Submitted Surnames of Length 5

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 5.
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Junot French
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Jean 1.
Jupin French
from a diminutive of Old French jupe a term denoting a long woolen garment hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or a nickname for a wearer) of such garments. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Jürgo Estonian
Jürgo is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Jürgen".
Jüris Estonian
Jüris is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Jüri".
Juris Latvian
Latvian form if George.
Jürjo Estonian
Jürjo is an Estonian name derived from the same masculine given name. Jürjo is one of several Estonian forms of George.
Jürna Estonian
Jürna is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Jüri".
Jusay Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano husay meaning "settled, orderly, arranged" or "settle, arrange, put in order".
Juske Estonian
Juske is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "harjusk", meaning "peddler".
Jüssi Estonian
Jüssi is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Juss".
Justo Spanish
From the given name Justo.
Juust Estonian
Juust is an Estonian surname meaning "cheese".
Juusu Estonian
Juusu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "juus" meaning "hair".
Kaaka Maori
Originated from Northland New Zealand town, Te Kao. Te Kao is a district on the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the district. Cape Reinga is 46 km to the north, and Houhora is 24 km to the south... [more]
Käära Estonian
Käära is an Estonia surname possibly derived from "käär" meaning "loop" and "meander".
Kaasa Estonian
Kaasa is an Estonian surname meaning "along" and "with", as well as "spouse".
Kabir Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Kabir.
Kaçan Turkish
Means "runaway, fugitive, escaper" in Turkish.
Kadak Estonian
Kadak is an Estonian surname derived from "kadakas", meaning "juniper".
Kadam Indian, Marathi, Kannada
From the name of the Kadamba dynasty, which ruled parts of northern India during the 4th and 5th centuries.
Kaden German
Habitational name for someone from Kaaden in North Bohemia, or any of several other places called Kaden.
Kadir Arabic
From the given name Qadir.
Kadri Arabic
From the given name Qadir.
Kagan Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic form of Cohen.
Käggo Estonian
Käggo is an Estonian surname derived from "kägu" meaning "cuckoo".
Kahar Estonian
Kahar is an Estonian surname meaning "branchy/spreading".
Kahju Estonian
Kahju is an Estonian surname meaning "loss" and "harm".
Kahue Hawaiian
From the given name Kahue.
Kahya Turkish
Means "butler, steward, housekeeper" in Turkish.
Kaiba Japanese
Kai means "ocean,harbor" while Ba means "leaf" and possibly others. {this might need further research}
Kaifu Japanese
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).
Kaine English
Variant of Caine.
Kaito Japanese
From 海 (kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Kaits Estonian
Kaits is an Estonian surname meaning "guard".
Kaiyō Japanese (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]
Kajal Indian, 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.
Kakii Japanese
Kaki means "pomegranate" means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Kąkol Polish
Means "corncockle".
Kalay Turkish
Means "tin (the metal)" in Turkish.
Kalda Estonian
Variant form of Kallas "shore".
Kaleb Croatian
Possibly rom the name Caleb.... [more]
Kalev Russian
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.
Kalju Estonian
Means "cliff, rock" in Estonian. The given name Kalju is an independent invention.
Kalla Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "priest".
Kalla Sami
Derived from Kállá, the Sami form of Karl.
Kalle Estonian
Kalle is an Estonian surname meaning "slope", "slant" and "incline".
Kalos Ancient Greek
Means beautiful in Greek
Kalsi Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning unknown. Kalsi is a clan to Sikhs while it is a sub-caste to Lohars.
Kamai Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
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".
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.
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
The Japanese surname "Kamio" (上尾) typically means "upper tail" or "upper end." Surnames in Japanese often have different origins and meanings, but "Kamio" likely originated from a geographic feature or a historical occupation.
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".
Kampf German, Jewish
From middle high German kampf, German kamf "fight, struggle" occupation for a fighter.
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.
Kanae Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Kanai Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Kanat Turkish
Occupational name for a seller of poultry from Turkish kanat meaning "(bird) wing".
Kanba Japanese
From 樺 (kanba) meaning "birch".
Kanbe Japanese
It's written as kan meaning "god, deity" and be meaning "door".
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.
Kanep Estonian
Kanep is an Estonian surname meaning "hemp".
Kanie Japanese
From Japanese 蟹 (kani) meaning "crab" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
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.
Kanno Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (kan or suga) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Sugano.
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.
Kapić Bosnian
Derived from kapa, meaning "hat, cap".
Kapur Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Kapoor.
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.
Karan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 加覧 (see Garan).
Karch Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized spelling of Karcz .... [more]
Karen Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Karel.
Karhu Finnish
Means "bear" (the animal) in Finnish.
Karia Indian (Christian)
Derived from the given name Zechariah.
Karin Estonian
Possibly derived from Estonian kari "reef, outcrop of stone in water".
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).
Karla Czech
Karla, from English - carla
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.
Kasim Arabic, Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug
From the given name Qasim.
Kasmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Kissami, used more frequently in modern times.
Kastl German
From a pet form of the saint's name Castulus, itself a diminutive of the Latin adjective castus 'chaste'.
Kasun Sinhalese
From the given name Kasun.
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".
Kateb Arabic
From Arabic كَاتِب (kātib) meaning "writer, scribe, clerk".
Katin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Katya of the Russian given name Yekaterina.
Katje Dutch
Diminutive form of the surname Kat.
Katoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kato.
Katsu Japanese
Matsu means "victory".
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.
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
Means "poplar" in Turkish.
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.
Kawai Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Kayan Turkish
Means "slippery, smooth, gliding" in Turkish.
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".
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]
Keahi Hawaiian
From the given name Keahi.
Keala Hawaiian
From the given name Keala.
Keane Irish (Modern)
A nickname for a "brave" or "proud" person deriving from Middle English given name Kene
Keate English
Variant of KEAT.
Kebel German (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of German Kübel "tub, vat", a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or barrel-maker.
Kedem Hebrew
Either means "east" or "ancient" in Hebrew.
Keder Estonian
Keder is an Estonian surname meaning "wheel".
Keene English
Variant of Keen.
Keerd Estonian
Keerd is an Estonian surname meaning "winding", "turn" and "spin".
Keeth Irish
A Scottish and Irish place surname meaning "forest" or "wood" or "windy place".
Kehoe Irish
Variant of McKeogh.
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.
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
Means "brave, handsome" as well as "bald" or "ugly" in Turkish.
Kello Estonian
Kello is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kell" meaning "clock", or "kellu" meaning "trowel".
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".
Kempe Swedish
Variant of Kämpe.
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".
Kenny English, Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinnigh "descendant of Coinneach" or Ó Cionaodha "descendant of Cionaodh".
Kenza Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Kenza.
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]
Kerch Russian, Ukrainian
Denotes to a person from the city of Kerch.
Keren Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keren.
Keres Estonian
Keres is an Estonian surname derived from "kere", meaning both "hull" and "coach work".
Kerge Estonian
Kerge is an Estonian surname meaning both "slight" and "easy".
Kerin Irish (Latinized, Rare)
Irish variation of Kieran. ... [more]
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.
Ketay English (British)
It was first used by the great king Richard skinner-ketay wh ruled over his land fairly and wisely and his subjects respected and loved him.
Ketts English (British)
The proud Norman name of Ketts was developed in England soon after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It was a name for a person who has a fancied resemblance to a cat. The name stems from the Old Northern French cat, of the same meaning, which occurs in many languages in the same form from a very early period.
Keuch German
Variation of Kuch.
Keung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Jiang 2.
Kevat Indian
From Sanskrit केवट (kevaṭ) meaning "boatman". This is used by the Kevat caste who traditionally specialized in rowing boats.
Kevin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descendant of Caoimhín" (the personal name Kevin) a name derived from gein "birth" although now regarded as a diminutive of Gaelic cóem "dear, beloved".
Kewat Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari केवट (see Kevat).
Khang Hmong
From the clan name Kha, Khab or Khaab all associated with the Chinese character 康 (kāng) (see Kang).
Khare Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "pure, true" in Hindi and Marathi.
Khieu Khmer
Means "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.
Khiev Khmer
From Khmer ខៀវ (khiev) meaning "blue".
Khmyz Russian
Derived from dialectal Russian хмыз (khmyz) meaning "bush, thicket".
Khouw Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2 based on Dutch orthography. It is more commonly used in Indonesia.
Khuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Huang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Khuất Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 屈 (khuất).
Khuat Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khuất.
Khuon Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Khvan Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Hwang used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Kibar Turkish
Means "kind, polite, noble" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic كبار (kibar).
Kibus Estonian
Kibus is an Estonian surname meaning "piggin" (a small wooden pail with one stave extended upward as a handle).
Kiehl Medieval Low German
From Middle Low German kil ‘wedge’, applied as a metonymic occupational name or as a pejorative nickname for a ruffian. Possibly a habitational name from Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, from Dutch and Frisian kil ‘stagnant water’ (see Kiel)... [more]
Kiire Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 喜入 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", a former village in the former district of Kiire in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 給黎 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", the name of the district which the village was located in.
Kiiri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).
Kiisk Estonian
Kiisk is an Estonian name meaning "ruffe" (a freshwater fish: Gymnocephalus cernua).
Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]
Kiley Irish, English
Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O' Cadhla" meaning "son of Cadhla". Cadhla means meaning graceful or beautiful; hence, "descendant(s) of 'the graceful one'".
Kilgi Estonian
Kilgi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kilgendama", meaning "sparkle" and "shine".
Kılıç Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.
Kılık Turkish
Means "appearance, attire, dress" in Turkish.
Kimba Luba
Best known as the international given name of a certain Tezuka character.
Kimpo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).
Kimpō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, metal" and 宝 (pō), the joining form of 宝 (hō) meaning "treasure", possibly referring to someone who manufactured precious metals.
Kindy English
"From Kinder".
Kinjo Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."
Kinjo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 金城 (see Kinjō).
Kinjō Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".
Kinne German
From the female given name Kinne, a Silesian diminutive of Kunigunde.
Kinne Flemish
Variant of Kin.
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