Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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Aa Norwegian
Derived from aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream".
Aakula Indian
Telugu word meaning "of leaves"
Aardema Frisian
The surname Aardema is a patronymic from the personal name Aart, a local variant of Arend, + -ma, a Frisian suffix of origin.
Ääremaa Estonian
Ääremaa is an Estonian surname meaning "borderland".
Äärismaa Estonian
Äärismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "edge/border land".
Äärma Estonian
Äärma is an Estonian surname derived from "ääremaa" meaning "borderland".
Äärmaa Estonian
Äärmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "border/boundary land".
Aasa Estonian
"Aasa" is an Estonian surname meaning "wild".
Aasala Estonian
Aasala is an Estonian surname meaning "wild/meadow area".
Aasmaa Estonian
Aasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy (lea) land".
Aba Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.
Aba Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).
Abadilla Spanish
Variant of Badilla
Abakelia Georgian
Georgian surname used by sculptor Tamar Abakelia and physician Ioseb Abakelia.
Abakishina f Russian
Feminine form of Abakishin.
Abakshina f Russian
Feminine form of Abakshin.
Abakulova f Russian
Feminine form of Abakulov.
Abakumkina f Russian
Feminine form of Abakumkin.
Abakumova f Russian
Feminine form of Abakumov (Абакyмов)
Abakushina Russian
feminine form of Abakushin
Abara Japanese
formed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".
Abarzúa Basque (Hispanicized)
Altered form of Basque Abartxua, probably derived from a place name.
Abaza Arabic
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.
Abbakumova f Russian
Feminine form of Abbakumov.
Abbaszadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Abbas".
Abdalla Arabic
From the given name Abd Allah.
Abdilla Maltese
From a Maltese form of the given name Abd Allah.
Abdraimova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdraimov.
Abdulatipova f Avar
Feminine form of Abdulatipov.
Abdullina f Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Feminine form of Abdullin.
Abdulmawla Arabic
Combination of the Arabic word “Abdul,” which means “servant of,” and the word “Mawla,” which means “lord” or “patron.”
Abdykadyrova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdykadyrov.
Abdykerimova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdykerimov.
Abdyldaeva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdyldaev.
Abdyrazakova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Abdyrazakov.
Abella Catalan, Galician
Means "bee" in Catalan and Galician, used as a nickname for a small, active person or an occupational name for a beekeeper.
Abelleira Galician
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).
Abenayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Aberathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Aberatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Abesekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abesundara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Abeweera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවීර (see Abeyweera).
Abewickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abeyarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyratne).
Abeyasekara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeyasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeyasena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේන (see Abeysena).
Abeyawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyawickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abeyesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeygunarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණරත්න (see Abeygunaratne).
Abeygunasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Abeygunasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණසේකර (see Abeygunasekara).
Abeygunawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" combined with गुण (guna) meaning "quality, property, attribute" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Abeygunawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abeygunawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේගුණවර්ධන (see Abeygunawardana).
Abeynayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේනායක (see Abeynayake).
Abeyrathna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Abeyratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Abeysekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and शेखर (śekhara) meaning "crest, crown, peak, top".
Abeysekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Abeysena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Abeysingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසිංහ (see Abeysinghe).
Abeysooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසූරිය (see Abeysuriya).
Abeysundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Abeysundera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසුන්දර (see Abeysundara).
Abeysuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Abeyta Spanish (Mexican)
Derived from the place "Alba de Yeltes" in the province of Salamanca, Spain.
Abeythunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".
Abeytunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේතුංග (see Abeythunga).
Abeywardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Abeywardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeywardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Abeyweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Abeywickrama Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".
Abeywickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Abgarowiczowa f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Historical married name of Abgarowicz.
Abiera Filipino
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.
Abimbola Yoruba
From the given name Abimbola
Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."
Abisheva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Abishev.
Abkhazava Georgian, 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".
Aboma African
Possibly from the Fang or Luo languages
Aboulafia Jewish
Variant spelling of Abulafia, which was originally a Sephardi Jewish surname of Arabic etymological origin.
Abramienia Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Abram 1.
Abramova f Russian, Jewish
Feminine form of Abramov.
Abubakarova f Chechen
Feminine form of Abubakarov.
Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Abukumagawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武隈川 (Abukumagawa) meaning "Abukuma River", a river that flows through the prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi in Japan.
Abulafia Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic أبو العافية‎‎ (abū l-ʿāfiya) meaning "father of health" from أبو (abū) meaning "father" and عافية (ʿāfiya) meaning "health, well-being".
Abura Japanese (Rare)
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil".
Aburada Japanese
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aburata Japanese
Abura means "oil" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Abuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿武屋 (Abuya) meaning "Abu Store", from 阿武 (Abu) meaning "Abu", a district in the prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan.
Abuzərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abuzərov.
Aca Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl acatl meaning "cane".
Acahua Nahuatl
Means "owner of reeds", from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and the possessive suffix -hua.
Acampora Italian, Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Acampora is a variant of Acanfora, from the medieval personal name Canfora, from canfora ‘camphor’ (from Arabic kāfūr).
Acatzihua Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tzihuactli, a kind of thorny plant.
Accetta Italian
From the female form of southern Italian Accetto, a medieval personal name from the Latin name Acceptus (from acceptus 'welcome', 'well-liked').
Accola Romansh
Derived from Medieval Latin accola "tenant; farmer", ultimately from Classical Latin accola "one who lives near a place; a neighbor".
Acella Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Aceska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Aceski.
Acevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Acevski.
Achampomaa African
Allegedly a feminine form of Achampong used in Ghana.
Acharya Indian, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit आचार्य (acharya) meaning "teacher, instructor".
Achenza Italian
A Sardinian name, possibly denoting someone from the former town of Aquensa or Acquesa.
Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".
Acocella m Italian
Derived from a diminutive of 'acco', related to 'hawk' or 'eagle'
Acosta Spanish
Surname (from location)... [more]
Acovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Acovski.
Acquaviva Italian
From an Italian place name meaning "running water, spring", literally "living water".
Acuña Galician, Spanish
Derived from a place named "Acuña Alta".
Acuna Spanish (Latin American)
Related tho the Acuna Indians of Mexico, there is also a city by the name. Popular in border areas of Mexico and Texas.
Adachihara Japanese
A means "leg, limb, step", dachi is a form of tachi meaning "stand", and hara means "plain". ... [more]
Adaksina Russian
Feminine form of Adaksin (Адаксин)
Adamcová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Adamec.
Adamska f Polish
Feminine form of Adamski.
Ademola Yoruba
From the given name Ademola
Adesanya Yoruba
Meaning "first to be born" in Yoruba.
Adesina Yoruba
From the given name Adesina
Adhia Konkani
A famous example is Richa Adhia, a Tanzanian model of Konkani descent.
Adıgözəlzadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Adıgözəl", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".
Adilbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Adilbekov.
Ədilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ədilov.
Adisa Yoruba
From the given name Adisa
Adleiba Abkhaz
Most likely from the given name Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа (āpā) meaning "son"... [more]
Advíncula Spanish
Perhaps from Latin ad vincula "in chains", a title of Saint Peter.
Advincula Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Advíncula primarily used in the Philippines.
Aedma Estonian
Aedma is an Estonian surname derived from "aed", meaning "garden", or "aedmaasikas" meaning "strawberry".
Afanasyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Afanasyev.
Afghanzada Dari Persian
Means "son of the Afghan" in Persian.
Aga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Agada Japanese
Variant of Agata.
Agafonova f Russian
Feminine form of Agafonov.
Agapova Russian
Feminine form of Agapov.
Agarmaa Estonian
Agarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "busy/industrious land".
Agarwala Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese variant of Agarwal.
Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Agatsuma Japanese (Rare)
From 上 (aga) meaning "upper, top, above" or 我 (aga) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish" and 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife, spouse".
Agawa Japanese
阿 (A) means "nook, flatter, corner" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".... [more]
Ağazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Ağa".
Agbuya Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to watch" in Ilocano.
Agdeppa Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to spread one's hands" or "to spread one's arms wide" in Ilocano.
Ageha Japanese
From Japanese 上 (age) meaning "above" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers".
Ageyenkova f Russian
Feminine form of Ageyenkov.
Ageyeva Russian
Feminine form of Ageyev.
Ageykina Russian
Feminine form of Ageykin
Agha Turkish
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]
Aginaga Basque
Habitational name from a place named Aginaga, from Basque (h)agin meaning "yew tree" combined with -aga, a collective suffix.
Agishcheva Russian
Feminine form of Agishchev (Агищев)
Agisheva Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek
Feminine form of Agishev.
Agishina Russian
Feminine form of Agishin (Агишин)
Agpaoa Ilocano
From the archaic Ilocano word agpaoa meaning "to cook", used as an occupational name.
Agrba Abkhaz
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]
Agrinya Nigerian (Rare)
Means "warrior" in the Nigerian language of Yala. It was an earned name.
Aguia Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Águila.
Águila Spanish
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.
Aguraiuja Estonian
Aguraiuja is an Estonian surname meaning "dawn/daybreak hewer".
Agusheva f Russian
Feminine form of Agushev.
Aha Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.
Aha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿波 (see Awa 1 or Awa 2).
Əhədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhədov.
Ahama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿 (a), a phonetic character and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach; seashore".
Ahamada Comorian
From the given name Ahamada.
Ahara Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and hara means "field, plain".
Ahearna Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Either from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Eachthighearna meaning "descendant of Eachthighearna", or else an anglicized form of Eachthighearna.
Ahluwalia Indian, Punjabi
From a village named Ahlu that existed as a misl (state) of the Sikh Confederacy during the 18th century.
Əhmədzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ahmadzadeh.
Ahmedova Uzbek
Means "daughter of Ahmed".
Ahmedovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Ahmedovski.
Ahuja Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "descendant of Ahu", Ahu probably being the name of an ancestor.
Ahumada Spanish
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]
Aia Estonian
Aia is an Estonian surname meaning "horticultural".
Aiba Japanese
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".
Aibana Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".
Aida Japanese
Ai could mean "fit, suit, join", "indigo", or "together, mutual". Da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aida Japanese
From Japanese 会 (ai) meaning "meeting, gathering" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Aihara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Aikuzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 愛久沢 or 愛久澤 (see Akuzawa 1 or Akuzawa 2).
Aimla Estonian
Aimla is an Estonian surname derived from either "aim" meaning "idea" or "taimla" meaning "nursery".
Aimura Japanese
From 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, each other and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Ainara Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, with one another", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Ainla Estonian
Ainla is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Ain".
Ainuma Japanese
Ai means "unit, join" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Aisaka Japanese (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]
Aisawa Japanese
Ai can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Aisha Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Aisha.
Aissaouia Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Aïssa (chiefly used in Algeria). This is also the name of a town in Médéa Province, Algeria.
Aita Japanese
Variant of Aida.
Aitana Spanish
From the name of a mountain in Valencia, Spain.
Ait Bekka Berber
Berber surname derived from ait meaning "son" and Bekka, possibly a Berber given name.
Aiwara Japanese
A variant of Aihara.
Aiyama Japanese
Ai can mean "together, join", "love, affection" or "indigo" and yama means "mountain".
Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Aizawa Japanese
Variant reading of 阿久沢 or 阿久澤 (see Akuzawa 2).
Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.
Ajala Edo
Means "chief of the horses".
Akada Japanese
Aka meant "red" and da comes from ta meaning "rice patty, field".
Akaeda Japanese
Aka means "red" and eda means "branch, bough, twig."
Akagawa Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Akahira Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Akaiwa Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, vermilion" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Akama Japanese
Possibly from 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 間 (ma) meaning "between, interval, space, pause".
Akamakka Japanese (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]
Akamatsuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 赤真下 (see Akamakka).
Akamura Japanese
Aka means "red" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Akanuma Japanese
Aka means "red" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Akasaka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Akashita Japanese
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.
Akata Japanese
Variant of Akada.
Akatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Akawa Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and kawa means "river, stream".
Əkbərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əkbərov.
Akbarova f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Akbarov.
Akça Turkish
Means "money, coin" or "pale, whitish" in Turkish.
Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".
Akhba Abkhaz
Derived from Abkhaz akhba meaning "elder" or аб (āb) "father".
Akhmadieva f Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmadiev.
Akhmadullina f Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Tatar Әхмәдуллин or Bashkir Әхмәҙуллин (see Akhmadullin).
Akhmatova Tatar, Russian
Feminine form of Akhmatov, meaning "son of Äxmät".
Akhmedova Russian
Feminine form of Akhmedov (Ахмедов)