KaifuJapanese Combination of the kanji 海 (kai, "sea, ocean") and 部 (bu, "division, section"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹; b. 1931).
KaihatsuJapanese From Japanese 開発 (Kaihatsu) meaning "Kaihatsu", a former village in the former district of Imizu in the former Japanese province of Etchū in present-day Toyama, Japan.
KaitoJapanese From 海 (kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
KaitsEstonian Kaits is an Estonian surname meaning "guard".
KaiyōJapanese (Rare) This surname is used as 回 (e, kai, ka.eru, mawa.shi-, -mawa.shi, mawa.su, -mawa.su, -mawa.ri, mawa.ru, -mawa.ru, motoo.ru) meaning "game, revolve, round" and 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle."... [more]
KaizakiJapanese From Japanese 貝 (kai) meaning "aquatic shellfish" and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".
KaizawaJapanese From Japanese 貝 (Kai) meaning "shellfish" and 澤 (Sawa, Zawa) meaning "swamp".
KajakasEstonian Kajakas is an Estonian surname meaning "gull".
KajalIndian, Gujarati, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala) meaning "collyrium, lotion" or "ink, soot", though it also refers to kohl, a dark powder used as a eye makeup.
KakiharaJapanese From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).
KakiiJapanese Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".
KakimuraJapanese Kaki means "persimmon" and mura means "village, hamlet".
KakineJapanese (Rare) Kaki (垣) means "fence", ne (根) means "root, base, foundation". Notable bearers of this surname are Takuya Kakine, a football player, and Teitoku Kakine, a character from Toaru Majutsu no Index
KalafatovićCroatian Derived from kalafat, meaning "caulker", a type of shipbuilder.
KalahasthiSanskrit It is derived from the Sanskrit words “kala,” which mean “time”, and “hasthi,” which means “elephant”. Together, the name means “the elephant of time,” which is a reference to the goddess Kali, who is often depicted riding on the back of an elephant... [more]
KalashnikUkrainian Means "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник (kalachnik) - itself composed of калач (kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник (-nik). See also Kalashnikov.
KalashnikovRussian Means "son of the kalach-maker", derived from Russian калашник (kalashnik), a variant of калачник (kalachnik) "maker of kalaches" - kalach being a type of bread - combined with the patronymic suffix -ов (-ov)... [more]
KalevRussian Russian, from the elements Kal and -ev ("of"), therefore meaning "of Kal." Kal may be a shortened element of a Russian given name or place name.
KalhorhUrdu, Sindhi Originally a nickname for a person who belonged to the Kalhora clan in Sindh, Pakistan. The clan's name is derived from Sindhi ڪلهوڙو (kalhoro), ultimately from ڪَلھو (kalho) meaning "alone".
KalhoroSindhi From the name of the Kalhora (or Kalhoro) people, a Sindhi tribe residing in Pakistan. The name itself is of uncertain meaning.
KalininRussian Derived from Russian калина (kalina) meaning "guelder rose" (a type of plant).
KalinowskiPolish Name for someone from any of various locations named Kalinowa, Kalinowo or Kalinów, all derived from Polish kalina meaning "viburnum (a type of plant)".
KalitaIndian, Assamese Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त (lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.
KalitaPolish A polish surname meaning "money pouch" in old polish
KállayHungarian Habitational name for someone from a place called Kálló or Kallo in Nógrád County or from the provincial town of Nagykálló in Szabolcs County in Hungary
KallioFinnish Means "rock" in Finnish (as in a formation of solid rock, not a piece of stone). Common, is in the top 50 surnames. Kyösti Kallio was the fourth president of Finland.
KallisEstonian Kallis is an Estonian surname meaning "darling", "sweetheart", or "beloved".
KallmeyerGerman from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
KallweitGerman (East Prussian) East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "smith; blacksmith; farrier", derived from Old Prussian kalt "to forge; to hammer" and Old Prussian kalweitis "the village smith".
KalsiPunjabi, Indian (Sikh) Meaning unknown. Kalsi is a clan to Sikhs while it is a sub-caste to Lohars.
KaltGerman, German (Swiss) From Middle High German kalt "cold" probably applied as a nickname for someone who felt the cold or for someone with an unfriendly disposition.
KalthoffGerman German (Westphalian): habitational name from a place named as 'the cold farm', from Middle High German kalt "cold" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm’, "court".
KamKorean North Korean, from Sino-Korean "甘" (Kam) meaning "Sweet".
KamaEstonian Kama is an Estonian surname; from "kama", a food made of finely milled flour.
KamachiJapanese Kama means "honeysuckle" and chi means "ground, soil", or it could be spelled as ka meaning "add, increase" and machi meaning "town".
KamadaJapanese From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
KamadoJapanese A traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fuelled cookstove/furnace (竈 kama), while the second means "door" (門 do). Other kanji combinations are possible.
KamaseJapanese From Japanese 釜 (kama) meaning "cauldron; pot; kettle" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids; current".
KamatIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".
KamataJapanese From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
KamathSanskrit Derived from the Sanskrit word “kamat,” which means “merchant” or “trader”.
KambanFaroese, Old Norse, Old Celtic, Old Irish Likely from Old Irish cambán "crooked one". This was the surname of Grímur Kamban, the legendary first settler in the Faroe Islands according to the Færeyinga saga. This name is still borne by a handful of people in the Faroe Islands today.
KambleIndian, Marathi, Konkani Occupational name for a weaver of blankets or a nickname for a person who often carried blankets with them, derived from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala) meaning "blanket".