Submitted Surnames of Length 6

Khalji Afghan, Iranian
Meaning ‘From the city of Khalaj’, in Khalaj, a Common Turkic Language.

Khalsa Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic خلص (khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.

Khamdi Thai
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".

Khamis Arabic
Derived from the given name Khamis.

Khanam Bengali
Variant of Khanum.

Khandu Indian

Khanki Indian (Modern, Rare)

Khanna Indian

Khanom Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali খানম (see Khanum).

Khanov Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh
Means "son of Khan".

Khanum Bengali, Urdu
From an aristocratic title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in the Middle East and South Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the title khan meaning "king, ruler", which is probably of Mongolian origin.

Kharat Indian

Kharra Indian

Khaton Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.

Khatri Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali
Name for a member of the Kshatriya caste, derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kshatriya) referring to the Hindu caste consisting of kings, warriors and soldiers, ultimately from क्षत्र (kshatra) meaning "power, might, dominion".

Khatun Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From the Persian title خاتون‎ (khatun) meaning "lady, noblewoman" (the feminine counterpart to Khan).

Khavro Russian (?)

Khelif Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Khelil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Khalil.

Khilko Russian

Khirin Russian
Possibly derived from dialectal Russian хиря (khirya) meaning "illness".

Kholod Russian
From Russian meaning "cold".

Khosla Indian, Punjabi
Meaning uncertain.

Khouri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Khoury.

Khoury Arabic
Means "priest" in Arabic, ultimately from Latin curia meaning "court". It is mostly used by Arabic-speaking Christians.

Khương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Jiang 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 姜 (khương).

Khuong Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Khương.

Khwaja Dari Persian
Derived from the given name Khwaja.

Kibara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kidate Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".

Kidder English
English: possibly an occupational name from early modern English kidd(i)er ‘badger’, a licensed middleman who bought provisions from farmers and took them to market for resale at a profit, or alternatively a variant of Kidman... [more]

Kidman English
English: occupational name, probably for a goatherd (from Middle English kid(e) ‘young goat’ + man ‘man’), but possibly also for a cutter of wood used for fuel. (from Middle English kidde ‘faggot’ (an archaic English unit for a bundle of sticks)).

Kidney Irish
Surname translated from Irish surname Duane to English Kidney Mainly found in County Cork. Original Irish clan name is Ó Dubháin.

Kidrič Slovene

Kielas Polish

Kiener German
Named after profession from Middle High German kien ‘pine chip, torch’ for someone who chips pine wood (wood from pine or spruce) and sells it (e.g. to smelters), a lumberjack or charcoal burner.... [more]

Kieran Irish (Anglicized)
Irish anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciaráin ‘descendant of Ciarán’, a byname from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black-haired’... [more]

Kigawa Japanese
Variant of Kikawa.

Kigeya Ugandan

Kihara Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kihoro Kikuyu
Of uncertain Meaning.

Kiiker Estonian
Kiiker is an Estonian surname meaning "spyglass" and "telescope"; may also relate to "kiik", meaning "swing".

Kiiver Estonian
Kiiver is an Estonian surname meaning "helmut".

Kiivit Estonian
Kiivit is an Estonian surname meaning "peewit/lapwing" (bird species: "Vanellus vanellus").

Kijima Japanese
Variant of Kishima.

Kijura Korean (Modern)

Kikawa Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kikkas Estonian
Means "rooster" in Estonian.

Kikuda Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kikuya Japanese
"Chrysanthemum valley."

Kilian German, Dutch, Polish, Czech
from the Irish personal name Cillín (see Killeen).

Kılınç Turkish
Variant spelling of Kılıç.

Killip Manx
"Philip's Son" ... [more]

Kilobo Malagasy

Kilroy English
"Kilroy was here" was a phrase widely written up on walls by American service personnel in the UK during World War II. The identity of the probably mythical Kilroy has been much debated (one theory is that he was a shipyard inspector of Quincy, Massachusetts, who chalked the phrase on material he had checked).

Kilroy Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Ruaidh "son of Giolla Rua or Gilroy".

Kilsby English

Kilton English

Kimani Eastern African

Kimata Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".

Kimbal English

Kimbel English

Kimble English

Kimbro English (American)
Variant of Kimbrough.

Kimiko Japanese

Kimmel English

Kimmel German, Jewish
Derived from Middle High German kumin and German kümmel meaning "caraway" (related to Latin cuminum, a word of Oriental origin, like the plant itself), hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer, literally a supplier of caraway seeds... [more]

Kimmer English

Kimmey Scottish

Kimoto Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 木 (ki) or 樹 (ki) both meaning "tree, wood, plant" combined with 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".... [more]

Kimoto Central African

Kimpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kimpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinali Turkish

Kinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Kindem English
1 English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology (probably a pre-English hill name, but the form is obscure).... [more]

Kinder English
Habitational name derived from a place in Derbyshire, of unknown etymology.

Kindly English (African)

Kinell Swedish

Kingji Albanian

Kinkel German

Kinkle German
Derived from the Middle High German word "kunkel," which meant "spindle." It is thus supposed that the first bearers of this surname were spindle makers in occupation.

Kinnes Scottish (Rare)

Kinney Scottish
Reduced form of McKinney.

Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".

Kinoue Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".

Kinpoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinsie Irish (?)

Kinsly English (Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kinuda Japanese

Kinuta Japanese

Kinuya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kipley English

Kiplin English
A locational surname that takes its name from the hamlet of Kiplin in the English county of North Yorkshire. In turn, the hamlet is said to derive its name from Old English Cyppelingas, which means "the people of Cyppel", as it consists of the Old English personal name Cyppel with the Old English word ingas meaning "people".

Kipton English

Kirbey English (American)
Variant of Kirby.

Kirdar Turkish

Kirida Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kirima Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".

Kirino Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kirita Japanese
Variant of Kirida.

Kiriya Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.

Kirkby English
Variant of Kirby.

Kirrin Literature
Used by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five book series (first published 1942) for the main character George Kirrin. It is also used as a place name for the fictional village where she lives and the nearby island.

Kirsch German
Means 'cherry' in German, short form of Kirschstein or other surnames starting with Kirsch.

Kirton English
Family name for someone who resides near a church. From Old English kirk meaning "church" and ton meaning "town, settlement".

Kiruta Belarusian, Russian

Kirves Estonian
Kirves is an Estonian surname meaning "axe".

Kirwan Irish
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Kirwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan

Kiryuu Japanese

Kisara Japanese

Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".

Kishka Ukrainian
Means "cat" in Ukrainian.

Kishor Indian, Hindi
From the given name Kishor.

Kisida Japanese

Kisley English

Kisner English

Kissel German
From a pet form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf.

Kissov Danish

Kiston English

Kitada Japanese

Kitami Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 北 (kita) meaning "north", combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and/or 見 (mi) meaning "see".

Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."

Kitano Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".

Kitley English
Derived from a place name in Devonshire, England, and was first recorded in the form of Kitelhey in 1305.... [more]

Kitsas Estonian
Kitsas is an Estonian surname meaning "strait".

Kitson Scottish, English
Patronymic form of Kit.

Kitten German

Kiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kivelä Finnish

Kıvrak Turkish
Means "lithe, agile, active" in Turkish.

Kiwara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kiyako Nigerian (?)

Kiyama Japanese

Kiyoda Japanese

Kiyoko Japanese
Surname of American-Japanese singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and director Hayley Kiyoko.

Kiyono Japanese

Kiyono Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".

Kiyota Japanese
From the Japanese 清 (kiyo) "clearly," "brightly," "cleanly" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."

Kizara Japanese (Rare, ?)

Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]

Kjella Norwegian (?)
Meaning unknown, but it might be related to the given name Kjell.

Klahan Thai
Means "brave" in Thai.

Klanac Croatian
Means "gorge, ravine, narrow pass".

Klapdi Thai
From Thai กลับ (klap) meaning "return, come back" and ดี (di) meaning "good, fine, excellent".

Klarić Croatian, Slovene
From the given name Klara

Klasky Sorbian, Belarusian, Czech, Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian

Klaver Dutch
Means "clover" in Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a field of clovers or a sign depicting them, or an occupational name for a clover farmer.

Kleber German, English (American)
Derived from German kleben "to bind, to stick", hence an occupational name for someone who applied clay daub or whitewash on buildings.

Kleine German, Dutch, Jewish
Variant of Klein

Kleiss Upper German, Alsatian
Variant of Kleis.

Kličić Bosnian

Klimov Russian
Means "son of Klim".

Kliner American

Klitus Hungarian (Rare)
Surname

Klontz English

Klouda Czech
From Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Claudius (see Claud).

Klučka Slovak

Klumpp German
Variant of Klump.

Kluver German
From the word kluven meaning "split wooden block". It used to refer to bailiffs.

Klyuev Russian
From klyui, meaning "peck".

Knafou Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Knafo.

Knapke German
A relative of mine has said this surname means “over the hill” and that it is of German origin.... [more]

Knappe German
German variant of Knapp.

Knauer German (Silesian)
Nickname for a gnarled person, from Middle High German knur(e) 'knot', 'gnarl'. habitational name for someone from either of two places in Thuringia called Knau.

Knauss German
A variant of Knaus.

Kneale Manx
Manx contracted form of Mac Néill

Knecht German, German (Swiss), Dutch
Means "servant, assistant" in German and Dutch, an occupational name for a journeyman or male servant derived from Old Germanic kneht meaning "servant, knight" or "youth, boy"... [more]

Knefac Slovak (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Uncommon surname from Burgenland, easternmost Austria.

Knieff German

Knigga German (Rare)
Possible variant of Knigge

Knigge Low German
North German: variant of Knick... [more]

Knitts English
Derived from the given name Knut.

Knížek Czech

Knobel German, German (Swiss), Yiddish
Derived from the Middle High German knübel probably a nickname for a fat person or in the sense "ankle". However the term also denotes a rounded elevation and may therefore also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a knoll... [more]

Knodel German
dweller near a hilltop; descendant of Knut (hill, or white-haired); a lumpish, thickset person.

Knospe English

Knotts English
Variant of Knott

Knubel German, German (Swiss), Yiddish
Variant of Knobel

Koback Polish

Kobara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kobari Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".

Kobata Japanese
Variant of Kohata.

Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".

Kobela Hungarian
May come from the slavic word kobila, meaning mare.

Kobets Russian

Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".

Kobzev m Russian

Kochav Hebrew
Means "star" in Hebrew. Also compare Kochavi.

Köcher German
It literally means "quiver".

Kocmur Slovene

Koculi Albanian
From a place name Kocul in Albania.

Kodály Hungarian
Hungarian surname.... [more]

Kodama Japanese

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodera Japanese
"Little temple".

Koenen Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Koen, a short form of names beginning with the element kuoni "brave, bold".

Kofoed Polish

Kogaki Japanese

Kogami Japanese
Variant of Kokami.

Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]

Kogawa Japanese
Variant of Kokawa.

Kogino Japanese

Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".

Kohara Japanese

Kohata Japanese

Kohchi Japanese

Kohira Japanese
A variant of Kodaira.... [more]

Køhler Danish
Danish form of Kohler.

Kohner Jewish

Kohver Estonian
Kohver is an Estonian surname meaning "suitcase", "trunk" and "coffer".

Koichi Japanese
The Surname "Koichi" translates to "Small Market"

Koiree Indian
Denotes "weaver" in Hindi.

Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".

Koitla Estonian
Koitla is an Estonian surname derived from "koit" meaning "dawn".

Koiwai Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" combined with 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, mineshaft, well" or 祝 (iwai) meaning "blessing, celebrate, congratulations".

Kojika Japanese

Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".

Kojiya Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷, 糀矢, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kojiya) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".

Kokoba Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree" or 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" combined with 々, which duplicates the first syllable and 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Köksal Turkish

Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Kokubu Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".

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

Kolber German
From an agent derived from Middle High German kolbe "club, cudgel" an occupational name for someone who made wooden clubs later for an armorer, or a habitational name for someone from Kolben in Württemberg or Cölbe in Hesse.

Kolden German, Norwegian
From Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.

Koleno Slovak

Koleva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kolev.

Kollar German
Derived from the kolar "cartwright".

Koller German
The name is derived from the Alemmanic word "Kohler," meaning "charcoal burner," and was most likely originally borne by a practitioner of this occupation.

Kollie Western African

Kölsch German
From German kölsch, denoting someone from Cologne (Köln in German).

Kolšek Slovene

Kolver South African

Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Komata Japanese

Komati Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting "trader".

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Komiya Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".

Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Komoku Japanese

Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Komoto Japanese

Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Komura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, Little" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".

Komura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).

Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."

Konaka Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 中 (naka) means "middle".

Konami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Končar Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from konac meaning ''thread'', ''string''.

Kondoh Japanese

Kondou Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (dou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Koneru Japanese
Japanese, Hokkaido : to knead,to mix with fingers, baker, bread.

Koneti Indian, Telugu

Konick Yiddish
Variation of Koenig.

Konkan Thai

Konksi Estonian
Konksi is an Estonian surname derived from "konks" meaning "hook", "swan neck" and "trammel".

Konkwo Igbo
"Boy born on Nkwo"

Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyū Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konrad German
From the given name Konrad.

Kontes Greek

Kontio Finnish
Means "bear, bruin" in Finnish.

Koomar Indian

Koovit Estonian
Koovit is an Estonian surname meaning "curlew" (Numenius).

Kopfle German (Austrian)
“Kopfle” Lower Austria.

Koppán Hungarian

Köppel German (Silesian)
Derived from Silesian German Köppel "head" (ulitmately derived from Low German Kopp), this name was a nickname for someone with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.

Koppen German
Patronymic from a reduced pet form of the personal name Jakob.

Koppen German
Habitational name from any of several places named Koppen.

Kopyto Polish, Jewish
Jewish Polish name possibly meaning "hoof"

Korada Polish
Polish: nickname from porada ‘advice’, ‘counsel’.

Korbee Dutch
From the French surname Corbé, which might derive from courbet "bent, bowed", a nickname based on a crooked posture or manner of walking, or from corbeau "crow, raven".

Korbel German
Diminutive of Korb "basket".

Korbel Czech
Occupational name for a maker of drinking vessels, from korbel "tankard".

Korbut Ukrainian, Belarusian
From a form of the Lithuanian given name Kaributas. A famous bearer is former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut (1955-).

Kordić Croatian, Serbian

Koriki Japanese

Korjus Estonian
Korjus is an Estonian surname meaning "carrion".

Korkut Turkish
Means "big hailstone, stern, resolute" in Turkish.

Körmös Hungarian
From Hungarian köröm "nail, claw", indicating someone with long or dirty nails, or perhaps someone aggressive.

Kormos Hungarian
Means "sooty" in Hungarian. Most likely a nickname for someone with dark hair or a shabby appearance, but may also be an occupational name for a house painter who used soot as a raw material. ... [more]

Körner German
Variant of Koerner.

Kornet English (American), Dutch

Kôrogi Japanese

Körper German (Austrian, ?)

Korsak m Russian
Possibly denoting a sly person, derived from Russian корсак (korsak) "corsac fox", itself derived from Proto-Turkic *karsak "short, steppe fox".

Korsik Belarusian

Kortni Russian

Korver Dutch
Derived from Dutch korf meaning "basket", an occupational name for someone who either made baskets or used them, such as a fisherman.