AbazaArabic From the name of the Abazin (or Abaza) people native to the Northwest Caucasus. This name was adopted by Abazins, Circassians, and Abkhaz who were expelled from the Caucasus in the 19th century.
AbellaCatalan, Galician Means "bee" in Catalan and Galician, used as a nickname for a small, active person or an occupational name for a beekeeper.
AbelleiraGalician Means "beehive, apiary" in Galician, either used as an occupational name for a beekeeper or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Galicia called Abelleira (derived from the same word).
AbeygunasekaraSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
AbeygunawardanaSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
AbieraFilipino It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,397 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Abiera live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Asia. This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,047 people, or 1 in 16,742.
AbkhazavaGeorgian, Mingrelian Most likely from Georgian აფხაზი (apkhazi) meaning "Abkhaz". Alternately, it may be from the Adjaran (Muslim) given name Abkhas, derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father" and خاص (khas) meaning "special, particular".
AbomaAfrican Possibly from the Fang or Luo languages
AbukawaJapanese From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
AbukumagawaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 阿武隈川 (Abukumagawa) meaning "Abukuma River", a river that flows through the prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi in Japan.
AbulafiaJudeo-Spanish From Arabic أبو العافية (abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو (abū) meaning "father" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".
AccettaItalian From the female form of southern Italian Accetto, a medieval personal name from the Latin name Acceptus (from acceptus 'welcome', 'well-liked').
AdegboyegaNigerian, Yoruba From the given name Adegboyega. A famous bearer of the name is British actor and producer John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (1992-), known professionally as John Boyega, whose parents are of Yoruba descent.
AdleibaAbkhaz Most likely from the given name Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа (āpā) meaning "son"... [more]
AgataJapanese (Rare) From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
AgatsumaJapanese (Rare) From 上 (aga) meaning "upper, top, above" or 我 (aga) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish" and 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife, spouse".
AgawaJapanese 阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]
AghaTurkish Means "chief, master, lord" in Turkish. From the Turkish ağa 'chief, master, lord', from the Old Turkish aqa 'elder brother'. Traditionally it was a title for a civilian or military officer, or often part of such title, and was placed after the name of certain military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire... [more]
AginagaBasque Habitational name from a place named Aginaga, from Basque (h)agin meaning "yew tree" combined with -aga, a collective suffix.
AgrbaAbkhaz Most likely derived from Abkhaz агыруа (ā́gər-uā) meaning "Mingrelian, farm labourer, serf", historically used to refer to the Mingrelians, an ethic sub-group of the Georgians. Alternatively, it could be from Abkhaz агара (āgārā) meaning "to take" or "to bring"... [more]
ÁguilaSpanish From águila "eagle" (Latin aquila). This is either a nickname for a haughty man or one with an aquiline nose, or a habitational name from a place in Salamanca province called Águila.
AharaJapanese A means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".
AhearnaIrish (Anglicized, Rare) Either from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eachthighearna meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna", or else an anglicized form of Eachthighearna.
AhumadaSpanish topographic or habitational name from a place named with ahumar "to smoke", possibly denoting a place where ham and other meats were smoked or alternatively a place that had been cleared for settlement by burning... [more]
AiaEstonian Aia is an Estonian surname meaning "horticultural".
AibaJapanese From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual" or 饗 (ai) meaning "banquet", combined with 馬 (ba) meaning "horse", 場 (ba) meaning "location", 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers", 庭 (ba) meaning "courtyard" or 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf".
AibanaJapanese From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".
AimlaEstonian Aimla is an Estonian surname derived from either "aim" meaning "idea" or "taimla" meaning "nursery".
AimuraJapanese From 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, each other and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
AinaraJapanese From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, with one another", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".
AinlaEstonian Ainla is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Ain".
AinumaJapanese Ai means "unit, join" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
AisakaJapanese (Rare) Ai means "Indigo (blueish)", and Saka means "Hill,Slope".In 2014 Aisaka was ranked #9,579 for most used surnames in Japan and had only 5 occurrences that year. It's more popular in the U.S. than in the country it originated from... [more]
AisawaJapanese Ai can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
AkadaJapanese Aka meant "red" and da comes from ta meaning "rice patty, field".
AkaedaJapanese Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."
AkagawaJapanese From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
AkahiraJapanese From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
AkaiwaJapanese From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
AkamaJapanese Possibly from 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 間 (ma) meaning "between, interval, space, pause".
AkamakkaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]
AkasakaJapanese From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
AkashitaJapanese From Japanese 赤 (aka) or 丹 (aka) both meaning "red" combined with 下 (shita) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior". Other kanji combinations are possible.