Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which an editor of the name is sekejap.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Wimalasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලසූරිය (see Wimalasuriya).
Wimalasuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Wimalawansa Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure, spotless" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".
Wimalawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලවංශ (see Wimalawansa).
Wimalaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Wipulasena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विपुल (vipula) meaning "large, extensive, plenty" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Wong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang.
Xiu Chinese
From Chinese 修 (xiū) meaning "study, decorate, cultivate" or "tall, long", taken from the name of a son of the legendary emperor Shaohao.
Xue Chinese
From Chinese 薛 (xuē) referring to the ancient state of Xue that existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Yacub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yakoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yakub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yam Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ren.
Yamanouchi Japanese
Variant of Yamauchi with the unwritten possessive marker の (no).
Yan Chinese
From Chinese 严 (yán) referring to the ancient fief of Yan Jun (嚴君) that existed in what is now Sichuan province.
Yaqoob Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqub Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yared Arabic
From the given name Yared.
Yau Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.
Yim Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yan.
Yin Chinese
From Chinese 尹 (yǐn), a title for a ministerial position in ancient China. It may also refer to the ancient fief of Yin, which existed in what is now either Shanxi or Henan province.
Ylagan Tagalog
Variant of Ilagan.
Yonekawa Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Yousaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Yousafzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai). A notable bearer is Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Yousef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yu 2.
Yue Chinese
From Chinese 岳 (yuè) referring to the ancient title Tai Yue (太岳), which was used by officials in charge of sacrificial rituals on mountain sites.
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Weng.
Yung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong.
Yusaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Yusef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yussef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yussuf Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusuf Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusufzai Pashto
Means "son of Yusuf" in Pashto.
Yusufzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai).
Zaid Arabic
From the given name Zaid.
Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.
Zerafa Maltese
From Maltese żrafa meaning "giraffe".
Zhai Chinese
From Chinese 翟 (zhái) referring to the ancient state of Zhai, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shanxi province. The character 翟 was originally read as Di but was later changed to Zhai due to dialectal differences.
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".
Zhuang Chinese
From Chinese 莊 (zhuāng), the posthumous name of king Xiong Lü of the state of Chu (which existed during the Zhou dynasty).
Zidan Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.
Zoubir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zoubir.
Zouhair Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zouhair.
Zouhairi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zouhair.
Zoysa Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සොයිසා (see Soysa).
Zubair Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zubair.
Zuhair Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.
Zulfikar Arabic
From the given name Zulfiqar.
Zulfiqar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zulfiqar.