This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
RagusaItalian Habitational name from Ragusa in Sicily, or from the ancient city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia (Italian name Ragusa).
RaguseaItalian (Americanized) Possibly an Americanized form of Ragusa. Adam Ragusea (1982-) is an American internet personality who makes videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture.
RahaEstonian Raha is an Estonian surname meaning "money".
RaiaItalian, Sicilian Either a topographic name from Sicilian raia ‘smilax’ (a climbing shrub), or else derived from Sicilian raja meaning ‘ray’, or ‘skate’ (the fish), presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
RaiaArabic Derived from Arabic رياح (rayah) meaning ‘flag’.
RaidlaEstonian Raidla is an Estonian surname meaning "sculptural/hewed area".
RamaphosaSouthern African, Venda Means "the one who is born in the evening" in Venda. This name is borne by the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).
RappaItalian, Sicilian from Sicilian rappa meaning ‘bunch, cluster’ or Italian rappa meaning ‘lock, quiff’, which was presumably applied as a nickname with reference to someone’s hair.
RasilaFinnish A variant of the finnish word (rasi) for a forest that has been cleared for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt for agricultural means. The suffix "-la" is usually added to the stem of the word to indicate a location... [more]
RayaGalician, Spanish Possibly a habitational name from Raya in Galicia or in Albacete and Murcia provinces. Possibly a topographic name from Spanish raya meaning "line", denoting the boundary between two countries or provinces.
ReinaSpanish, Portuguese Either a habitational name from any of the places called Reina. Or most likely from the female personal name Reina 1 (from Latin Regina) otherwise a nickname from reina "queen".
ReinmaaEstonian Reinmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Rein's land". From the masculine give name "Rein" and "maa" ("land").
ReitsmaWest Frisian Derived from either the personal name Reitse or the place name Reitsum combined with the Frisian suffix -ma.
RelyeaGerman, French (Anglicized) Altered spelling of southern German and French Rellier, or probably a regional variant of Swiss German Reller, especially in the western provinces of Austria... [more]
RemultaFilipino It can be derived from Spanish word which means "remultar" which means "to rumble" or "to grumble". It can also come from another Spanish root word "mult-" which can be associated with the idea "many" "multiply" "multus".
RendaItalian Derived from the short form of a variant of Latin Laurentius (compare Renza), or perhaps from a feminine variant of Germanic Rando... [more]
RenteríaSpanish Castilianized variant of Basque Errenteria, the name of two towns in Gipuzkoa and Biscay provinces, Basque Country. Means "customs" in Spanish.
RequaGerman Variant of Ricward, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + ward ‘guardian’.
RequenaSpanish, Catalan habitational name from Requena in Valencia or Requena de Campos in Palencia apparently so called from a short form of the various Visigothic compound personal names with the first element rīc "powerful" with the addition of the locative suffix -ena.
RiberaCatalan, Spanish Habitational name from any of various locations in Spain named Ribera, derived from Catalan and Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore".
RitongaBatak From Batak ri meaning "reed, grass" and tonga meaning "middle, centre".
RivabellaItalian Derived from the Italian word riva meaning "bank (shore, riverbank, lakebank)" (from Latin ripa) and bella meaning "beautiful"... [more]
RivadeneiraSpanish habitational name from a parish named Riba de Neira in Lugo province meaning 'bank of the river Neira' Neira being a tributary of the Miño.
RivareuaLigurian It indicates familial origin within the eponymous frazione of the commune of Carasco.
RubalcavaSpanish Habitational name for someone originally from the town of Rubalcaba in Cantabria, Spain. The name itself is derived from Arabic الربع الخالي (ar-rubʿ al-ḵālī) meaning "the Empty Quarter", referring to the Rub' al Khali desert in the Arabian Peninsula.
RudzutakaLatvian (Rare) Rudzutaka is compound from two words first rudzu meaning "rye" and second taka meaning "path". Rudzutaka is femenine form of surname, the masculine form of surname is Rudzutaks. Most famous person with this surname is Jānis Rudzutaks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jānis_Rudzutaks... [more]
RügaEstonian Rüga is an Estonian surname derived from "rügama" meaning to "toil" and "rügaja" meaning "toiler".
RurikawaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 瑠璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
RusakovaRussian Julia Rusakova-Harper was a Russian astronaut for NASA and former wife to Jack Harper in the movie Oblivion (2013). She was played by Olga Kurylenko alongside Jack Harper’s character played by Tom Cruise... [more]
RuwanpathiranaSinhalese From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पति (pati) meaning "husband, lord" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
RuwanpuraSinhalese From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem" combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city".
RzepkaPolish from rzepka, diminutive of rzepa ‘turnip’, either a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a peasant who grew root vegetables.
RzoncaPolish Nickname from Polish dialect rzonca, standard Polish rzodca ‘land steward’.
SaKorean There are three Chinese characters associated with this surname. Two of these are extremely rare and are not treated here. The remaining Sa surname is also quite unusual. There are two distinct clans, one of Kyŏngsang South Province’s Kŏch’ang County and the other originating with a refugee from Ming China who came to Korea near the end of the Koryŏ period (ad 918–1392).
SáPortuguese, Galician Variant spelling of Saa, a habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
SaaPortuguese, Galician Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
SaarelaEstonian Saarela is an Estonian surname meaning "island area".
SaaremaaEstonian Toponymic surname from an island in the West Estonian archipelago, derived from saar "island" and maa "land, earth".
SaareperaEstonian Saarepera is an Estonian surname meaning "island folk".
SaarmaEstonian Saarma is an Estonian surname derived from "saarmas", meaning "otter".
SaarmaaEstonian Saarmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "island land".
SaarojaEstonian Saaroja is an Estonian surname meaning "island stream".
SaavedraSpanish, Mexican Derived from the place-name Saavedra and therefore signifies "descendant or son of one from Saavedra". The place-name Saavedra is located in the north western province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain and is believed to be derived from the elements "Saa" meaning "Hall" and "Vedra" (feminine) meaning "Old".
SabaFrench, Occitan Nickname from a variant of Occitan sabe meaning "tasty, flavorsome". Compare Sabourin.
SabusawaJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 寒風沢 (Sabusawa), a clipping of 寒風沢浜 (Sabusawahama) meaning "Sabusawahama", a former village in the district of Miyagi in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate in Japan, or a clipping of 浦戸寒風沢 (Uratosabusawa) meaning "Uratosabusawa", an area in the city of Shiogama in the prefecture of Miyagi in Japan.... [more]
SaetiaThai Form of Zhang (via the Teochew romanization) used by Thais of Chinese descent, formed with Thai แซ่ (sae) denoting Chinese family names.
SaettaItalian Possibly an Italianized form of Sicilian Saitta, or else taken directly from the Italian word saetta meaning "arrow, bolt" or "thunderbolt, lightning"... [more]
SafeyaMuslim • Safeya is derived from the SAD-F-A root which is used in many places in the Quran, This name derives from the Arabic “Ṣafi”, meaning “pure, confidante, best friend”. Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish woman captured from the Banu Nadir tribe at age 17, who became Muhammad's wife... [more]