All Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kamutphisamai Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kamutyoothin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Kang used by ethnic Koreans living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Kan Dutch
Means "jug, teapot, can" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch kanne "pitcher, tankard, flagon", a metonymic occupational name for a potter, pewterer, or tinsmith.
Kan Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Hokkien romanization of Jian.
Kan Khmer
Means "hold, carry, sustain, support" in Khmer.
Kan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Kana Estonian
Kana is an Estonian surname meaning "hen" and "chicken".
Kana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 海南 (see Unami).
Kanabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanada Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kaneda.
Kanae Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".
Kanai Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Kanakakhukun Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakakorn Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakanchali Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakapinda Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakapradisth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakarat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakomol Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]
Kanamara Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kaname Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and ne means "root, origin".
Kanamori Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, money" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Kanamoto Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and moto means "origin, root, source".
Kananonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanaoka Japanese
Kana means "metal, money, gold" and oka means "hill, mound",
Kanarbik Estonian
Kanarbik is an Estonian surname meaning "heath/heather".
Kanarek Jewish (Anglicized, Modern)
Originally from Canary, as in the Canary Islands.
Kanasawa Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".=
Kanasut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanat Turkish
Occupational name for a seller of poultry from Turkish kanat meaning "(bird) wing".
Kanatiqueli Cherokee
This surname is derived from the Old French surname Cantrell, meaning "small bell" or "treble".
Kanatiquelli Cherokee
This surname is derived from the Old French surname Cantrell, meaning "small bell" or "treble". The first known bearer is a part-Cherokee author.
Kanatov m Kazakh
Means "son of Kanat".
Kanatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kanatov.
Kanaya Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Kanayama Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money, gold" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Kanazoé Mossi
Not available.
Kanba Japanese
From 樺 (kanba) meaning "birch".
Kanbara Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kanbayashi Japanese
From the Japanese 上 (kan, kami or ue) "upper," "above," 管 (kan) "tube," "canal," 官 (kan) "authorities," "government" or 神 (kan, kami or shin) "god" and 林 (bayashi or hayashi) "forest," "woods," "grove."
Kanbe Japanese
It's written as kan meaning "god, deity" and be meaning "door".
Känd Estonian
Känd is an Estonian surname meaning "stump".
Kandel Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic قنديل (see Qandil).
Kandel Nepali
Habitational name from a village called Kanda.
Kandemir Turkish
From Turkish kan meaning "blood" and demir meaning "iron".
Kandhal Indian, Gujarati
People with the last name of "Kandhal" are commonly descendants of Rao Kandhal who belonged to the "Rathore" clan of Rajputs (warrior class) in India. "Rao" is a royal title. Rao Kandhal was younger brother of Rao Jodha who founded the princely state of Jodhpur in western Rajasthan, India... [more]
Kandil Arabic
Means "lamp, candle, lantern" in Arabic.
Kandil Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قنديل (see Qandil).
Kandimaa Estonian
Kandimaa is an Estonian surname derived from "kandis" ("neck of the woods") and "land".
Kandt German
Probably from Middle High German kant meaning "jug" (from Latin olla cannata meaning "pot with one spout") and hence an occupational name for a maker or seller of jugs.
Kane Irish, Norwegian
From the anglicized Irish surname Cathan, meaning "warlike." In Norway, it's used as a noble name.
Kaneda Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "metal" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Kanedakara Japanese
Combination Kanji Character "金" meaning "Gold", with "宝" meaning "Treasure".
Kanehara Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kanehira Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Kaneki Japanese
This surname is used as 金城, 金木, 金気, 金喜, 兼城, 兼木 or 鹿子木 with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 兼 (ken, ka.neru, -ka.neru) meaning "and, concurrently," 城 (jou, shiro, ki) meaning "castle," 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood," 気 (ki, ke, iki) meaning "air, atmosphere, mood, mind, spirit," 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in," 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."
Kaneko Okinawan (Japanized)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 我如古 (see Ganeko).
Kanellopoulos Greek
Feminine version is Kanellopoulou
Kanemitsu Japanese
Kane means "gold, metal" and mitsu means "light".
Kanemoto Japanese
Topographic name meaning ‘(one who lives) near where gold (or any metal) is found’. Found in the island of Okinawa, where it is variously written. ... [more]
Kanemoto Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."
Kanep Estonian
Kanep is an Estonian surname meaning "hemp".
Kaneshiro Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".
Kang Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 康 (kāng), derived from Kangju (康居), the Chinese name for an ancient kingdom in Central Asia (now known as Sogdiana). It may also refer to the city of Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan, which was called 康 in Chinese.
Kangas Estonian
Kangas is an Estonian surname meaning "fabric" and "weft" and "piece goods". Associated with weavers.
Kangas Finnish
Derived from Finnish kangas, denoting a type of soil and the type of forest (known as boreal forest or taiga) that grows in such soil.
Kangelaris Greek
Etymologically it goes back to the Latin cancellarius, which means chief secretary or chancellor.
Kangjeong Korean (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Surname for 50 koreans, very archaic.
Kangro Estonian
Kangro is an Estonian surname derived from "kangur", meaning "weaver".
Kangur Estonian
Kangur is an Estonian language surname meaning "weaver".
Kanie Japanese
From Japanese 蟹 (kani) meaning "crab" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Kanisthabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthachat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthachinda Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthadit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthaka Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthakhup Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthamal Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthanakha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthapayakhr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthaphut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanistharat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthasangkat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthasawatd Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthasen Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthasunthon Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthasut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthayon Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanisthayukta Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanja Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 冠者 (Kanja), a variant spelling of 管者 (Kanja) meaning "Kanja", a former division in the district of Chīsagata in the former Japanese province of Shinano in present-day Nagano, Japan.
Kankaze Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).
Kann Estonian
Kann is an Estonian surname meaning "jug" and "pitcher".
Kannan Indian, Tamil
From the given name Kannan, the Tamil variant of Krishna.
Kannel Estonian
Kannel is an Estonian surname, taken from the word "kannel"; an Estonian plucked string instrument.
Känngård Swedish (Rare)
Derived from a place named Kännavallen (now known as Tjännavallen) outside Enånger, Hälsingland, Sweden.
Kannike Estonian
Kannike is an Estonian surname meaning "violet".
Kanniste Estonian
Kanniste is an Estonian surname derived from "kann" meaning "jug" and "pitcher".
Kanno Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (kan or suga) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Sugano.
Kannus Estonian
Kannus is an Estonian surname meaning "spur" and "rowel".
Kano Japanese
From Japanese 狩 (ka) meaning "hunt, gather" and 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kanō Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 納 (nō) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap".
Kanō Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 納 (nō) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap".
Kanokmani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanoknak Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanoknawin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanoksiri Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kanpistegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Ezterenzubi in the arrondissement of Baiona.
Kanroji Japanese
Fron Japanese 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet", 露 (ro) meaning "dew" and 寺 (ji) meaning "temple".
Kansiime Kiga
The surname of a certain Anne.
Kanssen Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Kant".
Kantakouzenos Greek
One of the noble Byzantine families, the surname is connected to the locality of Kouzenas, a name for the southern part of Mount Sipylus near Smyrna (Izmir).
Kantawong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คันธวงศ์ (see Khanthawong).
Kanters Dutch
An occupational name for a singer, such as a precentor (someone who leads songs or prayers in a church, monastery, or synagogue) or choir member. Ultimately derived from Latin cantor "singer, leader of song at a ceremony; prayer leader in a Jewish ceremony".
Kanwar Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "prince".
Kanza Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 座 (Za) meaning "Squat, Seat". Which means the surname could possible come out as “A seat for gods”
Kanzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).
Kanze Japanese (Rare)
Derived from Japanese 観世 (Kanze), a clipping of the given name 観世丸 (see Kanzemaru) or a variant reading of 観世 (Miyo), a clipping of the given name 観世丸 (see Miyomaru).
Käo Estonian
Käo is an Estonian surname meaning "cuckoo".
Käos Estonian
Käos is an Estonian surname derived from "käosulane", meaning "warbler" (Hippolais).
Käosaar Estonian
Possibly means "cuckoo island" in Estonian, from a genitive form of kägu "cuckoo" combined with saar "island". It could also indicate someone from the village Käo in Saare county, on the island Saaremaa.
Kapadia Indian, Gujarati
Occupational name for a cloth maker from Gujarati કાપડ (kāpaḍ) meaning "cloth, fabric".
Kapel Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Means "chapel" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a chapel (or in a place named after one), or an occupational name for a chaplain.
Kapela Polish
Occupational name for a musician, derived from Polish kapela "music band; court orchestra".
Kapeller German, German (Austrian)
Derived from Middle High German kappelle, kapelle "chapel", this name denoted someone who lived near a chapel.
Kapetanović Croatian, Bosnian
Occupational surname derived from kapetan meaning "captain".
Kapić Bosnian
Derived from kapa, meaning "hat, cap".
Kapilakanjana Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapilakanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapilawatana Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapincharanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapitonov m Russian
Means "son of Kapiton."
Kapittatha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapittathai Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapittatha Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Kapity English
Meaning unknown.
Kaplan Turkish
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Kaplan German, Czech, Jewish
Means "chaplain, curate" in German and Czech, ultimately from Latin cappellanus. It is also sometimes used as a Jewish name, from a translation of Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen) meaning "priest" (see Cohen).
Kapodistrias Greek
This surname is a greek version of Capo d'Istria
Kapoor Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpura) meaning "camphor".
Käpp Estonian
Käpp is an Estonian surname meaning both "orchid" and "paw".
Kapu Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting an "agricultural worker".
Kapur Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Kapoor.
Kapuściński Polish
Habitational name for someone from the town of Kapuścin or Kapuścino, both named from Polish kapusta meaning "cabbage".
Kapustin Russian
From kapusta, meaning "cabbage".
Kar Turkish
Means "snow" in Turkish.
Kara Turkish
Means "black, dark" in Turkish.
Karabatsos Greek
Uncommon Greek surname.
Karabeynik Belarusian
Alyaksey Karabeynik is a member of the band Shuma, the band performed at Eurovision in 2018. It means peddler. The Russian form is Korobeynik.
Karabuğa Turkish
Means "black bull" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and boğa meaning "bull".
Karabulut Turkish
Means "black cloud" in Turkish.
Karaca Turkish
Means "roe deer" in Turkish.
Karaçam Turkish
Means larch.
Karadağ Turkish
From Turkish kara meaning "black" and dağ meaning "mountain".
Karadeniz Turkish
Means "black sea" in Turkish.
Karadere Turkish
Means "black creek" in Turkish.
Karađić Serbian
Variant of Karadžić, and often its misspelling.
Karađorđević Serbian
Derived from the nickname Karađorđe.
Karaduman Turkish
Means "black smoke" in Turkish.
Karadžić Montenegrin, Serbian
Derived from Turkish karaca, meaning "roe deer".
Karagöz Turkish
Means "black eye" in Turkish.
Karakas Hungarian
Means "maker of wheels".
Karakaş Turkish
Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Karakawa Japanese
Kara means "larch" and kawa means "river, stream".
Karakaya Turkish
Means "black rock" in Turkish.
Karakoç Turkish
Means "black ram" in Turkish.
Karakuş Turkish
Means "black bird" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kuş meaning "bird".
Karal Indian, Bengali
This Surname was given in honour by the Britishers to Nikhil Chandra Banerjee to recognize his efforts in constructing The Karali Kali temple in Dhaka,now the capital of Bangladesh. It was a very expensive construction and still attracts tourists every year... [more]
Karalius Lithuanian
From Lithuanian meaning "king".
Karam Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Karam.
Karamanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Քարամանյան (see Karamanyan).
Karamanli f Greek
Feminine form of Karamanlis. Anna Karamanli (1968-) is a Greek politician, sports journalist, and former athlete.
Karamanlis m Greek
Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey. The name itself is derived from Karaman Bey (full name Karim al-Dīn Ḳarāmān Beg), a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]
Karamanyan Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish قرامان (Karaman), a city in south-central Turkey, or قرامان (karaman) "swarthy, black, dark-skinned".
Karamatsu Japanese
Kara means "Larch" (green needles poking from a tree) and Matsu means "Pine/Fur Tree".
Karami Persian
From the given name Karam.
Karan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 加覧 (see Garan).
Karanci Turkish
Means "merchant","someone who deals with transport"
Karanfil Turkish
Means "carnation" or "clove" in Turkish.
Karapandža Croatian (?)
Originally given to people by their then masters (Ottomans) as an insult. Meaning "dark witch".
Karapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Karapetyan.
Karapetyan Armenian
Means "son of Karapet".
Kara-Sal Tuvan
Means "black beard", derived from Tuvan кара (kara) meaning "black" combined with сал (sal) meaning "beard, moustache".
Karasevdas Greek
Possibly from the Turkish word kara meaning "black, dark" and the given name Sevda literally meaning "passion, strong love" in Turkish.
Karask Estonian
Karask is an Estonian surname meaning "barley bread".
Kárason Icelandic
Means "son of Kári" in Icelandic.
Karasu Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 烏 (u, o, izukunzo, karazu, nanzo) meaning "crow, raven" or 鴉, which is an outdated variant of 烏.... [more]
Karasu Turkish
Means "black water" derived from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" combined with su "water".
Karataş Turkish
From Turkish kara meaning "black" and taş meaning "stone, rock".
Karayusuf Turkish
Yusuf is a name for men and Karayusuf means Dark Yusuf.
Karbowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Karbowo in Torun voivodeship, a place so named from Polish karbowy "overseer (of farm laborers)", from karbowac "to make notches", i.e. to keep records.
Karch Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized spelling of Karcz .... [more]
Karczewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Karczew, named with Polish karcz ‘stump’.
Kardashian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Kardashyan. This is the name of an Armenian-American family of socialites.
Kardashyan Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Kartashyan.
Kareaga Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Barakaldo.
Kareem Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Karim.
Karélin Russian
Altered spelling of Russian Karélin, ethnic name for someone from Karelia (see Karjala).
Kareluša Serbian
Famous bearer of this surname is Serbian singer Jelena Kareluša (1978-)
Karen Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Karel.