Submitted Surnames of Length 5

Nikaj Albanian

Nikin Russian

Nills English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mills

Nimbo African

Nimmo Scottish

Ninga Central African

Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.

Ninki Papuan

Ninky Indian

Nioka African (Rare)

Nioka Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Niola Italian

Niora African

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

Nisim Jewish
From the given name Nisim.

Niska Finnish, Sami
From Finnish niska "neck" (in this case referring to an isthmus).

Nisol French

Nithe Thai

Nitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.

Nitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.

Nitta Japanese

Nitto Japanese

Nival Filipino

Nizam Arabic, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Nizam.

Njoku Nigerian, Igbo

Nkata Kongo, Vili
From the Vili nkhata meaning “raffia palm”.

Nkomo Xhosa (Modern, Archaic), Zulu (Modern, Archaic)
Southern African, Nguni Nomadic meaning "Dairy/Milk Cow or Southern African long-horn Cow".

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

Nnano Albanian

Noack German
Contracted form of Nowack.

Noami Japanese

Nobbs English
Derived from Hob, a Medieval English diminutive of Robert.

Nobel Swedish
Habitational name from Östra Nöbbelöv in Scania, Southern Sweden. The name was originally spelled Nobelius but was later shortened to Nobel. A famous bearer was Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), a Swedish engineer, chemist, and inventor.

Nocte American
Means "night" in Latin.

Noder Romansh

Nofal Arabic
From the given name Nawfal.

Nõges Estonian
Nõges is an Estonian surname meaning "nettle".

Noggy English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Hungarian Nagy.

Nohda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Noice English
Variant spelling of Noyce.

Nolfi Romansh
Derived from the given name Arnulf.

Nolin French

Nolte German
From a short form of various medieval given names derived from Germanic given names ending with -n and wald meaning "rule", for example Arnold and Reinwald... [more]

Nomeo Filipino

Nõmme Estonian
Nõmme is an Estonian surname, derived from "nõmm", meaning "heath". It is also the name of several locations of towns and villages in Estonia.

Nonis Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Nunes.

Nooja Albanian

Nooks English

Noone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nuadháin "descendant of Nuadhán" (see Nuadha).

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

Noons French
From the Portuguese name Nunes.

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

Noori Estonian
Origin unknown

Noppe Flemish
Possibly related to Middle Dutch noppe "tuft of wool, tassel", a metonymic name for someone who worked with cloth, or a nickname for someone with a slight stature. Alternatively, from a childish form of the given name Norbert.

Norac Croatian

Norah Arabic
Derived from Arabic, or sometime in Christian history this name was used for a woman who symbolizes someone who is creative and intuitive.

Nordh Swedish
Variant of Nord.

Norek Polish, Czech
Derived from nora, meaning "burrow."

Norén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait" and the common surname suffix -én.

Norey English
Variant of Norrie and Norry.

Norin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".

Norum Norwegian
Ultimately derived from Old Norse nór "narrow strait" and heimr "home, farmstead".

Nosho Japanese
From 納 (no) meaning "payment, supply, acceptance" and 庄 (sho) meaning "village, manor, hamlet."

Nosov Russian
From nos, meaning "nose".

Notar Hungarian

Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.

Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.

Notsu Japanese

Notte Italian
From Italian notte "night", perhaps a shortened form of Mezzanotte "midnight" or Bonanotte "good night".

Nouda Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Nouri Arabic, Persian
From the given name Nur.

Nóvoa Galician
Habitational name from the former Galician juridical district Terra de Nóvoa, in Ourense province.

Novyy m Russian
Means "new" in Russian.

Nowag German
German form of Novak.

Noxon English
Variant of Nixon. It is derived from the personal name Nicholas, which was Nik, or Nikke in Old English.

Noyes English (American)

Nozoe Japanese
Possibly from 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 末 (soe) meaning "end, tip, conclusion, final".

Nubon Filipino

Nucci Italian

Nueva Spanish

Nugis Estonian
Nugis is an Estonian surname meaning "marten".

Nuhiu Albanian

Numan English, German (Anglicized)
Variant of Neumann. A famous bearer is English musician Gary Numan.

Numme Norwegian

Nunes South African (Anglicized, Archaic, Expatriate)
An English South African Surname.

Nuñez Spanish, Filipino
Variant of Núñez.

Nurme Estonian
Derived from nurm, meaning "field, meadow, lea" in Estonian.

Nurra Italian
See Nurchis.

Nurse English
Variant of Norris 2, from Old French norice "nurse".

Nushi Albanian

Nutli Romansh
Variant of Nuttli.

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

Nutty English (British)

Nuyen Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyen.

Nuzzi Italian

Nwude Igbo
The surname Nwude is likely of Igbo origin, a major ethnic group in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Nwude (or Nwodi) can be a combination of two elements:... [more]

Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".

Nyaua Indonesian (Rare)
Originally descended from the Pamona tribe, Central Sulawesi which means stinging like a hornet.

Nygma Popular Culture
The surname of Edward Nygma, also known as the Riddler in DC Comics. The name comes from the term enigma, meaning something that is difficult to understand.

Nyona African

Oakes English, Irish
English: Topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.... [more]

Oania Filipino

Oaten English

Oates English
Patronymic from the Middle English personal name Ode (see Ott).

Oatis English
Altered spelling of Otis, itself a variant of Oates.

Obaid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.

Obama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Obara Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.

Obaro Nigerian

Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".

Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Obata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).

Obeid Arabic
From the given name Ubayd.

Oberg English
Anglicized form of either Åberg or Öberg.

Obiji Nigerian

Ó Bric Irish
Means "descendant of Breac"

Obuća Bosnian
Derived from obuća meaning ''footwear'', denoting someone who made or sold footwear.

Obuch Medieval Polish (Rare)
Obuch is a surname found in Poland and specifically areas that were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom. It was the name of a long handled battle hammer and may have denoted someone handy with the weapon or who produced the weapon... [more]

Ocaña Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

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

Odaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Odani Japanese

Odano Japanese

Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".

Oddai Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Oddar Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Odham English
Variant of Odom, altered by folk etymology as if derived from a place name formed with -ham.

Odige French, African

O'Dowd Irish
The original Gaelic form was Dubhda. The first portion of the name comes from the word dubh, which means "black" or "dark-complexioned."

Odson Medieval French
Means 'son of Odo', Odo meaning 'possessor of wealth' many French Dukes and Counts had the name Odo. ' From the nickname 'Oddy' or 'Hoddy'.

Oehme German
Variant form of Ohme.

Ofuka Japanese

Ogada Eastern African

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."

Ogasa Japanese

Ogata Japanese

Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".

Ogata Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".

Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.

Ogido Japanese

Ogier French, English
From the given name Ogier.

Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.

Ogino Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ogiso Japanese

Ogisu Japanese

Ogita Japanese

Ogles Northern Irish (?), Scottish (?), English (?)
Variant of Ogle.

Ognev m Russian
From Russian огонь (ogon'), meaning "fire".

Ögren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and gren "branch".

Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.

Ogura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

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

Oguro Japanese
Variant of Okuro.

Ōhama Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Ohana Judeo-Spanish
From a name meaning "son of Hanna" in Tamazight, either from the given name Hanna 1 or perhaps Tamazight ḥenna meaning "grandmother".

Ōhara Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ohara Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Ohier French

Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Ohira Japanese

Ohira Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).

Öhman Swedish
Variant of Öman.

Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Ohori Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 堀 (hori) "moat."

Ohrim Ukrainian, Moldovan

Ohtsu Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsu.

Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.

Oinas Estonian, Finnish
Oinas is an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "ram (Ovis Aries)" in both languages. The surname is somewhat rare in Finland.

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

Oishi Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.

Õisla Estonian
Õisla is an Estonian surname meaning "floral/blossom area".

Ojasu Estonian
Ojasu is an Estonian surname derived from "oja" meaning "creek".

Öjebo Swedish (Rare)

Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.

Ojiri Japanese

Ojiro Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"

Ojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Okada Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

O'kain Irish
Variant of O'Kane.

Okami Japanese

Ōkano Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".

Okano Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Okasa Japanese

Okase Japanese
Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".

Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.

Ōkawa Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Okawa Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."

Okawa Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大川 (see Ōkawa).

Okaya Japanese
Variant of Okatani.

Okely English (Australian)

O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.

Okida Japanese

Okiji Japanese

O'kill English

Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".

Okino Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".

Okisu Japanese

Okita Japanese

Okita Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Okiya Japanese
Variant of Okitani.

Okota Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."

Okroj Kashubian
The name has been in existence in the Kashubian region for centuries.

Öksüz Turkish
Means "orphan, motherless child" in Turkish.

Ōkubo Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]

Okubo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōkubo.

Okuda Japanese

Okuda Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Okuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).

Ōkuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")

Okuna Polish
Polish (also Okuła): nickname for a lame person, from okuleć ‘to stumble or founder’, Old Polish okułac.

Okuno Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Ōkura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse".

Okura Japanese

Okura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大倉 or 大蔵 (see Ōkura).

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

Okuro Japanese
From 奥 (oku) meaning "interior, inner part, inside" combined with 梠 (ro, ryo, hisashi) meaning "companion, follower".

Okuse Japanese
Oku means "secluded, further out, inside, interior" and se means "river,inlet".

Okuwa Japanese

Okuya Japanese
Variant of Okutani.

Ökzan Turkish

Olano Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.

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

Olaru Moldovan

Olcik English

Oleff German

Olesk Estonian
Olesk is an Estonian surname meaning to "stay".

Oleti Telugu

Olgun Turkish
Means "mature, grown" in Turkish.

Oliva Italian, Spanish
Of uncertain origin: derived either from a nickname to those who picked, worked with or sold olives, or from the given name Oliva.

Olive English

Olive French
Given to someone who worked with olives from old french olive "olive" ultimately latin oliva "olive".

Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic name from olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.

Ollis English
Unexplained surname found in records of Bristol and Bath.

Ölmez Turkish
Means "immortal, undying, eternal" in Turkish.

Olmre Estonian
Olmre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "olme" meaning "household".

O'lone Irish

Olsby English

Ölund Swedish
Combination of Swedish ö "island" and lund "groove".

Omaña Leonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oumaña.

O'mara Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra "descendant of Meadhair" a personal name derived from meadhair "mirth".

O'Marr Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
This surname originated from the name 'Maher'. The O' means 'grandson of'. ... [more]

Omaru Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小丸 (see Komaru).

Omeri Albanian
Derived from the given name Omer.

Omidi Persian
From the given name Omid.

Omine Japanese
O means "big, great, large" and mine means "peak".

Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”

Omode Japanese

Omole 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).

Ōmoto Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).

Omoya Japanese
Variant of Omotani.

Omran Arabic
Derived from the given name Umran.

Ōmura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Omura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).

Onaga Japanese
O means "big, great" and naga means "long, cheif".

Onaka Japanese

Onaya Japanese

Önder Turkish
From the given name Önder.

O'Neil Irish
Variant of O'Neal.

Oneil Irish

Ongai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Vongai.

Onial Indian

Onidi Italian
Denoting someone from Onida, a former village.

Õnnis Estonian
Õnnis is an Estonian surname meaning "blessed".

Onnis Italian
From the toponym Fonni.

Onoda Japanese

Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".

Onoki Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and ki means"tree, wood".

Onose Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Onota Japanese
Variant of Onoda.

Onoue Japanese
From the Japanese 尾 (o) "tail" and 上 (ue) "above" (the possessive particle ノ (no) is not always written down but is always included when the name is spoken aloud).

Ōnuki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 貫 (nuki) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace".

Onuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大貫 #(see Ōnuki).

Ōnuma Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Onuma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大沼 (see Ōnuma).

Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".

Ooman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).

Öövel Estonian
Öövel is an Estonian surname, a derivation of "hööve" meaning "plane" and "jointer", or "röövel" meaning "gunman", "robber" and "bandit".

Opala Polish

Ophel English
19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [more]

Ophir Hebrew
From the given name Ophir. Ophir (or Ofir) is originally a biblical place name. In the days of King Solomon, Ophir was mentioned as the name of a land, full of abundant natural treasures such as gold, silver, etc.

Opira Eastern African

Opiyo Eastern African

Opoku Akan

Opper German

O'prey Irish
From the Irish Gaelic Á Preith or Ó Preith meaning "of the cattle spoil".

Oraon Indian

Orczy Hungarian
Was the surname of a family of Hungarian nobility (including Baroness Emmuska Orczy, author of *The Scarlet Pimpernel*) originating from the village Orczi (now called Orci).

Oreki Japanese

Oreli Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Orfus English

Organ English
Metonymic occupational name for a player of a musical instrument (any musical instrument, not necessarily what is now known as an organ), from Middle English organ (Old French organe, Late Latin organum ‘device’, ‘(musical) instrument’, Greek organon ‘tool’, from ergein ‘to work or do’).

Organ English
From a rare medieval personal name, attested only in the Latinized forms Organus (masculine) and Organa (feminine).

Orgla Estonian
Orgla is an Estonian surname meaning "valley area".

Orhan Turkish
From the given name Orhan.