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Kalle Estonian
Kalle is an Estonian surname meaning "slope", "slant" and "incline".

Kalligeros Greek

Kally African

Kal'nitskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Kalnicki.

Kalos Ancient Greek
Means beautiful in Greek

Kalpakidis Greek

Kalsi Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning unknown. Kalsi is a clan to Sikhs while it is a sub-caste to Lohars.

Kaltenbach German
habitational name from any of various places with names meaning "(at the) cold stream" from Old High German kalt "cold" and bah "stream brook".

Kalyuzhnyy Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "puddle (adjective)" in Ukrainian.

Kamai Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kamalandua Central African

Kamalaswin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamaliazad Pakistani, Persian
It's derived from the words Kamali meaning "Ascetic's blanket" & aazaad meaning "free or independent", or even kamaal-i-aazaad meaning "perfection of the free, or independent".

Kamat Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".

Kambayashi Japanese

Kamchatsky Russian
Refers to a region in Eastern Russia named "Kamchatka."

Kamei Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "turtle well". It is written as 亀井. A bearer of this surname is Eri Kamei. She is a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. (1988-)

Kamel Arabic
From the given name Kamal 1.

Kamen English

Kamhi Jewish
Name found throughout the Mediterranean, predominantly in Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish communities. Meaning unknown.

Kamil Arabic
Derived from the given name Kamil 1.

Kamio Japanese
From 神 (kami) meaning "god, deity" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end, foot of a mountain".

Kamoldilok Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamolnawin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamolthani Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamolyabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamon Japanese

Kampa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒波 (kampa) meaning "cold wave", referring to possibly a person described as having cold vibes or an event that involved cold waves.

Kämpe Swedish
From Swedish kämpe "fighter".

Kämpf German, Jewish
From middle high German kampf, German kamf "fight, struggle" an occupational name for a champion a professional fighter (see Kemp ) or a nickname for someone with a pugnacious temperament.

Kampu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 寒風 (see Kampū).

Kampū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風 (kampū) meaning "cold winter wind", referring to possibly a person described as cold or an event that involved cold wind.

Kampū Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 寒風 (Kampū) meaning "Kampū", a former division in the former large village of Kamiminamiaosawa in the former district of Akumi in the former Japanese province of Ugo in parts of present-day Akita and Yamagata in Japan.

Kamukakmun Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamutharat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanae Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".

Kanai Japanese

Kanai Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kanakakorn Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanat Turkish
Occupational name for a seller of poultry from Turkish kanat meaning "(bird) wing".

Kanba Japanese
From 樺 (kanba) meaning "birch".

Kanbayashi Japanese
From the Japanese 上 (kan, kami or ue) "upper," "above," 管 (kan) "tube," "canal," 官 (kan) "authorities," "government" or 神 (kan, kami or shin) "god" and 林 (bayashi or hayashi) "forest," "woods," "grove."

Kanbe Japanese
It's written as kan meaning "god, deity" and be meaning "door".

Kando Japanese

Kandt German
Probably from Middle High German kant meaning "jug" (from Latin olla cannata meaning "pot with one spout") and hence an occupational name for a maker or seller of jugs.

Kanedaichi Japanese
Notably from the fictional character Toyohiro Kanedaichi, from the fourth instalment of the popular manga, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.... [more]

Kanedakara Japanese
Combination Kanji Character "金" meaning "Gold", with "宝" meaning "Treasure".

Kanep Estonian
Kanep is an Estonian surname meaning "hemp".

Kangelaris Greek
Etymologically it goes back to the Latin cancellarius, which means chief secretary or chancellor.

Kanha Thai

Kania Polish

Kanie Japanese
From Japanese 蟹 (kani) meaning "crab" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Kanis Dutch, German
Dutch metonymic occupational name for a pedler from Dutch kanis "basket hamper". variant of Canis a humanistic surname a translation into Latin of Dutch De Hond or De Hondt German Hund or Hundt surnames meaning "dog"... [more]

Kanisthaka Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanisthapayakhr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanisthasangkat Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanisthasunthon Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanja Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 冠者 (Kanja), a variant spelling of 管者 (Kanja) meaning "Kanja", a former division in the district of Chīsagata in the former Japanese province of Shinano in present-day Nagano, Japan.

Kanna Kashmiri (Rare)

Kanno Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (kan or suga) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Sugano.

Kanoknawin Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanou Japanese

Kanpistegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Ezterenzubi in the arrondissement of Baiona.

Kansa Western African

Kante African
Of unknown meaning

Kantemirov Russian

Kanto Malagasy

Kanza Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 座 (Za) meaning "Squat, Seat". Which means the surname could possible come out as “A seat for gods”

Kanze Japanese (Rare)
Derived from Japanese 観世 (Kanze), a clipping of the given name 観世丸 (see Kanzemaru) or a variant reading of 観世 (Miyo), a clipping of the given name 観世丸 (see Miyomaru).

Kapel Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Means "chapel" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a chapel (or in a place named after one), or an occupational name for a chaplain.

Kapelyukha Ukrainian
From Ukrainian капелюх (kapelyukh), meaning "hat".

Kapić Bosnian
Derived from kapa, meaning "hat, cap".

Kapincharanonth Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kapittatha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kapos Greek

Kapsa Polish

Kapsokolis Greek

Kapur Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Kapoor.

Karabatsos Greek
Uncommon Greek surname.

Karabeynik Belarusian
Belarusian form of Korobeynik.

Karagulian Armenian

Karaj Albanian

Karak Ukrainian

Karakitsos Greek

Karakostas Greek

Karal Indian, Bengali
This Surname was given in honour by the Britishers to Nikhil Chandra Banerjee to recognize his efforts in constructing The Karali Kali temple in Dhaka,now the capital of Bangladesh. It was a very expensive construction and still attracts tourists every year... [more]

Karam Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Karam.

Karamanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Քարամանյան (see Karamanyan).

Karamanlis m Greek
Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey, itself is derived from Karaman Bey, a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]

Karamanyan Armenian
From Ottoman Turkish قرامان (Karaman), a city in south-central Turkey, or قرامان (karaman) "swarthy, black, dark-skinned".

Karan Indian

Karan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 加覧 (see Garan).

Karantinos Greek

Karapandža Croatian (?)
Originally given to people by their then masters (Ottomans) as an insult. Meaning "dark witch".

Karapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Karapetyan.

Karapetyan Armenian
Means "son of Karapet".

Karas m Czech

Karas Ukrainian (?)

Karasevdas Greek
Possibly from the Turkish word kara meaning "black, dark" and the given name Sevda literally meaning "passion, strong love" in Turkish.

Karay Turkish

Karaz Turkish

Karbauskis Lithuanian

Karch Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized spelling of Karcz .... [more]

Karczewski Polish
habitational name for someone from Karczew, named with Polish karcz ‘stump’.

Kardashian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Kardashyan. This is the name of an Armenian-American family of socialites.

Kardashyan Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Kartashyan.

Karen Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Karel.

Karepesina Moluccan

Karhu Finnish
Means "bear" (the animal) in Finnish.

Karia Indian (Christian)
Derived from the given name Zechariah.

Karić Croatian

Karimzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Karim" in Persian.

Karin Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian kari "reef, outcrop of stone in water".

Kario Japanese
From 苅 (kari) meaning "reap, prune, cut" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, rear, end".

Kariv Hebrew
Means "battle, fight, war" in Hebrew.

Karja Estonian
Karja is an Estonian surname meaning "herding".

Karki Nepali
Occupational name for a tax collector from Nepali कर (kar) meaning "tax" (ultimately of Sanskrit origin).

Kärkkäinen Finnish
From Finnish kärkäs meaning ”eager” and the suffix -nen. A Finnish department store chain bears this name after its founder, Juha Kärkkäinen.

Karla Czech
Karla, from English - carla

Karlu Indian

Karmazinas Lithuanian
Perhaps a habitational name taken from the Lithuanian village Karmazinai. The name of the village is allegedly derived from Polish karmazyn "crimson". See also Karmazsin, a Hungarian occupational name for a dyer or for someone making dyestuff (taken directly from Hungarian karmazsin "crimson").

Karnovskiy m Russian

Karol Jewish (Ashkenazi), Polish, Rusyn, Slovak
From the personal name Karol 1, Polish and Slovak equivalent of Charles... [more]

Karon Filipino

Kartallozi Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Kartashyan Armenian
Means "son of the stonemason" from Armenian քարտաշ (kʿartaš) meaning "stonecutter, stonemason".

Kartoshkin Russian
From Russian Картошка (kartoshka) "potato".

Karunadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".

Karunapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".

Karunasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Karunasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

Karunungan Tagalog
Variant of Caronongan.

Karyotakis Greek

Kasai Japanese
It means fire in Japanese

Kasap Turkish
Means "butcher" in Turkish.

Kasei Japanese
From Japanese 火星 (kasei) meaning "Mars".

Kasei Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Käser German, German (Swiss)
occupational name for a cheesemaker or a cheese merchant (see Kaeser ). topographic name for someone who lived by a summer dairy in the Alps from a Tyrolean dialect word derived from Ladin casura... [more]

Kasey English
Variant of Casey.

Kashevarov Russian
Derived from Russian кашевар (kashevar) meaning "cook (in military unit or team of workers)".

Kashiwaeda Japanese
柏 (Kashiwa) means "Japanese emperor oak" and 枝 (eda) means "bough, twig, branch".

Kashmanian Armenian
this name is believed to be a version of the name of a city called kashman

Kashtalyan Armenian

Kasim Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug
From the given name Qasim.

Kaskabayev Kazakh

Kasmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Kissami, used more frequently in modern times.

Kaspersson Swedish (Rare)
Means "Son of Kasper".

Kassavetis Greek

Kasselmann German
Combination of the German place name Kassel (or Cassel) and German Mann "man".

Kastl German
From a pet form of the saint's name Castulus, itself a diminutive of the Latin adjective castus 'chaste'.

Kastorskiy m Russian

Kasun Sinhalese
From the given name Kasun.

Kasyanenko Ukrainian

Katadrepan Puyuma

Katai Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 井 (i) meaning "well".

Katan Jewish
From Hebrew קָטָן (katan) meaning "small, little, young".

Katančević Vlach

Katarposhishyan Armenian (Western), Armenian (Eastern)
Eastern Armenian: Gatarboshishyan, Gatarboshishian, Gatarboshyshyan, Gadarboshishyan, Gadarboshishian, Gadarboshyshyan... [more]

Kateb Arabic
From Arabic كَاتِب (kātib) meaning "writer, scribe, clerk".

Katen English

Katić Croatian, Serbian

Katie Assyrian

Katin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Katya of the Russian given name Yekaterina.

Katio African

Katje Dutch
Diminutive form of the surname Kat.

Katoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kato.

Katretskiy m Russian

Katsarakis Greek

Katsaridis Greek

Katsiouras Greek

Katsu Japanese
Matsu means "victory".

Katsushima Japanese
The word Katsu (勝) meaning "cutlet" and the word Shima (島) meaning "mother".

Katta Japanese

Katzenberg Jewish
Elaboration of Katz with the old German word berg meaning "mountain".

Kauge Estonian
Kauge is an Estonian surname meaning "far/far off".

Kauka Low German, Sorbian
Best known as the surname of a certain Rolf. It is perhaps a Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Kafka and Kawa, both of which mean ‘Jackdaw’ in Czech and Polish.... [more]

Kauke German
Variant of Kauk from Middle high German kauke "cake" hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker or confectioner or a nickname for a cake lover.

Kaukolinna Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish kaukainen(kauko), meaning distant and linna, meaning castle

Kaunismäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kaunis "beautiful, pretty" and mäki "hill".

Kaunisvesi Finnish
Means "beautiful water", deriving from the Finnish elements kaunis ("possessing charm and attractiveness") and vesi ("water").

Kaurismäki Finnish
Derived from Finnish kauris, meaning "deer", and mäki, meaning "hill".

Kauss Estonian
Kauss is an Estonian surname meaning "dish" and "bowl".

Kautz German
Nickname for a shy or strange person, from Middle High German kuz "screech owl".

Kavak Turkish

Kavak Turkish
Means "poplar" in Turkish.

Kavallaris Greek

Kavin Indian

Kavka Slovak, Ukrainian, Czech
Yet another variant of Kafka and its pop culture equivalents Kefka and Cefca. Also like Kaffka, it simply means ‘Jackdaw’ in Slovak.

Kavra Yupik (?)

Kavtaradze Georgian

Kavulungan Paiwan

Kavur Turkish

Kawai Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kawarasaki Japanese

Kawarazaki Japanese
Variant of Kawarasaki.

Kawka Polish
Polish variant of Kawa and cognate of Kafka.

Kayah Indonesian

Kayan Turkish

Kayan Turkish
Means "slippery, smooth, gliding" in Turkish.

Kayce Turkish

Kayla Eastern African

Kayll English

Kayse English

Kayth Indian

Kazachenko Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Kozachenko, from Russian казак (kazak) "cossack".

Kazačjonok m Belarusian
Belarusian Latin form of Kazachyonok.

Kazah Nigerian (Anglicized, Modern)

Kazak Russian
Unisex Russian surname, meaning the word "Cossack"

Kazan Jewish
From Hebew chazan, which is an occupational name for a cantor in a synagogue.

Kazan Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish
From Turkish kazan meaning "kettle, boiler, furnace".

Kazan Greek
Reduced form of Kazandis which is an occupational surname for a maker of cauldrons or someone who uses a cauldron for the distillation of ouzo or raki... [more]

Kazan Turkish
From Turkish meaning "cauldron".

Kazanchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazanchyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazandjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).

Kazemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Kazem".

Kazikowski Polish
Variant of Kozikowski.

Kazim Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic
From the given name Kazim.

Kazmi Urdu
From the given name Kazim.

Kazoe Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).

Kazue Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主計 (kazue) meaning "(Ancient Japan) tax officer".... [more]

Kazuk Belarusian

Keady English

Keahi Hawaiian
From the given name Keahi.

Keala Hawaiian
From the given name Keala.

Kealy Irish (Anglicized)

Keane Irish (Modern)
A nickname for a "brave" or "proud" person deriving from Middle English given name Kene

Kearl English (American)

Keate English
Variant of Kite.

Keats English
Variant of Kite.

Kebel German (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of German Kübel "tub, vat", a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or barrel-maker.

Kebre African

Kedem Hebrew
Either means "east" or "ancient" in Hebrew.

Keder Estonian
Keder is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".

Keele English

Keene English
Variant of Keen.

Keerd Estonian
Keerd is an Estonian surname meaning "winding", "turn" and "spin".

Keery Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ciardha.

Keeth Irish
A Scottish and Irish place surname meaning "forest" or "wood" or "windy place".

Kegee English

Kehoe Irish
Variant of McKeogh.

Keily English, Irish
Variant of Keeley.

Keira Japanese

Keita Western African

Keith German
Nickname from Middle High German kit "sprout, offspring".

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "klesha to nirvana".

Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "account settlement", referring to someone who would deal with settlement of accounts.

Kekoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kekoa.

Kelby English

Kelce English
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelch German
nickname from Middle High German kelch "double chin", "goiter". from another meaning of Middle High German kelch "glass", "chalice", hence a metonymic occupational name for a chalice maker or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a chalice.

Keleş Turkish

Keleş Turkish
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.

Keley Indonesian

Kelli Indian

Kello Estonian
Kello is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kell" meaning "clock", or "kellu" meaning "trowel".

Kells English

Kellu Nigerian

Kelso Scottish
Habitational name from Kelso on the river Tweed in Roxburghshire, perhaps so named from Old English cealc "chalk" + hoh "ridge", "spur".

Kelty Scottish
From the name of a village in Fife, Scotland, which was derived from Scottish Gaelic coillte "wooded area, grove".

Kemal Turkish

Kemba Eastern African

Kempe Swedish
Variant of Kämpe.

Kenam Southern African

Kenderdine English
Origins: Staffordshire, England

Kendi African

Kendo Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (ken) meaning "fist" and 藤 (do, dou, dō) meaning "wisteria"

Kendy English (?)
Variant of Kindy(?).

Kenma Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "to see enough".

Kennethson English
Means “Son Of Kenneth.”

Kennington English

Kenny English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinnigh "descendant of Coinneach" or Ó Cionaodha "descendant of Cionaodh".

Kensington English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Kensington in England, all derived from Old English given name Cynesige and tun "enclosure, town".

Kenup Brazilian

Kenza Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Kenza.

Kenzhebaev m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Kenzhebay".

Kenzy Scottish

Keobouahom Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem", ບົວ (bua) meaning "water lily, lotus" and ຫອມ (hom) meaning "fragrant, aromatic".

Keogh Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Keough, which is a shortened form of McKeough, itself an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eochadha meaning "son of Eochaidh"... [more]

Keopaseuth Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ​ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".

Kepale Dese Batak

Kerby English (Rare)
Variant of Kirby

Kerch Russian, Ukrainian
Denotes to a person from the city of Kerch.

Keremyasov m Yakut (Russified)
From Yakut кэрэмес (keremes), meaning "dark grey".

Keren Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keren.

Keres Estonian
Keres is an Estonian surname derived from "kere", meaning both "hull" and "coach work".

Kereu Eastern African
A surname closely associated with the Kisii (or Abagusii) ethnic group, who primarily live in Kisii County in the western part of Kenya. Kisii clans have unique surnames or roots linked to ancestral lines.

Kerge Estonian
Kerge is an Estonian surname meaning both "slight" and "easy".

Kerin Irish (Latinized, Rare)
Irish variation of Kieran. ... [more]

Kernerenko German (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Kerner.

Kerns Irish
Variant of Kearns.

Kerth German (Modern)

Keser Turkish

Keshavarzi Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.

Keshishyan Armenian

Kesselberg German
Habitational name for someone from any of various places in Rhineland, Bavaria and Baden called Kesselberg.

Kestenbaum German, Jewish
from German dialect Kästenbaum (from Latin Castanea) a topographic name for someone living near a horse-chestnut tree... [more]

Kesti Finnish

Ketay English (British)
It was first used by the great kin Richard skinner-ketay.He ruled over his land fairly and was well respected by his subjects.