Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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Salakaya Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz surname Шакар-ипа (Shakar-ipa) meaning "son of Shakar". The name itself may be derived from Persian شکر (šakar) meaning "sugar" or from Arabic شَكَرَ (šakara) meaning "to be thankful, to be grateful".
Salalila Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).
Salama Arabic
Derived from the given name Salama.
Salamova f Azerbaijani, Chechen
Feminine form of Salamov.
Saldaña Spanish
Habitual surname for a person from any of the locations in Spain named Saldaña. The name itself comes from the older name Gili-Zalan, which is of uncertain meaning.
Saldanha Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Saldaña.
Saliba Arabic, Maltese
Means "crucifix, cross" in Arabic, a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Christianity... [more]
Səlimova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səlimov.
Salipada Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao cognate of Saripada.
Salmona Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Shelomoh.
Salonga Filipino, Tagalog
From the name of a chief of Polo (presently the city of Valenzuela in Manila) who was later baptised as Pedro Salonga.
Salussolia Italian, Piedmontese
Originally denoted a person from Salussola, a comune (municipality) in the province of Biella in Piedmont, Italy.
Salvatierra Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Salvatierra (literally ‘save land’ denoting a place of strategic importance).... [more]
Səmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səmədov.
Samaha Arabic
Derived from Arabic سَمْح (samḥ) meaning "magnanimous, generous".
Samara Greek
Variant of Samaras.
Samarajeewa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and जीव (jiva) meaning "alive, living, life, existence".
Samaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරනායක (see Samaranayake).
Samararathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Samararatna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Samarasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Samarasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසේකර (see Samarasekara).
Samarasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Samarasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරසිංහ (see Samarasinghe).
Samarathunga Sinhalese
From Sanskrit समर (samará) meaning "coming together, meeting" and तुङ्ग (tuṅga) meaning "lofty, tall, high".
Samaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරතුංග (see Samarathunga).
Samaraweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Samarawickrama Sinhalese
Means "conqueror of battles" from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "conflict, struggle" and विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "valour, power, strength".
Samarawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරවික්‍රම (see Samarawickrama).
Samba Spanish
Spanish surname of unknown origin maybe from the same origin as the name for the dance. Omar Samba has this surname.
Samejima Japanese
”鮫” (sa me) is meaning ”shark”(in ancient use, ”alligator” ) and ”島”(or ”嶋”) (shima in west Japan , jima in east Japan) is meaning "island" in Japan.... [more]
Şamilova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şamilov.
Samma Estonian
Samma is an Estonian surname derived from either "sammal" meaning "moss" or "sammas" meaning " column", "pillar" and "post".
Samoura Fula
Mauritanian Fula Surname, From the name {Sow}
Samporna Filipino, Maranao
Means "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
Sampulna Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Samporna.
Samukawa Japanese
A notable bearer is Tatsukiyo Samukawa (1697-1739), the daimyo of the Zeze Domain.
Samura Japanese
Sa means "support, assist" and mura "village, hamlet" or "town".
Samusawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 寒風沢 or 寒風澤 (see Sabusawa).
Sanabra Catalan
Catalan cognate of Seabra.
Sanda Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Sandioriva Acehnese, Gayonese
A Gayonese patronymic.
Sanghera Sanskrit
The Sanghera (संघेडा) clan are descended from Chauhan Rajputs and are found chiefly amongst the Jatt Sikh tribes of Northwestern India.
Sangliana Mizo
Sangliana has an unknown meaning.
Sangma Garo
The clan name of a folklore writer from Northeast India.
Sanjeewa Sinhalese
From the given name Sanjeewa.
Sankara Mossi (?), Fula (?)
The surname of the assassinated Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara (1949-1987).
Sánta Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "limping".
Santa Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Santa Ana Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Santana primarily used in the Philippines.
Santaella Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality at the coordinates 37°34′03″N 4°50′48″W.
Santagata Biblical Italian (Italianized, Modern, ?)
names of several towns in Italy derived from saint agatha (sant agata )
Santala Finnish
From Finnish santa meaning "(slightly wet) sand" and the place suffix -la.
Santa Maria Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Santamaría primarily used in the Philippines.
Santamaría Spanish
Means "Saint Mary" in Spanish, used as a name for someone from any of various locations named after the Virgin Mary.
Santamaria Italian, French, Spanish
Italian and French cognate of Santamaría as well as a Spanish variant.
Santayana Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish variant of Santana. This name was borne by the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952).
Santora Italian
Feminine variant of Santoro.
Saparbekova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Saparbekov.
Saparova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Feminine form of Saparov.
Saparowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Saparow.
Sapienza Italian
Means "knowledge, wisdom" in Italian.
Sara Sami
Probably derived from Finnish saari "island", though some claim that it is taken from the given name Sara.
Sarada Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 皿 (sara), an assigned character to 更 (sara) meaning "new; unused" and 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", referring to unused farmland.
Saraiva Portuguese
It literally means "hail".
Sarasa Japanese (Rare)
Means "chintz" in Japanese.
Sarata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 皿田 (see Sarada).
Saratxaga Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
Sarda Italian
From the feminine form of Sardo or from sarda "large sardine" either a nickname or occupational name for selling sardines.
Sərdarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sərdarov.
Sardella Italian
From sardella "sardine" used as either an occupational name for a fisher or seller of sardines or a nickname for a thin person.
Sardina Italian, Spanish, Galician
From sardina Galician sardiña "sardine" used for someone as a catcher or seller of the fish or a nickname for a thin person.
Sardinha Portuguese
Portuguese last name meaning "sardine seller".
Şərifova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şərifov.
Sarıkaya Turkish
From Turkish sarı meaning "yellow" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".
Sarikaya Turkish
Sarıkaya is a Turkish word meaning "yellow rock".
Saripada Filipino, Maranao
From a title meaning "chief" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (shripada) literally meaning "holy foot", derived from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and पाद (pada) meaning "foot".
Sarma Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Assamese শৰ্মা, Bengali শর্মা, Hindi/Nepali शर्मा, Telugu శర్మ or Kannada ಶರ್ಮಾ (see Sharma).
Sarna Polish
IT COMES FROM POLAND FROM LONG-AGO ANCESTORS
Sarrià Catalan
Catalan habitational name from any of the places named Sarrià or Sàrria, in Catalonia.
Sarrikolea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larrabetzu.
Sarsenbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sarsenbaev.
Sarsenova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sarsenov.
Saruta Japanese
From Japanese 猿 (saru) meaning "monkey" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sasahara Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sasakawa Japanese
From Japanese 笹 (sasa) meaning "bamboo grass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sasayama Japanese
笹 (Sasa) means "bamboo" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Sashenka Russian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
From the Russian and Ukrainian given name Sashenka (a diminutive of Aleksandr or Oleksandr), or Belarusianised form of Ukrainian Sashenko.
Sashihara Japanese
From 指 (sashi) meaning "finger" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Saska Croatian
Name given to someone from Saxony. From Croatian “saska” which translates to Saxony.
Sassa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 左雨 (see Sasame).
Sata Japanese
From 佐 (sa) meaning "assist" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Satoda Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Satomiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Satomura Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Satonaka Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Satoya Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Satsuma Japanese
From Japanese 薩摩 (Satsuma) meaning "Satsuma", a former Japanese province in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Səttarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Səttarov.
Šaŭčenka Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Шаўчэнка (see Shauchenka).
Savela Finnish
Derived from Finnish savi "clay". Savela is also a place in Helsinki and Jyväskylä.
Savinova Russian
Feminine form of Savinov.
Savoia Italian (Archaic)
A Italian royal court name.
Savva Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Savvas.
Sawa Japanese
From Japanese 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Sawada Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sawamura Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Sawaoka Japanese
Sawa means "swamp, marsh" and oka means "hill, mound".
Sawara Japanese (Rare)
Sawara (椹) is a type of cypress native to Japan
Sawara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐原 (see Sahara).
Sawayama Japanese
From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetland, swamp" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Sawicka f Polish
Feminine form of Sawicki.
Saxena Indian, Hindi
Traditionally believed to be derived from Sanskrit सखिसेना (sakhisena) meaning "friend of the army", from सखा (sakha) meaning "friend, companion" and सेना (sena) meaning "army"... [more]
Sayatova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Sayatov.
Sayfullina f Bashkir, Tatar
Feminine form of Sayfullin.
Saylauova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Saylauov.
Saysana Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ໄຊຊະນະ (see Xaysana).
Saza Japanese
From Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "to assist, to help" and 座 (za) meaning "seat."
Sbaraglia Italian
From sbaragliare "to defeat, to overcome".
Scafata Italian
Possibly denoting someone from the Italian town Scafati, from Latin scapha "skiff, light boat". Alternately, may be from Italian scafare "to husk peas", either literally referring to someone's occupation, or from the figurative meaning of "to make more confident; alert, shrewd".
Scala Italian, Greek
Habitational or topographic name from any of various places named with scala, "ladder", "steps", "wharf".
Scalia Italian
Habitational name derived from Scalea in the province of Cosenza, deriving ultimately from medieval Greek skaleia meaning "hoeing".
Scanagatta Italian
Probably means "cat killer", from Italian scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and gatto "cat", with the figurative meaning of "cheat, scoundrel". (Compare Pelagatti)... [more]
Scanavacca Italian
Possibly an occupational name for a butcher, from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and vacca "cow".
Scannella Italian
Possibly from Italian scannellare "to channel, to cut a groove", itself from Latin scamnum "ridge (of earth formed by plowing)".
Scarcella Italian
From Italian "scarcella", a dessert enjoyed during Easter from the Italian region of Apulia, possibly referring to a baker who would make them.
Scarla English (American), Italian (Americanized, ?)
Possibly a shortened form of an Italian surname such as Scarlato.
Scarlata Italian
Feminine variant of Scarlato.
Scatena Italian
From scatenare "to provoke, stir up, unleash", probably a nickname for a troublemaker.
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Schena Italian
Derived from a regional variant of Italian schiena "back (of the body)", perhaps a nickname for someone with a straight, rigid posture, or a topographic name denoting a rise or bump in the ground.
Schiazza Italian
From chiazza "stain, blot", perhaps given to someone with a prominent birthmark. Might also from a regional dialect, meaning "piazza, town square".
Schliwka German
A notable person bearing the surname was athlete Gunther Schliwka.
Schmadeka Low German
Low German variant of Schmied + the diminutive suffix -ke
Schmidtová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of the German surname Schmidt through the feminine suffix -ová.
Scimia Italian
From an archaic form of Italian scimmia "monkey", from Ancient Greek σιμός (simos) "snub-nosed". Has figurative meanings of "drunk" and "imitator, mimic, aper".
Sea English
Variant of See.
Seabra Portuguese
Habitational name from the town of Puebla de Sanabria in northwestern Spain of uncertain meaning, possibly of Arabic, Celtic or Latin origin.
Secară Romanian
It means "rye" in Romanian.
Sedda Italian
From a place name in Sardinia, meaning "top of a mountain". May alternately derive from Sardinian sedda "saddle", indicating the bearer's occupation.
Sedita Italian
From Italian sei "six" + dita, plural of dito "finger", hence a nickname either for someone having six fingers or metaphorically for someone who was very dextrous.
Séera Literature
Coming from an old Rowénan word to mean "king" or "leader", SÉERA is nowan uncomon surname. Used by the ruling family of eastern Erikówna (see Tyran).
Segarra Catalan
Regional name from the district of La Segarra, or habitational name from any of the places named with Segarra or La Segarra in Catalonia and Valencia.
Sejkora Czech, Slovak
Sejkora means titmouse in Czech.
Sekawa Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sekihara Japanese
From 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sekikawa Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sekiya Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Sekizawa Japanese
關 translates to "connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning" and 澤 translates to "swamp" so it could be translated as "a connected swamp"
Sela Hebrew
Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. Famous bearer is the Israeli model, actress and television presenter Rotem Sela (born 1983)
Selimoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Selimoski.
Selimovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Selimovski.
Selva Catalan, Italian
From any of various places in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, or northern Italy named Selva, as for instance the Catalan district La Selva, from selva "wood", Latin silva.
Semendueva f Judeo-Tat
Feminine form of Semenduev.
Semenza Italian
From semenza ‘seeds’ possibly used for a seed merchant.
Semura Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".... [more]
Semyonova f Russian
Feminine form of Semyonov.
Senanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සේනානායක (see Senanayake).
Senarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සේනාරත්න (see Senaratne).
Senaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සේනාරත්න (see Senaratne).
Senba Japanese
From Japanese 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, sage, hermit" and 波 (ba) meaning "wave".
Senda Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sendulla Medieval French
the name was originally from a town in the champagne valley that does not exist any more because of World War I the town's name is forgotten and all we have about it is the name sendulla a young girl whom live there as a child
Senevirathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Seneviratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Senewirathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Senewiratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Sengupta Bengali, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sénā) meaning "army, armament" combined with Gupta.
Senna Portuguese
Possibly coming from the surname "Sanna", it may mean "one with a big protruding tooth".... [more]
Senuma Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Seppälä Finnish
A Finnish surname and toponym derived from the occupation of blacksmith ("seppä")
Sequeira Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese variant and Spanish form of Siqueira.
Serafimova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Serafimov.
Serbia Spanish
Unknown.. researching history of the spanish name that was first identify being used in Utado Puerto, Rico in 1790s by Fransico Serbia and Paula Serbia Filare
Serdà Catalan (Valencian)
Variant of Cerdà, or from the name of the village of Cerdà (also called La Serda) in the province of Valencia in Spain.
Sereda Ukrainian
From sereda, meaning "Wednesday".
Serikbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Serikbaev.
Serikova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Serikov.
Serikzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Serikzhanov.
Serrallonga Catalan
Taken from the name of a town in the Vallespir district, in Northern Catalonia.
Servania Cebuano
Meaning unknown. Probably a form of Cervantes.
Seshita Japanese
From 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Seta Japanese
From Japanese 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sethna Indian (Parsi)
Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ (seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see Seth).
Setsuhara Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" combined 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Sevilla Spanish
Habitational name from the city of Seville (or Sevilla) in Andalusia, Spain. The city's name is probably derived from Phoenician šplh meaning "valley, plain" through Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة‎ (ʾišbīliya).
Sewina German, Polish
The first available record of the Sewina family name is around 1620 in the province of Silesia, a mixed cultural region between Germany and Poland. Once part of the Prussian Empire and Germany. After World War Two, the area is now part of Poland... [more]
Seyidova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Seyidov.
Seyidzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Seyid".
Sferrazza Italian
Occupational name for a scrap-metal merchant, from a derivative of Sferro in the sense ‘old and broken iron’. Habitational name from the district of Paternò in Catania, Sicily.
Sforza Italian
Derived from the Italian verb sforzare meaning "to force, strain"; also compare the related word forza "force, strength". This was the surname of a dynasty of Milanese dukes, which held power in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Sha Hui
From the Arabic name Shah.
Sha Chinese
From Chinese 沙 (shā) referring to the ancient state of Sha, which was part of the state of Song during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Hebei province. Alternately it may come from Sha Sui, the name of a fief that was part of Song in what is now Henan province, or from Su Sha, the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Shandong province.
Shakya Nepali, Indian, Hindi
From the name of an ancient clan that inhabited parts of present-day Nepal and northern India. The name may have been derived from Sanskrit शाक (shaka) or शक (shaka) referring to the Sakas, a group of nomadic Iranian peoples, or from शक्य (shakya) meaning "possible, capable".
Shama Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "者" meaning "Person", and "間" meaning "Between", "While". Other Kanji Character Combinations possible.
Shandera Czech (Anglicized, Modern)
Shandera is anglicized for Šandera, a patronymic for Alexander (son of Alexander), the euiqvalent of Sandoor in Hungarian or Sanders in English.
Shanvitha f Indian
ℍ𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕦 𝕘𝕠𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕜𝕤𝕙𝕞𝕚, 𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕖, 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘