Browse Submitted Surnames

Abdennour Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abd an-Nur.

Abdenour Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abd an-Nur.

Abdollahian Persian
From the given name Abdollah.

Abdulnour Arabic
From the given name Abd an-Nur.

Abenayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).

Aberatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).

Aberatne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).

Abeweera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවීර (see Abeyweera).

Ademoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Adem".

Afrasiabi Persian
From the given name Afrasiab.

Akhlaghi Persian
From Persian اخلاق (akhlagh) meaning "morals, ethics, virtues" (of Arabic origin).

Akhlaq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Akhlaq.

Aktar Bengali
From the given name Aktar.

Alcalai Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Alcalay.

Alizay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto علیزی (see Alizai).

Alomgir Bengali
From the given name Alamgir.

Amanpour Persian
Means "son of Aman".

Amararathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".

Amararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරරත්න (see Amararathna).

Atallah Arabic
From the given name Ataullah.

Ataollahi Persian
From the given name Ataollah.

Azulai Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Azzoulai Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Back Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).

Baik Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).

Barakzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بارکزی (see Barakzai).

Batongbacal Tagalog
Variant of Batongbakal.

Batongbakal Tagalog
From Tagalog batong-bakal meaning "lodestone, iron ore".

Burhonov m Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Burhon".

Burhonova f Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Burhonov.

Cahucom Tagalog
Variant of Cajucom.

Calungsod Cebuano
From Cebuano kalungsod meaning "townsperson, townmate", derived from the word lungsod meaning "town". A notable bearer was Filipino saint Pedro Calungsod (1654-1672).

Catanghal Tagalog
From Tagalog katanghal meaning "someone to present with".

Cawicaan Tagalog
From Tagalog kawikaan meaning "proverb, saying".

Chen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.

Chu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhu, from Sino-Vietnamese 朱 (chu).

Dağlıoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the mountaineer" from Turkish dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander".

D'Aquila Italian
Means "from L'Aquila", a city in Abruzzo, Italy (known locally as Aquila).

Daudzai Pashto
Means "son of Daud" in Pashto.

Dawoodzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto داوودزی (see Daudzai).

Demyanova f Russian
Feminine form of Demyanov.

Desapriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දේශප්රිය (see Deshapriya).

Dewasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala දේවසිංහ (see Dewasinghe).

Dhammika Sinhalese
From the given name Dhammika.

Dissabandara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit दिशा (diśā) meaning "region, quarter, direction" combined with the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර (baṇḍāra) meaning "chief's son, prince".

Diyab Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic دياب (see Diab).

Ebtehaj Persian
Derived from Arabic ابتهاج (ibtihāj) meaning "joy, delight".

El-Haddad Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحداد (see Al-Haddad) chiefly used in Egypt.

Esmaeeli Persian
From the given name Esmail.

Fărcaș Romanian
Romanian form of Farkas.

Farhangi Persian
From the given name Farhang.

Foroozandeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فروزنده (see Forouzandeh).

Forouzandeh Persian
Means "illuminator, kindler" in Persian.

Foruzandeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فروزنده (see Forouzandeh).

Gavrilovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gavrilovski.

Gavrilovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Gavril".

Ghaderzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ghader" in Persian.

Ghareeb Arabic
From the given name Gharib.

Ghodsi Persian
Means "celestial, holy, sacred" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic قدسي (qudsiyy) meaning "Jerusalemite".

Ginige Sinhalese
From Sinhala ගිනි (gini) meaning "fire" combined with the suffix ගේ (ge) meaning "of, home, house" or "custodian". It was used as an occupational name for someone who used fuel and firewood to create fire before the introduction of firearms and gunpowder.

Gopallawa Sinhalese
From Sinhala ගොපල්ලා (gopallā) meaning "cowherd, cattle keeper".

Gouw Chinese (Hokkien)
Dutch-influenced spelling of Goh used in Indonesia.

Gubatan Tagalog
From Tagalog gubat meaning "woods, forest".

Gunatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).

Hasanzadeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌زاده (see Hassanzadeh).

Haturusinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හතුරුසිංහ (see Hathurusinghe).

Hedayat Persian
From the given name Hedayat.

Hegazi Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Hewa Sinhalese
Means "soldiers, military, martial" in Sinhala.

Ikhlaq Urdu
From the given name Ikhlaq.

Ikura Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Jamgochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Jamkojian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Jayathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Jayathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).

Jayatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).

Jayatunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).

Jayawarna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्ण (varṇa) meaning "colour, appearance, form" or "class, tribe, caste".

Kamchybekov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Kamchybek".

Kamchybekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Kamchybekov.

Kapangyarihan Tagalog
Variant of Capangyarihan.

Karpova f Russian
Feminine form of Karpov.

Karube Japanese
From Japanese 苅 (karu) meaning "reap, cut" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Karunungan Tagalog
Variant of Caronongan.

Khavari Persian
Means "eastern" from Persian خاور (khāvar) meaning "east".

Khorram Persian
Means "happy, pleasant" in Persian.

Khorrami Persian
Variant of Khorram.

Khutsishvili Georgian
Means "son of the priest" from Georgian ხუცესი (khuts'esi) meaning "priest".

Kirimoto Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, origin, source".

Kubanychbekov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Kubanychbek".

Kubanychbekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Kubanychbekov.

Kusakari Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut, prune".

Lopatina f Russian
Feminine form of Lopatin.

Macabangkit Maranao
From Maranao makabangkit meaning "great destructive power".

Makhmalbaf Persian
Means "velvet weaver" from Persian مخمل (makhmal) meaning "velvet" (of Arabic origin) and باف (bāf) meaning "to weave, to braid".

Malacas Tagalog
From Tagalog malakas meaning "strong, hard, powerful".

Mallik Bengali
Means "owner, proprietor, head, leader" in Bengali, ultimately from Arabic مالك (mālik).

Margarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մարգարյան (see Margaryan).

Markaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մարգարյան (see Margaryan).

Matsushige Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds".

Meisami Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثمی (see Meysami).

Meysami Persian
From the given name Meysam.

Mihăilă Romanian
From the given name Mihai.

Mircea Romanian
From the given name Mircea.

Miron Romanian
From the given name Miron 1.

Mishal Arabic
From the given name Mishal.

Mobarak Arabic
From the given name Mubarak.

Moghaddam Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مقدم (see Moghadam).

Mohsenian Persian
From the given name Mohsen.

Mohsenpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محسنپور (see Mohsenpour).

Montaser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.

Montasser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.

Mortezaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرتضایی (see Mortezaei).

Mortezaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرتضایی (see Mortezaei).

Moslemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Moslem" in Persian.

Mostafaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مصطفایی (see Mostafaei).

Mostafaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مصطفایی (see Mostafaei).

Mufleh Arabic
From the given name Mufleh.

Naderian Persian
From the given name Nader.

Naser Arabic
From the given name Nasir.

Naseri Persian
From the given name Naser.

Naserpour Persian
Means "son of Naser" in Persian.

Naserzadeh Persian
Means "born of Naser" in Persian.

Năstase Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Anastasie.

Nategh Persian
Means "orator, speaker" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic ناطق (nāṭiq).

Nateghi Persian
Variant of Nategh.

Navidi Persian
From the given name Navid.

Nazem Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nazem.

Nazemi Persian
From the given name Nazem.

Obaid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.

Obeidat Arabic
From Arabic عبيد ('ubayd), a diminutive of عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave".

Osugi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大杉 (see Ōsugi).

Paik Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 백 (see Baek).

Pakaya Gorontalo

Parvizian Persian
From the given name Parviz.

Petrea Romanian
From a diminutive of the given name Petre or Petru.

Peymani Persian
From the given name Peyman.

Rabea Arabic
From the given name Rabi 1.

Rasoulian Persian
From the given name Rasoul.

Rasoulzadeh Persian
Means "born of Rasoul" in Persian.

Rathnaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Ratnaweera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රත්නවීර (see Rathnaweera).

Rezaie Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رضایی (see Rezaei).

Roosta Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian روستا‎ (see Rousta).

Roshdy Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.

Rousta Persian
Means "village" in Persian.

Rushdi Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.

Rushdy Arabic
From the given name Rushdi.

Saengmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Saengmani Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and มณี (mani) meaning "jewel, precious stone, gem".

Samadzai Pashto
Means "son of Samad" in Pashto.

Samarathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit समर (samará) meaning "coming together, meeting" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".

Samarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).

Samaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).

Samaratunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).

Sangmanee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Sangmani Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสงมณี (see Saengmani).

Siahaya Moluccan

Siavashi Persian
From the given name Siavash.

Siddiquee Bengali
Bengali variant of Siddiqui.

Singhe Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Singh.

Sirhan Arabic
From the given name Sirhan.

Sirojiddinov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Sirojiddin".

Sirojiddinova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sirojiddinov.

Sohn Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 손 (see Son).

Talal Arabic
From the given name Talal.

Tamaoka Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tañag Tagalog
Variant of Tanyag influenced by Spanish orthography.

Tanda Japanese
From Japanese 反 (tan) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tanzawa Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (tan) meaning "cinnabar" and 沢/澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Tilahunga Gorontalo

Tjia Chinese (Hokkien)
Dutch-influenced spelling of Chia used in Indonesia.

Tôn Nữ Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 孫女 (tôn nữ) meaning "granddaughter", originally used as a title for various royal women belonging to the Nguyễn dynasty.

Tudorache Romanian
From the given name Tudorache.

Urushiyama Japanese
From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Urushizaki Japanese
From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 崎/﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Weerakkodi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරක්කොඩි (see Weerakkody).

Weerakkody Sinhalese
From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (koḍiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin)... [more]

Wickremasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).

Wijeyakoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayakoon).

Wijeyerathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).

Wijeyeratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයරත්න (see Wijayarathna).

Wikramasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).

Wikramasinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).

Wimalawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලවංශ (see Wimalawansa).

Yusufzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai).

Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.

Zhamkochian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).

Zhamkochyan Armenian
Means "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ (zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".

Zholdoshbekov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Zholdoshbek".

Zholdoshbekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Zholdoshbekov.