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Andreou Greek
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreozzi Italian
From the given name Andrea 1.

Andrieux French
From the given name André.

Andronikashvili Georgian
Means "son of Andronikos". This was the name of a Georgian family of nobility that claimed descent from Andronikos I, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1183-1185.

Andrzejewski Polish
Habitational surname from Andrzejewo, or a patronymic from Andrzej and suffixed with -ewski based on habitational names.

Anees Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Anis.

Ang Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Hong.

Angadi Indian, Kannada
From Kannada ಅಂಗಡಿ (aṃgaḍi) meaning "store, shop".

Angela Italian
Derived from the given name Angelus (see Angel).

Angelini Italian
Variant of Angelino.

Angelis Greek
Variant of Angelos.

Anghel Romanian
From the given name Anghel.

Anisimov Russian
Means "son of Anisim".

Anjoul English (Australian, Rare, ?)

Anjum Urdu, Bengali
Means "stars", the plural of Arabic نَجْم‎ (najm) meaning "star".

Ankhbayar Mongolian

Annan Western African, Akan
Means "fourth-born child" in Akan.

Ansari Arabic, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Ansar.

Antkowiak Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.

Antonacci Italian
From the given name Antonio.

Antoniak Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.

Antonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Antonyan.

Antoniewicz Polish
Derived from the given name Antoni.

Antonucci Italian
From the given name Antonio.

Antonyan Armenian
Means "son of Anton".

Anvari Persian
From the given name Anwar.

Anwar Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Anwar.

Anwari Dari Persian
From the given name Anwar.

Anwarzai Pashto
Means "son of Anwar" in Pashto.

Anwer Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of Anwar.

Anyayahan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "banquet, bid, invitation" in Tagalog.

Anzai Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".

Anzorov Chechen
Means "son of Anzor".

Ao Chinese
From Chinese 敖 (áo) referring to Tai Ao, a legendary teacher who mentored the mythological emperor Zhuanxu.

Aquilina Maltese
Nickname for a person with eagle-like features or a person who owned an eagle, derived from Latin aquila meaning "eagle".

Arabi Arabic, Persian
Means "Arab" in Arabic and Persian.

Arabuli Georgian
Means "Arabic, Arab" in Georgian, referring to Arabs who historically resided in the region of Khevsureti in Georgia.

Arafa Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.

Aragaki Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Arai Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Arakaki Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.

Arakchaa Tuvan

Arakelyan Armenian
Means "son of Arakel".

Araki Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Araneta Filipino
From a Basque name derived from haran meaning "valley" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta.

Arata Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Aratani Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Araya Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Archila Spanish
Either a variant of Arcila or derived from Arabic الشَّلَّال (aš-šallāl) meaning "the waterfall".

Ardzinba Abkhaz
Means "son of silver" from Abkhaz араʒны (aradzny) meaning "silver" and аҧа (apa) meaning "son".

Arfaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly derived from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning "to know" or أَرْفَع (ʾarfaʿ) meaning "high, lofty, elevated" (chiefly Tunisian).

Argento Italian
Means "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair.

Arif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Arif.

Arimao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao arimaw meaning "lion".

Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Arisawa Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Aristava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz name Арстаа (Arstaa) ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek personal name Aristarchus.

Aristide French (African), Haitian Creole
From the given name Aristide.

Arita Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ariyoshi Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Arkhipov Russian
Means "son of Arkhip".

Armas Spanish
Occupational name for an arms maker or soldier, from Spanish armas meaning "arms, weapons".

Armstead English
Variant of Armistead.

Arnautović Serbian, Croatian
From Turkish arnavut meaning "Albanian".

Arnemo Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)

Aromdee Thai (Rare)

Arora Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और (aur) meaning "more, also".

Arsanukaev Chechen
Chechen family name of unknown meaning.

Arsenishvili Georgian
Means "son of Arsen" in Georgian.

Arshba Abkhaz
Most likely from a contracted form of Arabic أَرْشَد (ʾaršad) meaning "most sensible, most reasonable" or Persian ارشد (arshad) "senior, superior, eldest" combined with Abkhaz аԥа (āpā) "son".

Arslan Turkish
Variant of Aslan.

Arslanagić Bosnian
Means "son of Arslan".

Aruna Indian, Telugu

Arustamyan Armenian
Means "son of Arustam", from a given name derived from a combination of the names Ara and Rustam.

Aruzhanov Kazakh (Rare)

Arya Indian, Hindi
From the given name Arya 1.

Aryal Nepali
Nepali Hindu surname of unknown meaning.

Asad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Asad.

Asada Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Asadi Persian
From the given name Asad.

Əsədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əsəd".

Asadullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Asadullah.

Asahara Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Asakawa Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asakura Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asamura Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Asante Western African, Akan
From the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.

Asaroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Asar".

Asatryan Armenian
Means "son of Asatur".

Əsgərov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əsgər".

Ashdul Indian (Rare)

Asher Jewish
From the given name Asher.

Asher English
Name for someone who dwelled by an ash tree, from Middle English asche or asshe meaning "ash tree".

Ashiq Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Arabic عَاشِق (ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق (ʿišq) "being in love".

Ashkatsao Abazin
Possibly from an Abkhaz word meaning "lazy", used as a nickname for a lazy person.

Ashkenazi Jewish
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז‎‎ (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.

Ashraf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ashraf.

Ashuba Abkhaz
Possibly from Abkhaz ашә (āš°) meaning "cheese" or "beech" or ашәа (āš°ā) meaning "song".

Ashyrow Turkmen

Aslam Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aslam.

Aslanbekov Chechen
Means "son of Aslanbek".

Aslanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Aslanyan.

Aslanishvili Georgian
Means "son of Aslan" in Georgian.

Aslanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Aslan".

Aslanyan Armenian
Derived from Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Ásmundsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ásmundur".

Ásmundsson Icelandic
Means "son of Ásmundur".

Əşrəfov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əşrəf".

Assagaf Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Assagaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Assegaf Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Assegaff Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Al Saqqaf primarily used in Indonesia.

Astana Kazakh
Derived from Astana, the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan. Its name is derived from Persian آستانه (âstâne) meaning "capital".

Astruc Judeo-Provençal
Means "happy, lucky" in Occitan and Provençal (see Astruc).

Asylmuratov Kazakh (Rare)

Atangan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "help to raise a load (onto another's head or shoulders)" in Tagalog.

Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.

Athanasopoulos Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".

Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.

Atilia Malaysian

Au Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ou.

Aubakirov Kazakh
Means "son of Aubakir".

Aubakirova f Kazakh
Feminine equivalent of Aubakirov.

Augustyn Polish
From the given name Augustyn.

Augustyniak Polish
Derived from the given name Augustyn.

Aurakzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Orakzai.

Aurangzeb Urdu
From the given name Aurangzeb.

Aushev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from Nakh ауш (aush) or аус (aus) literally meaning "rock, slope", figuratively meaning "strong, solid, confident".

Au-Yeung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Auyong Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ouyang.

Avanceña Filipino
Hispanicised form of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا‎ (ibn sīnā) meaning "son of Sina". This was the Arabic name for Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian polymath.

Avetisyan Armenian
Means "son of Avetis".

Avidzba Abkhaz
Derived from Georgian ავი (avi) meaning "currish, severe, sullen" combined with ძე (dze) "son" and Abkhaz аԥа (āpā) "son". The name was most likely borne by Georgians under the spelling Avidze, which was modified with the Abkhaz suffix -ba after migration to Abkhazia.

Avital Jewish
From the given name Avital.

Aviv Jewish
From the given name Aviv.

Avram Romanian
From the given name Avram.

Avramov Bulgarian
Means "son of Avram".

Axe English
Locational surname which describes one who lived by the Axe Rivers in Somerset or Dorset.

Axmed Somali
Somali form of Ahmed.

Ayari Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Derived from Arabic عَيَّار (ʿayyār) or Persian عیار (ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).

Aybekov Kazakh
Variant transcription of Aibekov.

Aydamirov Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Aydamir".

Ayden English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".

Ayden Turkish
Possibly a variant of Aydın.

Aydın Turkish
From the given name Aydın.

Ayoub Arabic
From the given name Ayyub.

Ayoubi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Ayyub.

Aytmatov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Aytmat".

Ayub Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ayyub.

Ayubi Persian, Pashto, Urdu
Variant transcription of Ayoubi.

Ayutthaya Thai
From Ayutthaya, the name of a kingdom that reigned from 1350 to 1767 that is considered the precursor of modern Thailand.

Azad Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Azad.

Azadi Persian
From the given name Azad.

Azadpour Persian
Means "son of Azad".

Azale Arabic (Maghrebi)

Azam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Azam.

Azamatov Uzbek
Means "son of Azamat".

Azaria Jewish
From the given name Azariah.

Azeez Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Aziz.

Əzimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əzim".

Aziz Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Aziz.

Azizi Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Aziz.

Əzizov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əziz".

Azizov Uzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani, Dargin, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Aziz".

Azmat Urdu
Derived from the Arabic عَظَمَة (ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".

Azoulai Judeo-Spanish
Alternate transcription of Azoulay.

Azoulay Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from French azur or Spanish azul both meaning "blue" (of Persian origin), from Tamazight izîl meaning "good, pure, sublime", or from an acronym of the Biblical passage אִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ (’iš-šāh zō-nāh wa-ḥă-lā-lāh lō yiq-qā-ḥū) meaning "They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane".

Azulay Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Azoulay.

Azzopardi Maltese
Possibly derived from the Hebrew term סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí) used to refer to Jews originating from Iberia (called Sephardim or Sephardic Jews). It may also be of Greek origin from a word meaning "black, Mauritanian" or "soldier" with a connection to Middle Persian spʿh "army" used to refer to a person of African descent or someone who worked as a mercenary... [more]

Baba Nigerian, Yoruba, Western African
From an honourific title used to denote a father, wise man, or an elder.

Baba Japanese
From Japanese 馬場 (baba) meaning "riding ground".

Babaev Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian
Variant transcription of Babayev.

Babaian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Babayan.

Babayan Armenian
Derived from Turkish baba meaning "father".

Babayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Baba".

Babika African

Babiker Arabic
From the given name Abu Bakr.

Baccay Filipino, Tagalog
Possibly from a Tagalog word meaning "to guard".

Bạch Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Bai, from Sino-Vietnamese 白 (bạch).

Bacolod Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Derived from Hiligaynon bakolod meaning "hill, mound, rise". This is also the name of a city in the Negros Occidental province in the Philippines.

Bacunawa Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakunawa referring to a type of serpent or dragon in Visayan mythology.

Badawi Arabic
Means "Bedouin" in Arabic.

Badawy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Badawi chiefly used in Egypt.

Badmaev Buryat, Kalmyk
From the given name Badma.

Bae Korean
Korean form of Pei, from Sino-Korean 裴 (bae).

Baek Korean
Korean form of Bai, from Sino-Korean 白 (baek).

Bagacay Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bagakay referring to a type of bamboo.

Bagaoisan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bagwisan meaning "to grow wings" or "to pull out the wing feathers (of a bird)".

Bagatsing Filipino
Filipinized form of Bhagat Singh, a combination of Sanskrit भगत (bhagat) meaning "devotee, follower" combined with सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion". A notable bearer was Ramon Bagatsing (1916-2006), the 19th Mayor of Manila who was of Indian descent.

Bagrationi Georgian
Means "son of Bagrat" in Georgian. This was the name of a royal dynasty that ruled Georgia from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

Bagsic Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bagsik meaning "fierceness, severity, strength, power".

Baguinda Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From the Minangkabau title bagindo denoting a prince or member of royalty. It was probably adopted in honour of Rajah Baguinda Ali (Raja Bagindo Ali in Indonesian sources), a Minangkabau prince who became a ruler of the Sulu Archipelago.

Baguio Filipino, Cebuano
Hispanicized form of Cebuano bagyo meaning "typhoon, storm".

Bahandi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "wealth, riches, treasure" in Cebuano.

Bahrami Persian
From the given name Bahram.

Bahşış Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian بخشش (baxšeš) meaning "forgiveness, amnesty" or بخشیش‎ (bakhšīš) meaning "present, gratuity, reward".

Bai Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Malayalam
Perhaps derived from Hindi बाई (bāī) meaning "lady".

Baizhanov Kazakh
Variant transcription of Bayzhanov.

Bajramović Bosnian
Derived from Bosnian bajram meaning "Eid" (a Muslim festival), borrowed from Turkish bayram.

Bajwa Punjabi
Derived from Persian باز والا (bâz vâlâ) meaning "great hawk, great falcon".

Bakhshish Crimean Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Bahşış.

Bakhtiari Persian
From the given name Bakhtiar, also used to refer to a member of the Bakhtiari tribe from southwestern Iran.

Bąkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Bąkowa, Bąkowice, Bąkowiec or Bąkowo, all derived from Polish bąk meaning "horsefly", "bumblebee" or "bittern" (a type of bird).

Bakshi Indian, Bengali, Punjabi
Derived from Persian بخشی (baxši) meaning "paymaster, scribe, secretary", used as a title for officials who distributed wages in Muslim armies.

Bakur Arabic

Bakytbekov Kyrgyz (Rare)
Means "son of Bakytbek" in Kyrgyz.

Balaguer Catalan, Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Balaguer in Catalonia, Spain.

Balakrishnan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Balakrishna.

Balanchivadze Georgian

Balansag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bansag meaning "name".

Balayev Azerbaijani

Balcı Turkish
Means "beekeeper" in Turkish, ultimately from bal meaning "honey".

Baldacchino Maltese
Derived from Italian baldacchino meaning "baldachin (or baldaquin)", referring to a type of canopy placed over a throne. It was originally used as an occupational name for a maker of baldachins.

Balili Filipino, Cebuano
Means "grass, turf" in Cebuano.

Balindong Filipino, Maranao
From a title of nobility meaning "philosopher, seer" in Maranao.

Balingit Filipino, Tagalog
From the name of Rajah Balingit (or Pedro Balingit), a 16th-century Filipino chief.

Balistreri Sicilian
Means "archer, crossbowman" or "crossbow maker" in Sicilian.

Balitaan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "to share news" in Tagalog.

Balogbog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano balugbog meaning "marble".

Baluyot Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Derived from Hiligaynon baluyot meaning "sack, bag, pouch".

Baluyut Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Baluyot.

Ban Korean
Korean form of Pan 2, from Sino-Korean 潘 (ban).

Banaag Filipino, Tagalog
Means "gleam, glimmer, ray" in Tagalog.

Bañaga Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Baniaga.

Bandara Sinhalese
From a title used for political and military leaders in the Sinhala Kingdom, which was derived from the name of a group of guardian deities in Sinhalese Buddhist belief.

Bangla Bengali
From বাংলা (Bangla), the endonym of the Bengali people, the region of Bengal (including Bangladesh), and the Bengali language. The word itself is derived either from Vanga, the name of an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, or from an Austric word meaning "sun god".

Bangon Filipino, Maranao
Means "to rise, to get up" or "plot of land" in Maranao.

Baniaga Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog banyaga meaning "foreigner".

Baniszewski Polish

Bansal Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Most likely derived from Sanskrit वंश (vansha) meaning "lineage, clan, race" or "bamboo".

Banzon Filipino
From Hokkien 萬 (bān) meaning "ten thousand, innumerable" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".

Bao Chinese
From Chinese 鲍 (bào) referring to an area called Bao that existed in the Qi state during the Zhou dynasty.

Bao Chinese
From Chinese 包 (bāo) referring to Shen Baoxu, an official from the Chu state that existed during the Zhou dynasty.

Baquiran Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano bakiran meaning "forest".

Bar Hebrew
From Aramaic בְּרָא (b'rā) meaning "son, child" or Hebrew בָּר (bar) meaning "grain, cereal".

Barakzai Pashto
Means "son of Barak 2" in Pashto.

Baranov Russian
From Russian баран (baran) meaning "ram, sheep".

Barayev Chechen

Barcho Circassian
Possibly derived from an Adyghe word meaning "band, lace", referring to someone who made ropes or binding tapes, or from a Chechen word referring to a tailor.

Barinov Russian
Means "son of the boyar" from Russian барин (barin) meaning "boyar, nobleman".

Barman Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, shield, protection".

Barnabi American (Rare)
Possibly from a variant of the given name Barnaby.

Baron English, French
From a title of nobility derived from Old French baron of uncertain origin and meaning, possibly from Frankish barō meaning "servant, man, warrior". It was used as a nickname for someone who worked for a baron or for a peasant with ideas above their station.

Baron Jewish
From German or Polish baron or Russian барон (baron) meaning "baron". In Israel the name is often interpreted to mean "son of strength" from Hebrew בר און‎ (bar on).

Barseghyan Armenian
Means "son of Barsegh".

Barskiy Ukrainian
Means "of Bar", referring to the city of Bar in the Vínnitsya Oblast.

Barzegar Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.

Barzilai Jewish
From the given name Barzillai.

Basayev Chechen

Bascon Filipino

Basheer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.

Basher Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Bashir.

Bashir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.

Bəşirov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Bəşir".

Basnet Nepali
Meaning uncertain.

Basra Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a city in present-day Iraq, Basra (البصرة‎).

Bassett English
From Old French bas meaning "short", low". It was either used as a nickname for a short person or someone of humble origins.

Basu Indian, Bengali
From the given name Basu.

Basumatary Indian, Bodo
From Sanskrit वसुमती (Vasumati), another name for the Hindu goddess Bhumi. She is believed to be the mythical mother of the Bodo people.

Batabor Filipino, Maranao
Means "coffeepot, teapot" or "green malong (tube skirt)" in Maranao.

Batawi Indonesian, Arabic
Means "Betawi" in Arabic, referring to an ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta in Indonesia. The name itself is from Batavia, the capital city of the Dutch East Indies (located in present-day Jakarta)... [more]

Batista Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese cognate of Bautista as well as a Spanish variant.

Batobalani Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "lodestone, magnet" in Hiligaynon and Cebuano.

Batra Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Of uncertain meaning.

Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.

Batungbakal Filipino
Tagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog bato "stone" combined with bakal "iron, steel".

Batyrbekov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "son of Batyrbek".

Baud French
Derived from the given name Baldo.

Bauzon Filipino
Possibly from Hokkien 茅 (bâu) meaning "thatch, reeds" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".

Bayabao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao Bayabaw, the term used to refer to traditional subdivisions of the eastern regions of Lanao.

Bayani Filipino, Tagalog
Means "hero" in Tagalog.

Bayrak Turkish
Means "flag" in Turkish.

Bayramov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Bayram".

Bayu Ethiopian

Bayzhanov Kazakh
Means “son of Bayzhan”.

Bazaev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of Bazzaty.

Bazargan Persian
Means "merchant, trader" in Persian.

Baz-ool Tuvan (Rare)
Means "another boy" from Tuvan база (baza) meaning "also, too, another" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Bazzaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ბაზი (bazi) meaning "falcon" or from a given name derived from Tatar базу (bazu) meaning "to dare" (given in hopes that a son would become a warrior).

Bazzi Arabic
Perhaps derived from an Arabic word meaning "foster brother(s)".

Behera Indian, Odia
Means "owner, master, leader" in Odia.

Beifong Popular Culture
Surname of Toph from the American TV show "Avatar: The Last Airbender". Could be derived from the Chinese word "北方 (Běifāng)" meaning "north".

Bekhti Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بَخْت (baḵt) meaning "luck, fortune".

Bekirov Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Bekir".

Bekmuratov Kazakh
Means "son of Bekmurat".

Beksultanov Kyrgyz
Means "son of Beksultan".

Belarbi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the Arab" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" and اَلعَرَبِيّ (al-ʿarabiyy) meaning "the Arab".

Belgasem Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Belkacem (chiefly Libyan).

Belgibaev Kazakh
Means "son of Belgibay".

Belhadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From an Arabic name meaning "father of Hadi" (chiefly Algerian).

Belhadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son (of)" اَلحَاجّ (al-ḥājj) meaning "the pilgrim".

Belikov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white, fair".

Belkacem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Abu al-Qasim.

Belkalem Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.

Bellut French
Variant of Ballut.

Belov Russian
From Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white".

Belskie Russian (Rare), American

Bembeev Kalmyk (Russified)
Means "son of Bembya".

Ben Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Arabic بْن (bn), a form of اِبْن (ibn) meaning "son (of), offspring". It is often used as a prefix for other Maghrebi patronymic names (such as Benali "son of Ali 1" or Ben Amor "son of Amor").