Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

Jamma Indian

Jamoukha Circassian
Variant transcription of Jaimoukha.

Jana English

Jančanka Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian given name Jan 1.

Janeva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Janev.

Janikowska Polish

Janka Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.

Jankechová Slovak

Jankoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jankoski.

Janota Czech
Derivative of Jan 1.

Janusova Polish

Japenga Dutch
Means "of Jaap".

Jara Spanish
Habitational name any of the various places in southern Spain named Jara or La Jara, from jara meaning "rockrose", "cistus".

Jarita Spanish (Latin American)

Jarra Spanish

Järvela Estonian
Järvela is an Estonian surname meaning "lake area".

Järveoja Estonian
Järveoja is an Estonian surname meaning "lake creek".

Jashanica Albanian

Jasińska Polish
Feminine form of Jasiński.

Jaskółka Polish
Nickname from Polish jaskółka meaning "swallow".

Jastremska f Polish
Female counterpart of Jastremski.

Jawara Manding (Anglicized)

Jaya Hindi, Marathi, Telugu

Jayama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇山 (see Hebiyama).

Jayamaha Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and महा (maha) meaning "great".

Jayamanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයමාන්න (see Jayamanne).

Jayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Jayaratne.

Jayaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයරත්න (see Jayaratne).

Jayasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".

Jayasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසේකර (see Jayasekara).

Jayasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Jayasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).

Jayasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).

Jayasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese ජයසූරිය (see Jayasuriya).

Jayasundara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhalese ජයසුන්දර (see Jayasundera).

Jayasundera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".

Jayasuriya Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and सूर्य (sūrya) meaning "sun".

Jayathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark (on the forehead), dot, ornament".

Jayathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".

Jayatilaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).

Jayatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).

Jayatilleka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතිලක (see Jayathilaka).

Jayatunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයතුංග (see Jayathunga).

Jayawardana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).

Jayawardena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".

Jayawardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).

Jayawardhena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවර්ධන (see Jayawardena).

Jayawarna Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वर्ण (varṇa) meaning "colour, appearance, form" or "class, tribe, caste".

Jayaweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Jayawickrama Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace" or "valour".

Jayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).

Jayesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).

Jefimova Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian
Altered form of Yefimov.

Jellema West Frisian, Frisian
Means “Son of Jelle”, the suffix -(s)ma indicating that it is of Frisian origin.

Jena Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.

Jenna English

Jerala Slovene

Jha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".

Jhala Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati clan name of unknown meaning.

Jhatoliya Rajasthani

Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.

Jia Chinese
From Chinese 贾 (jiǎ) referring to an ancient state and fief named Jia, both located in what is now Shanxi province.

Jilka German (Austrian)

Jima Ethiopian

Jimuta Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".

Jinadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".

Jinasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Jinda Japanese

Jirakuntacha Obscure
Possibly of Southeast Asian origin

Jitsukawa Japanese

Joa Estonian
Joa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jõe" meaning "watrer/fluvial" or "joana" meaning "torrents/cascades".

Joala Estonian
Joala is an Estonian surname derived from "jõe" ("fluvial") and "ala" ("field" or "area").

Jõemaa Estonian
Jõemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "river land".

Jõgila Estonian
Jõgila is an Estonian surname meaning "river area".

Jõgioja Estonian
Jõgioja is an Estonian surname meaning "river creek".

Jolaha Indian, Muslim
Means "weaver".

Jomana Northern African

Jonda Spanish (Latin American, Japanized), American (Hispanic)
Jondá means Slingshot and hole in Spanish and is a surname in some Latin American countries and Americans with Hispanic heritage. It is a Japanized form of the surname Honda... [more]

Jorala Indian

Jorba Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Jordà Spanish
Derived from the personal name Jordàn

Jordanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jordanov.

Jorquera Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.

Joshua Nigerian

Josifoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Josifoski.

Josifovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Josifovski.

Josytewa Navajo

Joumana Northern African

Jovanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jovanovski.

Jovanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Jovanov.

Joya Catalan
Catalan variant of Hoya

Joyia Pakistani

Jozefa Hungarian
Taken from the personal name Jozefa.

Juga Estonian
Juga is an Estonian surmane meaning "waterfall" and "cascade".

Jukna Lithuanian

Jukopila Istriot

Julia Spanish, English (American, Rare)
From the given name Julia

Juliana Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Juliano.

Julka Polish

Juma Swahili, Arabic
From the given name Juma.

Jumaýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Jumaýew.

Juračka Czech

Jürismaa Estonian
Jürismaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Jüri's land" ("Jüri" is an Estonian masculine given name).

Jürna Estonian
Jürna is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Jüri".

Juvalta Romansh

Ka Korean

Ka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

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]

Kaalma Estonian
Kaalma is an Estonian surname relating to "kaal" meaning "balance".

Kaʻanāʻanā Hawaiian
This Hawaiian surname means The Black Magic.... [more]

Käära Estonian
Käära is an Estonia surname possibly derived from "käär" meaning "loop" and "meander".

Käärma Estonian
Käärma is an Estonian surname derived from "käär" meaning "(to) loop" or "meander".

Kaarmaa Estonian
Kaarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "arc/curve land".

Kaasa Estonian
Kaasa is an Estonian surname meaning "along" and "with", as well as "spouse".

Kaba Turkish
Means "rough, rude, coarse" in Turkish.

Kaba Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree".

Kaba Western African, Manding
From a Mandinka clan name perhaps derived from the name of a village in southern Mali.

Kabamba Kongo

Kabara Japanese
Variant of Kahara.

Kabaria Indian, Muslim
Means "greengrocer".

Kabashima Japanese
From Japanese 樺 (kaba) meaning "birch tree" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kabayama Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"

Kabeya Japanese
From Japanese 壁 (kabe) meaning "wall, barrier" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kabila Luba, Central African

Kabrera Various

Kabura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鏑 (Kabura) meaning "Kabura", a division in the division of Tsuchizawa in the area of Towa in the city of Hanamaki in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.

Kabura Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蕪 (see Kabu).

Kaçka Albanian

Kada Japanese

Kaddara Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kadekawa Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kadimicherla Indian

Kadma Indian

Kadohata Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hata means "field".

Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Kadokawa Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kadokura Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Kadoshima Japanese (Rare)
I don't want to assume it's rare but it's definitely uncommon. Kado means "Gate" and Shima means "Island".

Kadota Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "gate" and ta means "rice paddy, field".

Kadota Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kadoya Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling" or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow".

Kaffka Hungarian, Romanian, Low German, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
The Germanised Czech surname of a certain Margit. Means ‘Little Jackdaw’ in Czech. Its internationally better known diminutive is Kafka.

Kaga Japanese
From the Japanese 加 (ka) "increase," "step up" and 賀 (ka or ga) "congratulation."

Kaga Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Kaga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Kagawa Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kagaya Japanese

Kagaya Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kagayama Japanese

Kageyama Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kagiyama Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]

Kagoshima Japanese

Kagunaka Japanese

Kahana Jewish
Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.

Kahara Japanese

Kahuila Hawaiian (?)

Kahya Turkish
Means "butler, steward, housekeeper" in Turkish.

Kaiba Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf".

Kaida Japanese

Kaieda Japanese

Kainama Moluccan

Kainda Kongo

Kainoa Hawaiian
From the given name Kainoa.

Kaira Crimean Tatar (Russified)

Kaita Japanese

Kaizawa Japanese
From Japanese 貝 (Kai) meaning "shellfish" and 澤 (Sawa, Zawa) meaning "swamp".

Kaizra arabe

Kajibara Japanese
Variant of Kajihara.

Kajihara Japanese
Kaji means "wind" and hara means "plain, field".

Kajikawa Japanese

Kajima Japanese
Variant of Kashima.

Kajita Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kajiura Japanese (Rare)
Kaji means "wind" and Ura means "seacoast, bay".... [more]

Kajiwara Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘oar’ and ‘plain’, this name is found mostly in western Japan.

Kajiwara Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kajota Polish

Kakawa Japanese

Kakibara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakida Japanese

Kakihara Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).

Kakimura Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Kakinuma Japanese
Kaki means "Persimmon" and Numa means "Swamp".

Kakinuma Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Kakiouea Nauruan

Kakisawa Japanese

Kakita Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kakiwara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakizawa Japanese

Kakugaya Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kakuma Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 隈 (kuma) meaning "corner, shade".

Kakuta Japanese
From 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 田 (da) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Kakuya Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kala Estonian
Kala is an Estonian surname meaning "fish".

Kalaba African, Southern African, Tonga
Means "forgetful person".

Kalashnikova f Russian
Feminine form of Kalashnikov.

Kalawaiʻa Hawaiian
From the given name Kalawaiʻa.

Kəlbəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Kəlbəliyev.

Kalda Estonian
Variant form of Kallas "shore".

Kaldmaa Estonian
Kaldmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping/incline land".

Kaldoja Estonian
Kaldoja is an Estonian name meaning "sloping creek".

Kaldybaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kaldybaev.

Kaleba Polish
Originates from a nickname of Polish dialect meaning “scraggy old cow”

Kalinowska f Polish
Feminine form of Kalinowski.

Kalinska Polish

Kalita Indian, Assamese
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त (lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.

Kalita Polish
A polish surname meaning "money pouch" in old polish

Kaljula Estonian
Kaljula is an Estonian surname meaning "rock/cliff area".

Kalla Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "priest".

Kalla Sami
Derived from Kállá, the Sami form of Karl.

Kallasmaa Estonian
Kallasmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "bank/shore/coast land".

Kallemaa Estonian
Kallemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "sloping land".

Kalyandra Russian

Kama Estonian
Kama is an Estonian surname; from "kama", a food made of finely milled flour.

Kamada Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kamaka Hawaiian
From the given name Kamaka.

Kamakura Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and kura means "storehouse."

Kamalandua Central African

Kamalova f Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Kamalov.

Kamantha Thai

Kamara Western African
Used in Sierra Leone.

Kamara Hungarian

Kamata Japanese
From Japanese 鎌 (kama) meaning "sickle, scythe" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kambolina Russian, Serbian

Kamchybekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Kamchybekov.

Kameda Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kamegaya Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kamenaga Japanese

Kamenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kamenov.

Kameoka Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Kameya Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kameyama Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamida Japanese

Kamieńska f Polish
Feminine form of Kamieński.

Kamigawa Japanese
Variant of Kamikawa.

Kamigaya Japanese

Kamikawa Japanese

Kamikura Japanese

Kamimura Japanese
Kami means "god" or "top, upper" and mura means "village, hamlet "

Kaminaga Japanese
Kami/神 = "God, Spirit, Supernatural Being" Naga/永 ,長. 永 = "Eternal" 長 = "Length". So it basically means "God Eternal" or "God length".

Kaminska Polish

Kamioka Japanese

Kamisaka Japanese
Kami can mean "god" or "above, upper, top" and saka means "hill, slope."

Kamita Japanese

Kamiyama Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamizaka Japanese
Variant of Kamisaka.

Kamizawa Japanese

Kamolkhontha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kamolova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Kamolov.

Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Kamoshida Japanese
From Japanese 鴨 (kamo) meaning "duck", 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

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.

Kamugisha Eastern African

Kamura Japanese

Kamutka Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kana Estonian
Kana is an Estonian surname meaning "hen" and "chicken".

Kana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 海南 (see Unami).

Kanada Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kaneda.

Kanagaya Japanese
Variant of Kanatani.

Kanakamedala Indian (Modern)

Kanakapinda Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanamara Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanaoka Japanese
Kana means "metal, money, gold" and oka means "hill, mound",

Kanasawa Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Kanata Japanese
Variant of Kanada.

Kanatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Kanatov.

Kanaya Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kanayama Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money, gold" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Kanba Japanese
From 樺 (kanba) meaning "birch".

Kanbara Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kandimaa Estonian
Kandimaa is an Estonian surname derived from "kandis" ("neck of the woods") and "land".

Kandola Anglo-Norman

Kandyba Belarusian

Kaneda Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "metal" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Kanedakara Japanese
Combination Kanji Character "金" meaning "Gold", with "宝" meaning "Treasure".

Kanehara Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kanehira Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."

Kaneta Japanese

Kanha Thai

Kania Polish

Kanisthachinda Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanisthaka Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanisthanakha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kanisthayukta Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

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.

Kanna Kashmiri (Rare)

Kanopka Latvian

Kánová Slovak

Kansa Western African

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”

Kanzawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).

Kapadia Indian, Gujarati
Occupational name for a cloth maker from Gujarati કાપડ (kāpaḍ) meaning "cloth, fabric".

Kapela Polish
Occupational name for a musician, derived from Polish kapela "music band; court orchestra".

Kapelyukha Ukrainian
From Ukrainian капелюх (kapelyukh), meaning "hat".

Kapilakanjana Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kapilawatana Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kapittatha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kapsa Polish

Kara Turkish