SalimChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
SầmVietnamese Vietnamese form of Cen, from Sino-Vietnamese 岑 (sầm).
SarfatiJudeo-Spanish From Hebrew צרפתית (tsar'fatit) meaning "French". It was originally used to refer to the Biblical place name Tzarfat, which has come to be identified as modern-day France.
ShanChinese From Chinese 单 (shàn) referring to the ancient state of Shan, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
ShaoChinese From Chinese 邵 (shào) referring to the ancient fief of Zhao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province. The name of the fief, 召, had the same pronunciation as the character 邵.
ShariatiPersian From Persian شریعت (shari'at) referring to Islamic (shari'a) law, ultimately from Arabic.
ShastriHindi, Marathi From a title meaning "scholar", itself derived from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन् (shastrin) denoting a person who was well-versed in the shastras.
ShenChinese From Chinese 沈 (shěn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Henan province.
SherpaNepali From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).
ShiChinese From Chinese 施 (shī) referring to the ancient state of Shi, which existed during the Xia dynasty in present-day Hubei province.
ShiChinese From Chinese 石 (shí) meaning "stone", also referring to the ancient city of Chach that is now Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
ShimoyamaJapanese From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower portion, end" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
ShiromaOkinawan (Japanized) Japanese form of the Okinawan surname 城間 (Gushikuma), derived from Okinawan 城 (gushiku) meaning "castle" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
SorimachiJapanese From Japanese 反 (sori) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 町 (machi) meaning "town, city".
SudartoChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Bei (貝) or Su (蘇). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
SujatmikoChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李) or Lin (林). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
SumantoChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳) or Huang (黃). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
SumulongTagalog Means "to move forward, to progress, to advance" in Tagalog.
SunartoChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Sun (孫). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
SuriyaarachchiSinhalese From Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya) meaning "sun" combined with the Sinhala title ආරච්චි (ārachchi) meaning "village leader, sergeant".
SusiloChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Lin (林) or Luo (羅). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
TandaJapanese 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".
TangChinese From Chinese 汤 (tāng) meaning "hot water, soup, broth", originally derived from the name of Cheng Tang, the first king of the Shang dynasty.
TanglaoTagalog From Tagalog tanglaw meaning "light, illumination", ultimately from Hokkien 燈樓/灯楼 (teng-lâu).
TanidaJapanese From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
TatlonghariTagalog From Tagalog Tatlong Hari referring to the three kings (also known as the Magi or wise men) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus.
Tôn NữVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 孫女 (tôn nữ) meaning "granddaughter", originally used as a title for various royal women belonging to the Nguyễn dynasty.
Tôn ThấtVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 宗室 (tông thất) meaning "imperial clan", originally given to members of the royal family of the Nguyễn dynasty.
UrushiyamaJapanese From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
UrushizakiJapanese From Japanese 漆 (urushi) meaning "lacquer" and 崎/﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
UtomoChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Ke (柯) or Wen (溫). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
WeerakkodySinhalese From Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (koḍiya) meaning "flag, banner" (of Tamil origin)... [more]
WibowoChinese (Indonesian) Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Huang (黃). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
WimaladasaSinhalese From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
WimaladharmaSinhalese From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue".