Browse Submitted Surnames

Kodryk Ukrainian

Kohan Jewish (Ukrainianized)
Likely related to Cohen or Kagan.

Kokhas Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian кохання (kokhannya), meaning "love".

Kokkinaki Greek (Russified)

Kokosadze Georgian

Kokovtsev m Russian

Kolbasenko Ukrainian

Kolchak Russian, Ukrainian
Aleksandr Kolchak was a White Army general and the leader of the Russian Empire for a short period of time (1918-1920).

Kolesnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kolesnik.

Kolganov m Russian

Kolmakov m Russian

Kolodiy m Ukrainian

Kolodyazhnyy m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian колодяжний (kolodyazhnyy), meaning "water well". Denoted to someone who lived by a well.

Kolomiyets Ukrainian
Means "a person from Kolomyya". Kolomyya is a city and rayon in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine.

Kolomiytsev m Russian
Russian form of Kolomiyets.

Kolosha Ukrainian

Kolosok Ukrainian

Kolotilov m Russian

Kolovratov m Russian
Variant of Kolovrat.

Kolowrat Polish
Polish cognate of Kolovrat.

Kolukhonov m Russian

Kolyada Russian, Ukrainian
From Коляда (Kolyada), a name for Slavic Christmas celebrations (or formerly, Slavic pagan traditional winter solstice celebrations).

Kolykhayev m Russian
From Russian колыхание (kolykhaniye), meaning "swaying, swinging, fluctuating".

Komarovskiy Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Komarowski.

Komendant German (?)

Komissarov m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning commissar.

Komov m Russian

Konashevych Ukrainian
Surname of Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, a Ukrainian cossack hetman and military leader of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.

Kondrakhin m Russian
Means "son of Kondrat".

Kondrashov m Russian
Possibly related to Kondratyev.

Kondratenko Ukrainian
Form of Polish Kondrat. Masha Kondratenko is a Ukrainian singer.

Kondratyev m Russian
From the given name Kondrat.

Kononenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Konon 2".

Kononets Ukrainian

Kononov m Russian

Kononovych Ukrainian
Variant of Kononenko.

Konopelko Ukrainian
Means "hemp".

Konoplyanik Russian

Konoshenko Ukrainian

Konovanets Ukrainian

Kontsov m Russian
Derived from Russian конец (konets), meaning "end".

Konyakhin m Russian

Kopchagin m Russian

Kopeliovich Belarusian (Russified, ?)

Koplakov m Russian

Kopyl Ukrainian

Kopylov m Russian

Kopyttsev m Russian

Korchak Rusyn, Ukrainian (?), Polish (Ukrainianized)

Korchev m Russian

Korchuganov m Russian

Korneychukov m Russian

Korniychuk Ukrainian
Variant of Korniyenko.

Korniyenko Ukrainian
From the given name Korniy.

Korobchak Russian, Ukrainian

Korobeynik Russian
Derived from Russian word "коробейник (korobeynik)" meaning peddler.... [more]

Korochkin m Russian
Derived from корочка (korochka) meaning crust.

Korostylev m Russian

Korotchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian короткий (korotkyy), meaning "small, short".

Korotkov m Russian
From Russian короткий (korotkiy), meaning "short, small".

Korsakov m Russian
From Russian корсак (korsak), meaning "corsac (fox)". Probably to a sly person. A variant of Korsak.

Korsik Belarusian

Korsun Ukrainian

Korsunskyy m Ukrainian
Variant of Korsun.

Koryagin m Russian
From Russian коряга (koryaga), meaning "uprooted tree stump, rotten tree".

Koryakov m Russian
Denotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.

Kosach Ukrainian
Means "mower" in Ukrainian, ultimately from косити (kosyty), meaning "to mow". This was the birth surname of Lesya Ukrainka.

Kosarev m Russian
Derived from косарь (kosar') meaning mower.

Kösetürk Turkish

Koshchakov m Russian

Koshelev m Russian

Kosinets Belarusian

Kosivtsov Russian

Koslor German (?)

Koslov m Russian

Kosopkin m Russian

Kostin m Russian
Means "son of Kostya".

Kostyshyn Ukrainian
From the given name Kostyantyn.

Kostyuk Ukrainian
Variant of Kostenko.

Kostyukevich Belarusian
Probably from a diminutive of Konstantin.

Kostyushko Ukrainian
Variant of Kostyuchenko.

Kotelyak Ukrainian

Kotenkov m Russian

Koteynko Ukrainian

Kotik Russian
Kotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.

Kotlyar Ukrainian
Means "boilermaker".

Kotnikov m Russian

Kotsyuba Ukrainian

Kovalchik Rusyn
Rusyn form of Kovalchuk.

Kovaliv Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kovalyov.

Kovalko m Ukrainian
Variant of Koval.

Kovalskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified)
Russian form of Kowalski.

Kovrov m Russian

Kovtun Ukrainian, Russian
Means "plica, mophead" in Ukrainian, refering to someone with unkempt hair "Polish plait" .

Kovtunov m Russian
A form of Kovtun.

Kowalczuk Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.

Kozachenko Ukrainian
Means "son of a cossack", from Ukrainian козак (kozak) "cossack".

Kozankov m Russian

Kozarenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian variant of Kozar.

Kozatskyy m Ukrainian
Variant of Kozak.

Kozeyev m Russian
Possibly another form of Kozlov.

Kozhara Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кожа (kozha), meaning "skin, leather".

Kozhedub Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian кожа (kozha) "skin, leather" and дуб (dub) "oak".

Kozhevnik Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]

Kozhevnikov Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]

Kozhikov m Russian
Likely derived from "кожа (kozha)" meaning skin.

Kozhukhov m Russian

Kozhurin m Russian
From Russian кожа (kozha), meaning "skin, leather".

Kozlenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian козел (kozel), meaning "goat".

Kozlik Russian
Means "little goat".

Kozlyk Ukrainian

Kozmenko Ukrainian
Variant of Kuzmenko.

Kozyr Ukrainian

Kozyukov m Russian

Kraina Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
From Old Slavic крайина (krajina) "country" or from крайь (krajĭ) "border", ultimately from кройити (krojiti) "to cut".

Krajňak Rusyn
Variant of Kraynyak.

Kramatorsk Russian (Rare)
From the place Kramatorsk.

Kramatorskiy m Russian
Means "from Kramatorsk". Compare Kramatorsk.

Krapiva Russian
Means "bush".

Krasikov m Russian

Krasilnikov m Russian
From Russian красильник (krasil'nik), meaning "dyer".

Krasilnyk Ukrainian

Krasnoshchyokov m Russian

Krasnozhon Ukrainian

Krasnozhyonov m Russian
Possibly derived from красный (krasniy) meaning red and жёна (zhyona) meaning wife.

Krasnyukovich Belarusian

Krasulya Russian
Means "beauty".

Krasyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian краси (krasy), meaning "beauty".

Kratzberg Yiddish (?)

Kravtsov m Russian
Russian form of Kravets.

Krayev m Russian
From Russian край (kray), meaning "border, edge, region, land" or in some dialects "country".

Krayinyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian країна (krayina), meaning "country, bordered land".

Krayinyuk Ukrainian (Rare)
A form of Kraina.

Krayniy m Russian
Means "extreme, ultimate".

Kraynyak Rusyn
Rusyn version of Krayinyuk.

Krekora Polish

Krełowski m Polish

Kretov m Russian

Kriger German (Russified)
Russified form of Krieger.

Kriven Russian
Means "crooked".

Krivitskiy m Russian

Krivoshein Yiddish (Russified)

Krivoukhov m Russian

Krivtsov m Russian

Krivulin m Russian

Kropylev m Russian

Krot Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Means "mole" in Russian.

Krotevych Ukrainian

Krulikovskyy m Ukrainian

Krupen Belarusian
From Belarusian круп (krup), meaning "grain".

Krupets Belarusian
Variant transcription of Krupiec.

Krupiec Belarusian
Very likely related to Krupin.

Krupodyorov m Russian

Krupskaya f Russian, Yiddish (Russified)
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa), meaning "grains". This was the last name of Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's wife.

Krupskiy m Russian, Yiddish (Russified)
Masculine form of Krupskaya.

Kruschwitz German

Krushvits German (Russified)
Russified form of Kruschwitz.

Krutalevich Belarusian

Krutko Ukrainian
Maybe from Ukrainian круто (kruto), meaning "steep".

Kryazhevskikh Russian
A form of Kryazhov.

Kryazhov m Russian

Krykora Polish (Ukrainianized)
Probably a Ukrainianised variant of Krekora.

Krylatkov m Russian

Krylatov m Russian

Krylenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Krylov.

Krylov m Russian
From Russian крылья (kryl'ya), meaning "wings".

Krym Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Belarusian, Polish
Means "Crimea", from Krym.

Krymchak Ukrainian
From Кримчак (Krymchak), a term for a Jewish Crimean Tatar, or denoting to resident of Crimea.

Krymchuk Ukrainian
Variant of Krymenko.

Krymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.

Krymko Ukrainian, Russian
From the place name Крим/Крым (Krym), meaning "Crimea".

Krymov m Russian
Variant of Krym.

Krymskikh Russian
Another form of Krymskiy.

Krymskiy m Russian, Jewish (?)
Means "from Crimea" or "Crimean".

Krypak Ukrainian

Kryuchok Ukrainian

Kryvko Ukrainian

Kryvonos Ukrainian (?)

Kryvoruchko Ukrainian
Means "one with crooked hands or arms", from Ukrainian кривий (kryvyy) "crooked", and руки (ruky), meaning "hands, arms".

Kryvyanyk Ukrainian

Kryzhanovskiy m Russian

Kryzhanskyy m Ukrainian

Krzaklewski m Polish

Ksenofontov m Russian
Means "son of Ksenofont".

Kshaklevskiy m Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russified form of Krzaklewski.

Ksyonda Ukrainian (?)

Kubatbekov m Kyrgyz

Kucher Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Kučera.

Kucherenko Ukrainian
Variant of Kucher 2.

Kucheryavenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кучерявий (kucheryavyy), meaning "curly".

Kucheryavyy m Ukrainian
Means "curly".

Kuchma Ukrainian

Kuchuberiya Georgian (Russified)

Kuchuk Russian, Ukrainian (?)

Kuchumov m Russian

Kudabekov m Central Asian

Kudaykulov m Russian (?)

Kudin m Russian

Kudinov m Russian

Kudiyarov m Russian

Kudlyk Ukrainian

Kudrenko Ukrainian

Kudryakov m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning "curly".

Kudryavets Ukrainian
Variant of Kudrenko.

Kudukhov m Russian

Kugasov m Yakut
From Yakut кугас (kugas), meaning "ginger, reddish-brown".

Kugay Siberian (?)

Kukarin m Russian

Kukharaw m Belarusian
From Belarusian кухар (kukhar), meaning "cook". Uladzimir Kukharaw is mayor of Minsk.

Kukharev m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Kukharaw. Vladimir Kukharev is mayor of Minsk.

Kukiç Albanian
Albanian form of Kukić.

Kukla Ukrainian
Means "doll, puppet" in Ukrainian.

Kuku Crimean Tatar
Emir-Üsein Kuku (1976-) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist and political prisoner in Russia.

Kukurudza Ukrainian
Means "corn".

Kulagin m Russian

Kulak Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Means "fist". Was also used to describe Ukrainian farmers who went against the Soviet government in the early 30s.

Kulash Ukrainian, Russian (?)

Kulchitskiy m Russian

Kulchytskyy m Ukrainian

Kuleba Ukrainian

Kuleshov m Russian

Kulik Russian
Means sandpiper in Russian.

Kulikov m Russian
Form of Kulik.

Kulinich Ukrainian
Variant of Kulinych.

Kulinych Ukrainian

Kulish Ukrainian
Kulish (Куліш) is Ukrainian and Belarusian traditional wheat or grain food similar to better known kasha (porridge).

Kulpin m Russian

Kultura Ukrainian
Means "culture" in Ukrainian.

Kulya Ukrainian
Means "bullet" in Ukrainian. Denoted to a soldier.

Kulyak Ukrainian, Belarusian
From Belarusian and Ukrainian куля (kulya), meaning "bullet", probably used to describe a shooter, soldier, or a hunter.

Kulyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kulik.

Kunakov m Russian

Kunayev m Udmurt (Russified, ?)

Kundenko Ukrainian

Kungurtsev m Russian

Kunilich Ukrainian

Kunytskyy m Ukrainian

Kupatadze Georgian

Kupczyk Polish

Kupriyanov m Russian
Russian form of Kupriyenko.

Kupriyenko Ukrainian

Kurakhov m Russian
Possibly from the city Kurakhovo (Курахово) in the Donetsk region.

Kurashenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Possibly related to Kurakhov.

Kurasov m Russian

Kurchatov m Russian

Kurchenko Ukrainian

Kurguzkin m Russian

Kurilkin m Russian
From Russian курить (kurit'), meaning "to smoke (something)".

Kurilov m Russian
From Russian курить (kurit'), meaning "to smoke".

Kurlyuk Ukrainian

Kurmakayev m Uzbek

Kurmanbek Kazakh

Kurseitov m Crimean Tatar (?)

Kurskiy m Russian
Means "from Kursk".

Kuryokhin m Russian

Kushanashvili Georgian

Kusharev m Russian

Kushnir Ukrainian
Means "furrier, fur seller, animal skinner" in Ukrainian.

Kushtanayev m Russian

Kusinien German (?)

Kusliy m Ukrainian
Means "gets mad easily".

Kusyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кусок (kusok), meaning "piece (of food)".

Kutnyak Russian, Belarusian, Jewish (?)

Kutub-zade Crimean Tatar

Kutuyakhov m Yakut
From Yakut кутуйах (kutuyakh), meaning "mouse".

Kutuzov m Russian

Kutyavin m Russian

Kutyrev m Russian

Kuybyshev m Russian

Kuyukin m Russian

Kuz'menko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kuzmenko.

Kuzmenyuk Ukrainian
Variant of Kuzmenko.

Kuzminov m Russian
Variant of Kuzmin.

Kuzminykh m Russian
Variant of Kuzmin.

Kuzmyak Rusyn
Means "child of Kuzma".

Kvachko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian квач (kvach), meaning "tag (game)".

Kvaratskheliya Georgian (Russified)

Kvashuk Ukrainian
From квас (kvas), a type of drink popular in Slavic countries.

Kvedaravičius m Lithuanian
Means "son of Kvedaras". Mantas Kvedaravičius was a Lithuanian journalist who was killed by the Russian forces in Mariupol.

Kvitka Ukrainian
Means "flower" in Ukrainian. It is an ornamental surname, but it could also denote to someone from a village called Kvitka.

Kvyatkovskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Kwiatkowski.

Kychka Ukrainian

Kyiashko Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kyyashko.

Kynnyakhorov m Yakut (Russified)
From Yakut кыынньаа (kyynn'aa), meaning "to make angry, to annoy".

Kyryzyuk Ukrainian

Kyselytsya Ukrainian
A kyselytsya (киселиця) is sweet food made of plums and flour/grain.

Kysil Ukrainian

Kyyashko Ukrainian
From киян (kyyan), meaning "Kyivan".

Kyzylo Ukrainian

Labazyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лабазник (labaznyk), a type of tree. Probably denoted to someone who lived near labaznyks.

Ladurenko Ukrainian

Lakinski m Polish

Lanovoy Russian

Lantratov m Russian

Larinin m Russian

Larionov m Russian

Lashchuk Ukrainian

Lashevich Russian

Lashko Ukrainian

Lashkov m Russian