Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

Shasha Jewish

Shashoua Ancient Aramaic

Shatova Russian

Shauchenka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Shevchenko.

Shayesta Indian

Shaykhlislamova f Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Shaykhlislamov.

Shcheglova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щеглов (see Shcheglov).

Shchepkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щепкин (see Shchepkin).

Shcherba Belarusian
Probably related to Shcherbanyuk.

Shchyotkina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Щёткин (see Shchyotkin).

Sheba Arabic (Egyptian)

Sheeda Pakistani

Shehata Arabic
Derived from Arabic شحات (shahhat) meaning "beggar".

Shekha Arabic

Shemla Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Chemla.

Shenda African

Sheremeta Ukrainian, Russian
Variant of Sheremet.

Sheremeteva Russian
Feminine equivalent of Sheremetev.

Sherpa Nepali
From the name of the Sherpa people of Nepal, India and Bhutan, itself derived from Tibetan ཤར (shar) meaning "east" and the nominalising particle པ (pa).

Sheshenya Ukrainian

Shettima Kanuri, Nigerian
Meaning unknown.

Sheverdyaeva Russian

Shia Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Xie.

Shiba Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Shibakawa Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Shibata Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shibayama Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shibugaya Japanese
Variant of Shibutani.

Shibusawa Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Shibuzawa Japanese
Variant of Shibusawa.

Shida Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shidahara Japanese

Shidama Japanese
From 師 (shi) meaning "teacher, master, mentor" and 玉 (tama) meaning "ball, sphere, jewel, gem".

Shidehara Japanese
From Japanese 幣 (shide) meaning "currency" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, meadow, plain".

Shiga Japanese

Shigawa Japanese
Variant of Shikawa.

Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".

Shigeoka Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Shigeta Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shigusawa Japanese
Keiichi Shigusawa, professionally known as Keiichi Sigsawa, is an award winning novelist.

Shiha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Shiiduka Japanese

Shiina Japanese

Shikada Japanese

Shikata Japanese

Shikawa Japanese

Shilova f Russian
Feminine form of Shilov.

Shima Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Shimaoka Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".

Shimata Japanese

Shimemura Japanese

Shimoda Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimogawara Japanese

Shimokata Japanese
Shimo can mean "under, below" and kata can mean "shape" or "single".

Shimokawa Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shimomura Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shimooka Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and oka means "ridge, hill". ... [more]

Shimosawa Japanese
Shimo means "below, under" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Shimota Japanese

Shimotakahara Japanese

Shimoyama Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower portion, end" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Shimozawa Japanese
Variant of Shimosawa.

Shimura Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".

Shinada Japanese

Shinagawa Japanese
Variant of Shinakawa.

Shinakawa Japanese
Shina means "family, department, section" and kawa means "river, stream".

Shinazugawa Japanese (Rare)
Means "immortal river; never dying river; river with no deaths" in Japanese.

Shindera Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).

Shingawa Japanese
Variant of Shinkawa.

Shinkura Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "fresh, new" and 蔵 (kura) or 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, storehouse, granary".

Shinmura Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".

Shinota Japanese
Variant of Shinoda.

Shinotsuka Japanese
Shino means "dwarf bamboo" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Shinozuka Japanese

Shinozuka Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Shinsawa Japanese

Shinyama Japanese
Means "New Mountain".... [more]

Shinzawa Japanese
Variant of Shinsawa.

Shioda Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shioda Japanese

Shiohata Japanese

Shiokawa Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" combined with 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shiota Japanese

Shiozawa Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".

Shiozuka Japanese

Shira Indian

Shira Albanian

Shiraga Japanese

Shiragawa Japanese
Variant of Shirakawa.

Shirahama Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Shirahata Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Shiraiwa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Shiranita Japanese
From 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 仁 (ni) meaning "compassion, benevolence", that is then combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Shirasaka Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Shirasawa Japanese

Shirasuga Japanese
Shira means "white" and suga means "sedge".

Shirima African
Common in Tanzania

Shiroda Japanese

Shiroiwa Japanese

Shiroma Okinawan (Japanized)
Japanese form of the Okinawan surname 城間 (Gushikuma), derived from Okinawan 城 (gushiku) meaning "castle" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Shironita Japanese (Rare)
From 城 (shiro) meaning "fortress, castle" or 白 (shiro) meaning "white" and 仁 (ni) meaning "compassion, benevolence", that is then combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field"... [more]

Shirota Japanese

Shirpa Indian

Shishikura Japanese
Shishi means "lion" and kura means "possess, have, storehouse, warehouse".

Shishima Japanese
I don't know the history of this last name. I saw it in a magazine somewhere...

Shitara Japanese
From Japanese 設 (shita) meaning "establish" and 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort".

Shivaza Dungan
Derived from Chinese 十娃子 (shí wázǐ) manning "the tenth child". A notable bearer was Iasyr Shivaza (1906-1988), a Soviet Dungan poet.

Shiwa Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 or 紫波 (see Shiba) or variant of Shiba but written 志和.

Shizuma Japanese

Shkoda Ukrainian
Means "damage" in Ukrainian.

Shkonda Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

Shkoza Albanian

Shleha Ukrainian

Shōaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).

Shoaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).

Shoda Japanese

Shōjiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Shojiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Shōjiya).

Shokanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Shokanov.

Shopa Ukrainian
Jewish, found in Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Native spelling is Шопа.

Shorokhova Russian

Shouaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).

Shovba Ukrainian, Russian

Shovkhalova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Шовхалов (see Shovkhalov).

Shpara Ukrainian

Shrestha Nepali
Means "excellent" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, most excellent".

Shrestha Newar
From Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śrēṣṭha) meaning "important; most excellent; great" in Sanskrit. This is originally used by the Shrestha caste but is now adopted by many castes.

Shreya Indian

Shrivastava Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.

Shuba Ukrainian
Means "fur cloth (usually coat)".

Shukla Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Shul'ga Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Shul'ha.

Shulgina Russian

Shulha Ukrainian

Shumiya Japanese

Shvedova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Шведов (see Shvedov).

Shyla Belarusian
Means "awl" in Belarusian, from the Old Slavic root šidlo.

Shylava f Belarusian
Feminine form of Shylau.

Shyngysova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Shyngysov.

Shynkarenka Ukrainian (Belarusianized)
Belarusianised form of Shynkarenko.

Shyrma Belarusian

Sia Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xie.

Siahaya Moluccan

Siamwalla Thai
From Thai สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam" and วาลา (wala), a transcription of Pali वाला (vālā) meaning "malicious".

Siangla Luo, Eastern African
Meaning unavailable.

Siara Polish

Sibya Filipino

Sicilia Spanish, Italian
Denotes someone from Sicily.

Sidorova f Russian
Feminine form of Sidorov.

Siera Filipino

Sigera Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Siqueira.

Sigsawa Japanese (Anglicized)
The professional surname of Keiichi Shigusawa, an author.

Sigüenza Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.

Sihala Batak

Siinmaa Estonian
Siinmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "here/herein land".

Sika Akan
Meaning unknown.

Sikhosana South African

Sikkema West Frisian, Dutch
Patronymic form of Sikke, a short form of names containing the element sigu "victory", using the Frisian suffix -ma "man of".

Sikorska Polish

Sila French

Silba Spanish (Latin American)

Silitonga Batak

Silka Russian (?)

Silla Estonian
Silla is an Estonian surname meaning "bridges".

Sillamaa Estonian
Means "bridge land" in Estonian.

Sillanpää Finnish
Means "bridgehead" in Finnish, an area around the end of a bridge. Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888-1964) was a Finnish author and the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Silvela Spanish

Silvera Spanish
Spanish cognate of Silveira.

Silveyra Spanish
Topographic name from silveira 'woodland', a collective derivative of silva (see Silva ); or a habitational name from any of the places called Silveira in Lugo and Pontevedra provinces, Galicia, Iberia.

Silvia Portuguese (Americanized)
SILVIA is an Americanized version of the Portuguese surname Silva, which is derived from the Latin silvae and Portuguese silva words meaning “forest,” “woodland,” or “jungle.” This variation of the surname SILVA was often adopted by Portuguese immigrants upon arrival to the United States.

Silvita Indonesian

Simamora Batak
From the Batak prefix si for place names and mamora meaning "rich, prosperous, wealthy".

Simanthala Indian

Simarmata Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,

Simataa Southern African

Simba Swahili

Simha Indian, Odia, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sinha.

Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.

Simonovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Simonovski.

Sina Romanian

Sina Arabic (Egyptian), Albanian
Derived from the given name Husain.

Sinaga Batak
Possibly from the Batak prefix si used for place names and naga meaning "dragon, naga (a type of mythological snake)".

Sinatra Italian
Comes from a personal name in Sicily and souther Calabria. The name was apparently in origin a nickname from Latin senator member of the Roman senate, Latin senatus, a derivative of senex ‘old’... [more]

Sinema English (American)
Uncertain etymology and origin.

Singha Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".

Singla Indian

Singla Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Singhal.

Sinha Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion" (see Singh).

Sinistra English
Sinistra - last name used by a Harry Potter character. She is a Hogwarts professor in Astronomy, Aurora Sinistra.

Sinuraya Batak
From si, indicating a location, and raya, meaning “flow” in Sanskrit.

Sinusinga Batak

Siodina Medieval Spanish
Use by some Filipinos/Spanish

Siomka Ukrainian

Sipala Italian
From Sicilian sipala "hedge".

Siqueira Portuguese
Habitational name from numerous places called Siqueira or Sequeira in Portugal or Galicia, derived from sequeira meaning "arid land" (ultimately from Latin siccus "dry").

Siracusa Italian, Sicilian
From the name of the city of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy (siracusa in Italian and sarausa in Sicilian).

Şirəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şirəliyev.

Sirapatsakmetha Thai

Sirchykha Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Sirko.

Sirimanna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිමාන්න (see Sirimanne).

Şirinova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şirinov.

Sirisena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Siriwardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".

Siriwardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).

Siriwardhana Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).

Siriwardhena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සිරිවර්ධන (see Siriwardana).

Sirojiddinova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sirojiddinov.

Sirota Russian
From Russian сирота (sirota) "orphan", perhaps given to a foundling, or a nickname for someone who was poorly-dressed.

Siva Sinhalese

Şıxəliyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Şıxəliyev.

Şıxəlizadə Azerbaijani
Means "child of Şıxəli", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".

Sjoerdsma Frisian, Dutch
Derived from the Frisian given name Sjoerd combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men".

Sjordsma Frisian (Anglicized), English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sjoerdsma.

Skaria Indian (Christian)
From the given name Skaria.

Skierka Polish

Skila Arabic (Maghrebi)

Skłodowska f Polish
Feminine form of Skłodowski. This was the last name of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, better known as Marie Curie, a radiation scientist.

Skorupa Polish, Jewish
Derived from Polish skorupa meaning "shell", hence a nickname for a secretive individual.

Skovoroda Ukrainian
Means "frying pan" in Ukrainian.

Skrastiņa Latvian
Feminine form of Skrastiņš.

Škrelja Montenegrin
Montenegrin variant of Shkreli.

Skrypka Ukrainian
Means "violin" in Ukrainian.

Skuja Lithuanian

Skura Polish
Polish name meaning tanner.

Slaa Eastern African, Iraqw
Slaa has an unknown meaning.

Slamma English (New Zealand)

Slapeta Czech

Slavazza Italian

Slavcheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Slavchev.

Slavica Croatian
Derived from Slavic slava, meaning "glory".

Sleta Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from Russian слёта (slyota) or Ukrainian слета (sleta), both meaning meaning "meeting".

Slyvka Ukrainian

Smailova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smailov.

Smareglia Venetian, Istriot

Smetana Czech
Means "cream".

Smigielska Polish

Smokvina Croatian
Derived from smokva meaning ''fig''.

Sneva English (American, Anglicized, Modern)

Snisla Arabic (Maghrebi)

Soa Estonian
Soa is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "söakas" meaning "bold" and "courageous".

Sobaharaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕎原屋 (Sobaharaya) meaning "Sobahara Store", from 蕎原 (Sobahara) meaning "Sobahara", an area in the city of Kaidzuka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.

Sobecka Polish

Sobolewska f Polish
Feminine form of Sobolewski.

Sobotka Czech

Sobremisana Filipino (Rare)

Socha Polish

Sochacka Polish

Soda Japanese

Soeda Japanese
From Japanese 添 (soeru) meaning "attach" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Soejima Japanese
Variant of Soeshima.

Soeshima Japanese

Soeta Japanese

Sofia Spanish
From the given name Sofia.

Sofranova Bulgarian

Soga Japanese

Sogawa Japanese

Sohaila Arabic (Egyptian)

Sohma Japanese

Šojka Croatian
Derived from šojka meaning ''jay'' (the bird).

Sokha Khmer, Cham

Sokolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Sokolovski.

Solana Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from solano 'place exposed to the sun'

Solandra Catalan

Solissa Moluccan

Soliva Romansh

Solokova Russian
Feminine form of Solokov.

Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".

Soma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).

Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Somova Russian
Feminine form of Somov. This is borne by Russian ballerina Alina Somova (1985-).

Somoza Spanish

Sonehara Japanese
From 曽 (so) meaning "once, formerly, before, ever", 根 (ne) meaning "root", and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".

Songkhla Thai
Clipped form of Thai na Songkhla and written สงขลา.

Sonoda Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sonogaya Japanese
Variant of Sonotani.

Sonoma Japanese

Sonomura Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, orchard, plantation" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".

Sonora Spanish
From Spanish sonoro meaning "sonorous", perhaps a nickname for a loud person.

Sonota Japanese

Sonoya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Sonotani.

Soodla Estonian
Soodla is an Estonian surname meaning "favorable/beneficial area".

Sooriyabandara Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සූරියබණ්ඩාර (see Suriyabandara).

Sõõrumaa Estonian
Sõõrumaa is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "sõõr" ("circle") and "maa" (land").

Sopa Albanian
Meaning unknown.

Sopacua Moluccan

Sopha Cambodian

Sopha Thai, Lao
Means "beautiful, fine" in Thai and Lao.

Sora English (Canadian)
Sora is a Kingdom Hearts character developed by Square Enix and Disney

Sorella Italian
Means "sister". Nickname for someone known for behaving in a sisterly manner, or perhaps like a nun.

Soria Spanish (Rare)
The Spanish last name, Soria, comes from a city in Spain called Soria

Soroka Ukrainian, Jewish
From the nickname Soroka meaning "magpie", which indicates a thievish person or a person with a white streak of hair among black hair.

Sorokina Russian
Feminine form of Sorokin.

Sorsa Finnish
Means "duck" in Finnish

Sosona Ukrainian (Rare)

Sosyura Ukrainian

Sota Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.

Sotomura Japanese
From 外 (soto) meaning "except, other, foreign, outside" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".

Souma Japanese (Rare)
Sou (相) means "appearance, nature", ma (馬) means "horse". Souma is also a city name in Fukishima prefecture. Mitsuko Souma (相馬光子) from Battle Royale bears this surname

Soumena Moluccan