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Abravanel Hebrew, Jewish
From Ab, meaning ‘father’, Rabban, meaning ‘priest’, and El, meaning ‘of God’.
Adefope Nigerian, Western African
Best known as the surname of a British comedienne.
Adhia Konkani
A famous example is Richa Adhia, a Tanzanian model of Konkani descent.
Āěrdān Mongolian
A Daur family name.
Aixin Chinese, Manchu
A Sinicised variant of Aisin.
Akiiki Tooro, Nyoro, Alur, Acholi
The pet name of Elizabeth of Toro.
Áolāshì Mongolian
A Daur surname.
Apa Samoan
Best known as the surname of KJ Apa.
Arkın Turkish
Best known as the stage surname of a certain Cüneyt.
Atamaint Shuar, Indigenous American, South American
The surname of a certain indigenous Ecuadorian politician.
Baboli Mazanderani
Means “from Babol”.
Baeta Ewe
Best known as the maiden surname of a certain Annie.
Bakkum Dutch
The surname of a certain Jim.
Belimace Romanian
From the Aromanian language.
Böðvarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Böðvar" in Icelandic.
Broccoli Italian, Sicilian
From the Italian plural for “The flowering crest of a cabbage”. Best known as the surname of the (Calabrian-originated) Sicilian American family who made James Bond internationally famous, by making movies (loosely) based on the books where the titular antihero himself appeared.
Buzek Silesian
Best known as the surname of a certain Agata.
Cabrel Occitan, Friulian, French, Venetian
From the Latin Capralis, meaning ‘a place full of goats’.
Cawas Indian (Parsi), Persian, Indian, Arabic
Cawas is an Indian (Parsi) surname which means “Arch” in Persian and ultimately Arabic. John Cawas of Toofani Tarzan fame was a notable person with that surname.
Chakri Mon, Thai
The clan name of Thailand’s Royals.
Chevallier French
Horserider
Ciotti Romanian
From Meglenite, a closely related language.
Cziffra Banat Swabian, Hungarian, Romani
Best known as the name of a certain Géza.
Deschene Navajo
From deeshchiiʼnii (clan designation, “red-streak people”).
Dessler German, Yiddish
Meaning Unknown. Known primarily in pop culture as the surname of a certain Michelle in the Fox tv hit 24 and of a certain villain called Albert in Space Battleship Yamato.
Dianich Romanian
From Istrian Romanian.
Duckadam Banat Swabian
Best known as the surname of a certain Helmuth.
Dux German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
From Latin dux, meaning “duke”.
Farmiga Ukrainian
The surname of a certainly recent Hollywood dynasty.
Favri French (Huguenot), Medieval French
The medieval French word for Blacksmith.
Gajah Indonesian, Batak
From Sanskrit Gaju, meaning “Elephant”.
Gerstenmájer Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian
Magyarised and Cyrillic version of Gerstenmayer.
Ghermezian Iranian, Jewish, Persian
The surname’s most notable bearers are the Ghermezian Family, Iranian Canadians of Jewish descent.
Guaporá Popular Culture
The surname of a fictional Amerindian family in the telenovela Bicho do Mato.
Guapurú Popular Culture
The surname of a fictitious Amerindian family in the Brazilian telenovela Uga Uga.
Gulea Romanian
Aromanian.
Gurusinga Batak
From Sanskrit guru, meaning “Mentor”, and singha, meaning “Lion”.
Handique Assamese
The surname of a certain Aideu.
Hantel German (Rare)
Rare Bukovina German variant of Handel.
Hmingthanga Mizo
Best known as the clan name of a Mizo singer who recently passed away.
Ilunga Luba, Central African
Means ‘To Unite’.
Iscandar Popular Culture, Italian, English, Japanese
Best known as both the name of a recurring outer space planet and the clan name of its own royals in the famed Space Battleship Yamato franchise. It is a variant of Iskandar, the Arabic counterpart of Alexander.
Iwerks East Frisian
Meaning Unknown.
Jellema West Frisian, Frisian
Means “Son of Jelle”, the suffix -(s)ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.
Jenatsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Johannes.
Jueluo Chinese, Manchu
A Sinicised version of Gioro.
Kaffka Hungarian, Romanian, Low German, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
The Germanised Czech surname of a certain Margit. Means ‘Little Jackdaw’ in Czech. Its internationally better known diminutive is Kafka.
Kanazoé Mossi
Not available.
Kansiime Kiga
The surname of a certain Anne.
Karabastos Greek
Uncommon Greek surname.
Kauka Low German, Sorbian
Best known as the surname of a certain Rolf. It is perhaps a Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Kafka and Kawa, both of which mean ‘Jackdaw’ in Czech and Polish.... [more]
Kavka Slovak, Ukrainian, Czech
Yet another variant of Kafka and its pop culture equivalents Kefka and Cefca. Also like Kaffka, it simply means ‘Jackdaw’ in Slovak.
Kepale Dese Batak
From Alas.
Kevichüsa Angami, Naga
Best known as the surname of a certain Andrea.
Khalji Afghan, Iranian
Meaning ‘From the city of Khalaj’, in Khalaj, a Common Turkic Language.
Kimba Luba
Best known as the international given name of a certain Tezuka character.
Kīnkamäg Livonian
Probably coming from the Livonian coast.
Kisku Santali, Indian
Known as the surname of Rathin Kisku.
Kitsusu Kongo
The surname of a notable Congolese musician whose real first name was Philemon.
Knefac Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Uncommon surname from Burgenland, easternmost Austria.
Kollodzieyski Polish (Rare)
Best known as the surname of a certain composer called Walter Kollo.
Komboïgo Mossi
Not available.
Kurisingal Malayalam
Malayalam surname used by the St Thomas Christians of Kerala.
Lecocq French
Means ‘the rooster’.
Lecomte French
From Lecomte.
Le Gall French
From Gaul.
Leialoha Hawaiian
Best known as the surname of a certain Steve.
Lishoy Malayalam, Indian (Christian)
Uncommon Malayalam surname, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. The surname of a certain Malayalam actress.
Mazari Balochi
Means “From Mazar”.
Mbarek Berber
Moroccan Tachelhit variant of Mubarak.
Merage Persian
A famous bearer of the surname is the co-founder of Hot Pockets, Paul Merage.
Minda Romanian
From the Meglenite language.
Mohilary Bodo, Assamese
Associated with tax collections from the Mahallas.
Moustaki Greek
Derived from the Greek word for ‘moustache’, μουστάκι.
Mpungu Kongo
Means ‘gorilla’ in Yombe and ‘creator’ in its relative Ntandu.
Mutia Eastern African, Maasai
A Kenyan Maasai surname known mostly in the West as the name of a certain fictitious escarpment, which appears infrequently in old Tarzan Films.
Ngeoncharoen Thai
Thaification of the Chinese surname Wu.
Nogo Mossi
Not available.
Nyong’o Luo
Best known as the surname of a certain Lupita.
Oleniuc Romanian, Ukrainian
From the Hutsul language.
Orkan Polish
From Goral, a topolect/language closely related to mainline Polish.
Pantazzi Romanian
Best known as the surname of a certain Sybille.
Pezarkar Marathi, Hebrew, Jewish
A Bene Israel surname.
Pilgaonkar Konkani, Indian
Pilgaonkar is a Konkani surname used mostly in Goa by Konkani Hindus. Sachin Pilgaonkar of Bollywood fame is a famous person with that surname... [more]
Planta Romansh
Derived from Romansh planta "tree; plant".
Safka Russian, Ukrainian
From Russian за́втрак savtrak, meaning “breakfast”.
Salis Romansh
Derived from Italian salice "willow".
Sandioriva Acehnese, Gayonese
A Gayonese patronymic.
Sangma Garo
The clan name of a folklore writer from Northeast India.
Sanogo Mossi
Not available yet.
Sawadogo Mossi
Not available.
Scarlatti Italian
Meaning ‘Scarlet’.
Shamailov Russian, Hebrew, Georgian, Jewish
Georgian Variant of Shmuel.