Submitted Surnames Ending with i

Nakaayi Eastern African

Nakafuji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and fuji means "wisteria".

Nakagai Japanese
Variant of Nakatani.

Nakagami Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Nakagiri Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia".

Nakahayashi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hayashi means "forest, grove".

Nakai Punjabi
This surname originates from the Punjab. It is a sub-cast of Sandhu Jats and are descendants of Nakai Misl, a principality of the Sikh Empire from 1748 to 1810.

Nakai Navajo
Nakai means 'The one who wanders.' In Hebrew its meaning is "pure, clean " but i personally like the first one more.

Nakaji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ji means "soil, ground".

Nakaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ki means "tree, wood".

Nakami Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".

Nakamori Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mori means "forest".

Nakanishi Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, terms" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nakanotani Japanese (Rare)
Naka means "middle", no is a possessive particle, and tani means "valley".

Nakasaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Nakatani Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".

Nakauchi Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, relations" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside."

Nakayoshi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and yoshi means "good luck".

Nakazaki Japanese

Nalci Turkish
Occupational surname denoting a horse-shoe maker, from the Turkish word nal meaning "horse-shoe" and the particle -cı a suffix appended to words to create a noun denoting a profession or occupation.

Nallbani Albanian

Namdari Persian
Derived from Persian نامدار (namdar) meaning "famous, celebrated".

Namiki Japanese
From Japanese 並 (nami) meaning "row, line" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Nanahoshi Japanese
Nana means "seven" and hoshi means "stars".

Nanami Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".

Nánási Hungarian

Nanatsuki Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".

Nandasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Nandi Indian

Nani Japanese (Rare)
Means "what" in Japanese.

Nanjiani Pakistani
A notable bearer is comedian, actor, and screenwriter Kumail Nanjiani (b. 1978).

Nanpei Micronesian

Nansai Japanese

Naoi Japanese

Naomi Melanesian, Nigerian, Swahili

Naori Indonesian

Napierkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Napierki in Olsztyn voivodeship.

Naputi Chamorro
Chamorro name for "giving" (na') "pain" (puti).

Naqvi Urdu
Derived from Arabic نقي (naqi) meaning "pure, clean". This is the name of a Shi'ite clan found primarily in Iran, Iraq and South Asia, named after 9th-century imam Ali al-Hadi (also known as al-Naqi).

Narasaki Japanese

Narazaki Japanese
Variant of Narasaki.

Narboni Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Narbonne in Occitania, France.

Narchi Brazilian

Nardozzi Italian

Narewski Polish
Possibly derived from the name of the river Narew. Surname associated with the Wieniawa coat of arms which dates back as early as the XIV century.

Narimani Persian
From the given name Nariman.

Narisaki Japanese
Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.

Naritomi Japanese

Narizaki Japanese
Variant of Narisaki.

Narukami Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 上 (kami) meaning "above".

Narumi Japanese
Naru means "become". Mi means "veiw, outlook".

Narumi Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Narutaki Japanese
Naru means "become" and taki means "fountain".

Naseri Persian
From the given name Naser.

Nasipbeyli Azerbaijani

Nasiri Persian
From the given name Nasir.

Nasri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nasr.

Nasrollahi Persian
From the given name Nasrollah.

Nasseri Persian
From the given name Nasser.

Nassiri Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nasir.

Nasuti Italian
From Italian nasuto "nosey, big-nosed".

Nateghi Persian
Variant of Nategh.

Nathani Indian

Natori Japanese

Natori Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取 (toru) meaning "take, fetch".

Natsuki Japanese
Natsu means "summer" and ki means "tree, wood".

Natsumi Japanese (Rare)
This is occasionally,but rarely used as a last name. Natsu means "Summer",and Mi in this surname means "Look". So the literal meaning of this could be "Look at Summer",or "The Look of Summer"... [more]

Natti Italian
Derived from the Gaulish given name Nattius, possibly derived from either Old Celtic natu "chant, poem" or from Latin (g)nato "born".

Nauli Romansh
Derived from the given name Donatus.

Naumoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Naum".

Naumovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Naum".

Navabi Persian
From the given name Navab.

Navidi Persian
From the given name Navid.

Navitski Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nowicki.

Navorski Russian

Nawachi Japanese

Nawrocki Polish

Nayli Arabic (Maghrebi)

Nayoshi Okinawan (Japanized)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 名嘉 (see Naka).

Nazari Afghan, Iranian

Nazari Swahili

Nazemi Persian
From the given name Nazem.

Nazeri Persian
From Persian ناظر (nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".

Ndori Southern African

N’dri Western African (Rare)
The meaning behind N’Dri is “ Nearby the river “

Nedelkovski Macedonian

Nedelkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nedelko".

Nedjai Arabic (Maghrebi)

Negi Japanese

Negishi Japanese
From Japanese 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".

Negratti English (American)

Negroni Italian
Variant of Negrini

Nei Estonian
Nei is an Estonian surname possiby derived from "neid", meaning "girl" or "maiden".

Neiufi Tongan

Neji Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."

Nemati Persian
From the given name Nemat.

Nesimi Albanian

Nestorovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nestor".

Nexhipi Albanian

Neziri Albanian
Derived from the given name Nezir.

Ngai Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wei and Ni.

Ngatai English

Ngatai Maori

Ngatai Maori

Ngozi Igbo
From the given name Ngozi.

Ni Chinese
From Chinese 倪 (ní) referring to the ancient territory of Ni, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now the Shandong province.

Niazai Pashto
Most likely from Persian نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, desire, wish" (see Niaz or Niyaz) combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)"... [more]

Niccoli Italian
Patronymic form of the given name Nicola 1.

Nichai Thai

Nickolai Russian

Nicoletti Italian
From the given name Nicola 1.

Nicoli Italian
Variant of Niccoli.

Nicolini Italian
patronymic from Nicolino, a pet form of Nicola

Nicolli Italian

Niedźwiedzki m Polish

Niemiecki Polish
Means "german" in Polish.

Niewinski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Niewino in Białystok voivodeship.

Niezabitowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish villages: Niezabitów or Niezabitów-Kolonia.

Niggli German (Swiss), Romansh
Variant of Nigg in combination with the diminutive suffix -li.

Nigi Japanese

Nihon'yagi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).

Nihonyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yagi).

Nihon'yanagi Japanese
Means "2 salix trees", from Japanese 二本 (nihon) meaning "2 (cylindrical objects)" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "salix". This is the name of a few places in Japan (in the city of Goshogawara and the city of Gonohe).

Nihonyanagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).

Nii Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new".

Niigaki Japanese
Variant of Niikaki.

Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".

Niizeki Japanese
Variant of Niiseki.

Nijibayashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 虹 (Niji) meaning "Rainbow" and 林 (Bayashi) meaning "Forest". A notable bearer of this surname was academic author Kei Nijibayashi.

Niki Japanese

Nikolaishvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Nikoloz" in Georgian.

Nikoloski m Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolozishvili Georgian
Means "son of Nikoloz".

Nini Arabic (Maghrebi)

Nini Albanian

Ninki Papuan

Nishi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nishiaki Japanese

Nishibayashi Japanese
From 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest, woods, grove".

Nishibori Japanese
Variant of Nishihori.

Nishigai Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Nishii Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nishiki Japanese

Nishikiori Japanese

Nishimaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" or 巻 (maki) meaning "winding, rolling"..

Nishiwaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Nishizaki Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Niyibizi Rwandan

Niziński m Polish
Might be derived from a Polish village called Niziny. It comes from Polish nizina, meaning "plain, lowland."

Njeshi African

Nkosi Southern African, Zulu, Chewa
Derived from Zulu and Chewa inkosi meaning "chief, king".

Noami Japanese

Nobori Japanese

Nobuyoshi Japanese

Nogami Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Nogi Japanese

Noji Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".

Nojiri Japanese
No means "rice paddy, field" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".

Nolfi Romansh
Derived from the given name Arnulf.

Noli Albanian

Nomi Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."

Nomori Japanese (?)
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Nooni Estonian
Nooni is an Estonian surname meaning "nones".

Noorhani Estonian
Noorhani is an Estonian surname meaning "young goose".

Noori Persian, Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Noor 1.

Noori Estonian
Origin unknown

Noormägi Estonian
Noormägi is an Estonian surname meaning "young hill/mountain".

Noorzai Pashto
Means "son of light", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)".

Norizuki Japanese
Variant of Noritsuki.

Norouzi Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.

Norzagarai Basque (Rare)
From the name of a house in the municipality of Álava, Spain, derived from Basque garai "high, tall, top" and an uncertain first element.

Nosaki Japanese

Nosrati Persian
From the given name Nosrat.

Notomi Japanese

Nouri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.

Novi Italian
Derived from Italian novello and ultimately derived from Latin novellus meaning "new". "Novi" also means "new" in several Slavic languages.

Nowitzki Polish (Germanized)
Germanised form of Nowicki. In Poland, the surname is masculine, but in Germany it does not follow that rule.

Noyori Japanese

Nozaki Japanese

Nozaki Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Nucci Italian

Nucitelli Italian

Nuhiji Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Numi Thai

Nureki Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.

Nushi Albanian

Nusi Gorontalo

Nutli Romansh
Variant of Nuttli.

Nutti Sami
Derived from the given name Knut via its Finnish form Nuutti.

Nuttli Romansh
Variant of Nutt combined with the diminutive suffix -li.

Nuzzi Italian

Nyadzvedski m Belarusian

Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".

Obashi Japanese
Variant of Ohashi.

Ōbayashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Obayashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).

Obbadi Arabic (Maghrebi)

Obi Nigerian

Obi Japanese

Obiji Nigerian

Obuchi Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (o, "small") and 渕 (淵, fuchi, "abyss, edge"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三; 1937–2000).

Occhi Italian
From Italian occhio "eye", a nickname for someone with good eyesight, or with distinctive eyes.

Occhibelli Italian
Probably from Italian occhio "eye" and bello "beautiful, good", as a nickname for someone with keen eyesight or attractive eyes. May also originate from a place of the same name.

Occhipinti Sicilian
Derived from Italian occhi "eyes" and pinti "painted", denoting someone with dark eyelashes or with flecked or blood-shot eyes.

Occhirossi Italian
Means "red eyes" in Italian.

Ochi Japanese

Ochiai Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".

Ochitani Japanese
From 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Odagiri Japanese

Odani Japanese

Oddai Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Odei African

Oei Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Huang used by Chinese Indonesians.

Ogai Korean (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Ogay.

Ogai Japanese
Variant of Otani.

Ōgami Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."

Oginskiai Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the village of Uogintai.

Ogliari Italian
Possibly derived from a place name, or from oglio "oil", indicating the bearer's occupation, or perhaps appearance.

Ognissanti Italian
Means "all saints" in Italian, either from the devotional name given to children born on All Saints’ Day, or from any of several locations named as such.

Oguchi Japanese
"Big, great mouth/opening".

Oguri Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small, little" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Ōgushi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".

Ogushi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).

Ōhashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Ohashi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.

Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.

Ó hEinirí Irish
Means "son of Einrí"

Ohi Bengali, Japanese

Ohi Japanese
Variant of Oi.

Ohki Japanese
Variant transcription of Oki.

Ohmori Japanese
Variant of Omori.

Ohnishi Japanese

Ohori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, great, big" and 堀 (hori) meaning "canal, moat."

Ohtani Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.

Ohtsuki Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuki.

Ohyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Oyagi.

Oi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".

Oi Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.

Oidekivi Estonian
Oidekivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oid kivi" meaning "sense/intellect stone", or "hoide kivi" meaning "sustaining stone".

Ōishi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.

Ojandi Estonian
Ojandi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oja" ("stream/creek") and "rand" ("beach").

Ojiri Japanese

Okabayashi Japanese

Okagai Japanese
Variant of Okatani.

Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okami Japanese

Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".

Okatani Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill" and tani means "valley".

Okazumi Japanese
Variant of Okasumi.

Okei Japanese

Okeyoshi Japanese

Ōki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Oki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大木 (see Ōki).

Oki Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".

Okifuji Japanese

Okigai Japanese
Variant of Okitani.

Okii Japanese

Okiji Japanese

Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".

Ōkōchi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内 (kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".

Okochi Japanese
Variant transcription of Ookouchi.

Okochi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河内 (see Ōkōchi).

Okocimski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Okocim.

Okugai Japanese
Variant of Okutani.

Okuhashi Japanese
Oku means "inside, interior" and hashi means "bridge".

Okui Japanese
Oku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okuri Japanese
O means "big, great" and kuri means "chestnut".

Okusaki Japanese

Okushi Japanese

Okutani Japanese
Oku means inside, interior" and tani means "valley".

Okuzaki Japanese

Okwabi African (Anglicized, ?)
unknown

Oladunni Nigerian

Olagarai Basque
Derived from Basque ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut, cabin" and garai "high, tall, prominent".

Olari Estonian
Olari is an Estonian surname; taken from the masculine given name "Olari".

Olatunji Yoruba
"Olatunji" is a Yoruba surname and a given name meaning "Wealth awakes again".

Oleti Telugu

Olgiati Romansh, Italian (Swiss), Swiss

Olii Gorontalo

Olivetti Italian

Olivieri Italian
From the given name Oliviero.

Olloki Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque oilo "chicken, hen".

Olloqui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olloki.

Olszański Polish
Name for someone from a place called Olszany or Olszanica, both derived from Polish olsza meaning "alder".

Olufemi Nigerian

Omarzai Pashto
Means "son of Omar 1" in Pashto.

Omeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Omer.

Omidi Persian
From the given name Omid.

Omirali Kazakh

Omni Thai

Omogai Japanese
Variant of Omotani.

Omogbai Nigerian

Ōmori Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Omori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 森 (mori) "forest," "woods."

Omori Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大森 (see Ōmori).