful of people in the Faroe Islands today.
Kamble Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Occupational name for a weaver of blankets or a nickname for a person who often carried blankets with them, derived from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala) meaning "blanket".
Kamchatsky Russian
Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."
Kameda Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kamegai Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Kamegaya Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Kamei Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)
Kamel Arabic
From the given name Kamal 1.
Kamenashi Japanese
Means "turle pear" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 亀 (turtle) and 梨 (pear).
Kamenev Russian
Russian spelling of surname Kamanov
Kamenov Bulgarian
Means "son of Kamen".
Kameoka Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Kametani Japanese
"Turtle valley."
Kametz Polish (Germanized), German
From the Polish kmiec, meaning ‘small tenant farmer’.
Kameya Japanese
"Turtle valley".
Kameyama Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kamhi Jewish
Name found throughout the Mediterranean, predominantly in Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish communities. Meaning unknown.
Kami Nepali
From the name of a caste of blacksmiths derived from Nepali काम (kam) meaning "work, act", ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Kami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Kamieńska f Polish
Feminine form of Kamieński.
Kamikaze Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".
Kamil Arabic
Derived from the given name Kamil 1.
Kamimura Japanese
Kami means "god" or "top, upper" and mura means "village, hamlet "
Kaminaga Japanese
Kami/神 = "God, Spirit, Supernatural Being" Naga/永 ,長. 永 = "Eternal" 長 = "Length". So it basically means "God Eternal" or "God length".
Kaminari Japanese
From Japanese 上 (kami) meaning "above" and 鳴 (nari) meaning "sound, to ring" or 雷 (kaminari) meaning "thunder"
Kamino Japanese
formed with 紙 (Shi, Kami) meaning "Paper" and 野 (Ya, Sho, No) meaning "Field". Which means the surname could possible come out as “Field of Paper”
Kaminskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Kamiński.
Kaminskis Latvian
Latvian form of Kamiński.
Kamio Japanese
The Japanese surname "Kamio" (上尾) typically means "upper tail" or "upper end." Surnames in Japanese often have different origins and meanings, but "Kamio" likely originated from a geographic feature or a historical occupation.
Kamisaka Japanese
Kami can mean "god" or "above, upper, top" and saka means "hill, slope."
Kamiyama Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kamkaew Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คำแก้ว (see Khamkaeo).
Kamm Estonian, German
It's origins are of German origin, meaning "comb"... [more]
Kämmerer German
from Middle High German kamerære "chamberlain" (from kamere "chamber") a status name for the treasurer of a court monastery a great household or a city and in Switzerland for the manager of a church property a so-called Widem... [more]
Kamolchanthr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamoldilok Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamolkhontha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamolnawin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamolov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Kamol".
Kamolova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Kamolov.
Kamolsutthi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamolthani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamolwathin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamolyabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamori Japanese
Ka means "increase, step up" or "congratulation" and mori means "forest".
Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Kamoshida Japanese
From Japanese 鴨 (kamo) meaning "duck", 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kamoto Japanese
This surname is used as 加本, 嘉本, 家本, 賀本, 下元, 嘉元 or 賀元 with 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add(ition), Canada, include, increase, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 家 (ka, ke, ie, uchi, ya) meaning "expert, family, home, house, performer, professional," 賀 (ga, ka) meaning "congratulations, joy," 下 (ka, ge, o.riru, kuda.saru, kuda.ri, kuda.ru, sa.garu, sa.geru, shita, shimo, moto) meaning "below, descend, down, give, inferior, low," 本 (hon, moto) meaning "book, main, origin, present, real, true" and 元 (gan, gen, moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin."
Kamp German, Dutch, Danish
From the German element kamp (from Latin campus) "field".
Kampa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒波 (kampa) meaning "cold wave", referring to possibly a person described as having cold vibes or an event that involved cold waves.
Kämpe Swedish
From Swedish kämpe "fighter".
Kampf German, Jewish
From middle high German kampf, German kamf "fight, struggle" occupation for a fighter.
Kampos Greek
From Greek meaning "plain, lowlands".
Kamposos Greek
Diminutive of Kampos.
Kamprad Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish surname of German origin. A notable bearer is Ingvar Kamprad (1926-2018), a Swedish business magnate and the founder of IKEA... [more]
Kampu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Kampū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風 (kampū) meaning "cold winter wind", referring to possibly a person described as cold or an event that involved cold wind.
Kampū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風 (Kampū) meaning "Kampū", a former division in the former large village of Kamiminamiaosawa in the former district of Akumi in the former Japanese province of Ugo in parts of present-day Akita and Yamagata in Japan.
Kampuh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Kampuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Kamran Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Kamran.
Kamrani Persian
From the given name Kamran.
Kamukakmun Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamutharat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
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