Submitted Surnames Matching Pattern *a

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the pattern is *a.
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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.
Skura Polish
Polish name meaning tanner.
Slaa Eastern African, Iraqw
Slaa has an unknown meaning.
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".
Smailova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smailov.
Smetana Czech
Means "cream".
Smokvina Croatian
Derived from smokva meaning ''fig''.
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.
Sobolewska f Polish
Feminine form of Sobolewski.
Soeda Japanese
From Japanese 添 (soeru) meaning "attach" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sofia Spanish
From the given name Sofia.
Šojka Croatian
Derived from šojka meaning ''jay'' (the bird).
Sokolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Sokolovski.
Solana Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from solano 'place exposed to the sun'
Solokova Russian
Feminine form of Solokov.
Solovyova f Russian
Feminine variant of Solovyov.
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-).
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".
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.
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.
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
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
Souta 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. Also used as a given name.
Sowa Japanese
From 宗 (so) meaning "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan".
Soysa Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Sousa.
Spadafora Italian
Variant form of Spatafora. Spadafora is the younger out of the two surnames and yet the most common of the two, which might partly be because it is a little bit more italianized... [more]
Spagna Italian
From Italian spagna "Spain" for a Spaniard or someone who had connections to Spain. Also from the female given name of the same meaning, Italian cognitive of Spain.
Spalla Italian
Means "shoulder".
Spasova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Spasov.
Spasovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Spasovski.
Spatafora Italian
This surname originates from the Italian island of Sicily, where it was first borne by a noble family of Byzantine origin, which had settled on the island in the 11th century AD. Their surname was derived from the Greek noun σπάθη (spathe) "blade, sword" (akin to Latin spatha "broad sword with a double edge") combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear", which gives the surname the meaning of "he who carries the sword" or "sword-bearer"... [more]
Speca Italian
From a variant of spiga "spike, ear (of grain)"
Spella Italian
Possibly a variant of Spellini. Alternatively, could derive from an inflected form of Italian spellare "to skin, flay, peel".
Speranza Italian
Means "hope" in Italian.
Spezia Italian
Means "spice, drug" in Italian. It was used to denote someone who worked as a spicer or apothecary.
Spina Italian
Means "thorn" in Italian, originally a topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or a habitational name from any of various locations called Spina.
Spinazzola Italian
From a place named Spinazzola in Italy.
Spínola Portuguese
Portuguese topographic name from a diminutive of espinha ‘thorn’, ‘thorn bush’.
Spinola Italian
Italian (Liguria) diminutive of Spina. Italian topographic name for someone living by Monte Spinola in the province of Pavia.
Spinosa Italian
Most likely from Italian spinosa meaning "prickly, thorny, spiny, ticklish, touchy".
Srivastava Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.
Srna Croatian
Means ''doe''.
Sroka Polish
From the Polish word sroka, meaning "magpie".
Stachura Polish
Derived from the given name Stanisław
Sta Maria Spanish
Means "St. Mary"
Stamenova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stamenov.
Stanasila Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Stancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stanchev.
Stankova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Stankov.
Stankovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stankovski.
Stefanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stefanoski.
Stella Italian
Italian for "star". Either possibly derived from the given name Stella 1, or from several places in Italy containing the word stella.
Stettina ?
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Sticca Italian
Possibly from a dialectical word meaning "long shovel".
Stobrawa Polish, German
Uncommon Polish surname.
Stojanoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanoski.
Stojčeva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojčev.
Stojkova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojkov.
Stojkovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojkovski.
Stoklasa Czech
Means "rye brome" in Czech.... [more]
Stoycheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoychev.
Stoykova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoykov.
Strada Italian
Italian form of Street.
Straga Medieval Croatian
Straga means behind in Croatian. This surname means behind the hill or behind the knoll.
Straka Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak: Nickname from straka ‘magpie’, probably for a thievish or insolent person.... [more]
Suba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suba Hungarian
Hungarian form of Shuba.
Subasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සුබසිංහ (see Subasinghe).
Subelza Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic)
It means bushes weed or shrub tree. Subelza is also Oak or Carrasca tree.
Suda Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Suekawa Japanese
Sue means "posterity, close, end, powder, tip" and kawa means "river, stream".
Suenaga Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Sueoka Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."
Suga Japanese
From the Japanese 須 (su) "necessarily" and 賀 (ga or ka) "congratulation."
Suga Estonian
Means "brush, comb" in Estonian, referring to either a comb used for brushing hair, or a comb used in looms to separate threads while weaving (also called a reed).
Sugahara Japanese
From 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Suganuma Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Sugawara Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Sugaya Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Sugieda Japanese
杉 (Sugi) means "cedar" and 枝 (eda) means "branch, bought, twig".... [more]
Sugihara Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Sugimiya Japanese
"Pine tree shrine."
Suginaka Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and naka means "middle".
Sugioka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Sugisaka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Suha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suissa Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Suesa in Cantabria, Spain.
Sula Estonian, Finnish
Means "molten, melted, not covered in ice" or "melt, thaw" in Estonian and Finnish.
Sulaoja Estonian
Sulaoja is an Estonian surname meaning "thaw stream".
Suleymenova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Сүлейменова (see Suleimenov).
Sülla Estonian
Sülla is an Estonian surname meaning "fathom".
Sullubawa Hausa
The Hausa transliteration of a noted Fulani Clan coming from the Bilād as-Sūdān region of West Africa.
Sultanalieva f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Sultanaliev.
Sumanadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Sumanapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Sumanarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සුමනරත්න (see Sumanaratne).
Sumanasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Sumanasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සුමනසේකර (see Sumanasekara).
Sumanasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Sumanaweera Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Sumida Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" or 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumikura Japanese
Sumi means "pure" and kura means "storehouse, warehouse".
Sumita Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sumura Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Sunabara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Sunada Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Sunagawa Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Sunahara Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".
Sundja Estonian
Sundja is an Estonian surname meaning "forced".
Suñga Filipino, Pampangan
Old spelling of Sunga. Despite other names like Pañganiban or Pañgilinan falling out of use in favor of their untilded forms, Suñga is still used, with Sunga being much more common.
Sunga Filipino, Pampangan
Possibly means "the first breath of a newborn".
Sunga Bemba, Central African
Sunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning "a person that takes care of others".... [more]
Suranga Sinhalese
From the given name Suranga.
Suraweera Sinhalese
From Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Suriyabandara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" combined with the Sinhala title බණ්ඩාර (bandara) used for a prince or chief's son.
Surroca Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in Tavertet.
Suruma Kiga
Suruma is a Kiga surname. Ezra Suruma is a notable person with that surname.
Surya Indian, Telugu
From the given name Surya.
Sušina Slovak
From Slovak and Czech word Sušina meaning "dry matter"
Suta Romanian
Means "left handed".
Sutthiprapha Thai
From Thai สุทธิ (sutthi) meaning "true, pure" and ประภา (prapha) meaning "light".
Suttiprapa Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุทธิประภา (see Sutthiprapha).
Suurküla Estonian
Suurküla is an Estonian surname meaning "big village".
Suurmaa Estonian
Suurmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "big land".
Suuroja Estonian
Suuroja is an Estonian surname meaning "big stream".
Suwa Japanese
From Japanese 諏 (su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪 (wa) meaning "visit, call on".
Suwa Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Suyama Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Suzuhira Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".
Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".
Suzumura Japanese
From Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Suzumura Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Suzuya Japanese (Rare)
This is the more commonly heard variation of Suzutani.
Svirydzienka Belarusian
Derived from the given name Sviryd.
Svobodná f Czech
Means "freedom woman".
Świtała Polish
Derived from Polish świt "dawn" "sun" "daylight" or świtać "to dawn". It is a nickname for an early-riser.
Sybiha Ukrainian
Andrii Sybiha is Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Sychyova Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Сычёв (see Sychyov).
Sylla Manding, Western African
Susu surname of unknown meaning.
Syndulla Popular Culture
The surname of Hera from the show "Star Wars Rebels".
Syrymova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Syrymov.
Sytsma Frisian
Son of Sietse/Sytse/Sijtse
Syzdykova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Syzdykov.
Szalma Polish, Hungarian
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Jozef, Małgorzata, Wiesław, Wojiech.... [more]
Szarabajka Polish, English
His surname, Szarabajka, means "Grey Tale" in Polish. Last name is pronounced "sarah-bike-ah".
Szeliga Polish
Habitational name from places called Szeliga or Szeligi. It is not clear whether there is any connection with the Polish vocabulary word szeliga ‘coat-of-arms’.
Szeremeta Polish
Polish cognate of Sheremeta.
Szmanda Polish
Polish pronunciation is "sh-MAHN-dah" and Hungarian pronunciation is "s-MAHN-dah".
Ta Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Tạ.
Tạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xie, from Sino-Vietnamese 謝 (tạ).
Taagepera Estonian
Taagepera is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "taga" ("behind", "at the back") and "pere" ("family", "folk").
Taalaybekova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Taalaybekov.
Taalmaa Estonian
Taalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "taal (thaler) maa (land)"
Tabata Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
Tabata Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 畑 or 畠 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".
Tabeta Japanese
In eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, its often written as 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" and 端 (beta) meaning "edge, end". However, tabe has also been spelled with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".