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Aoba Japanese
青 (Ao) means "green, blue" and 葉 (ba) being a form of, ha meaning "leaf". This surname refers to a fresh leaf. ... [more]

Aoda Japanese
So means "green, blue" and da is a form of ta meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aohara Japanese
From 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Áojiā Manchu

Aojima Japanese
Variant of Aoshima.

Aonuma Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Aosaka Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and saka means "slope, hill".

Aosawa Japanese
Ao means "blue, green" and sawa means "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Aoshima Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and shima means "island".

Aota Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aozaka Japanese
Variant of Aosaka.

Aozawa Japanese
Variant of Aosawa.

Aozora Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".

Apa Samoan
Best known as the surname of KJ Apa.

Apaza Indigenous American, Quechua (Hispanicized)

Apeltia English (Rare)
Comes from the word "appellation" referring to the Appellation Mountains.

Aperahama Maori

Apicella Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Italian ape "bee", an occupational name for a beekeeper, or perhaps a nickname for an industrious person. Alternatively, it could derive from the Latin cognomen Apicius.

Apikotoa Tongan

à Porta Romansh

Apostoloska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Apostoloski.

Apostolovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Apostolovski.

Apúlia Portuguese
Refers to a town named "Apúlia" in Portugal.

Aquaviva Italian
Variant of Acquaviva.

Aquena Portuguese (Brazilian)

Aquila Italian
Habitational name from L'Aquila in Abruzzo or from any of various smaller places called Aquila.

Aquilina Maltese
Nickname for a person with eagle-like features or a person who owned an eagle, from Latin aquila meaning "eagle".

Aquina Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a Dutch variant of Aquino.

Aquita Filipino

Ara Japanese
From the Japanese 荒 (ara) "primitive," "rude," "crude."

Ara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 安良 (see Yasura) or a form of Yasura but written 荒.

Arabeya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate", 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part", and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Aràbia Italian, Spanish
Ethnic name for someone from Arabia or some other Arabic-speaking country or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with one of these countries.

Arabia English (American)
Americanized form of French Arabie.

Arabuka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒深 (see Arafuka).

Arada Japanese
Variant of Arata.

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

Aradhya Indian, Sanskrit
Means "one who worships god". Commonly seen in India, Karnataka and other parts of India like kashi. They wear holy thread (yagnopaveetha).

Arafa Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.

Arafuka Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate" and 深 (fuka) meaning "deep; profound". It may have been derived from Ara 2.

Arahira Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense" and 平 (hira) meaning "flat; flattened" or, in a dialect, "cliff", referring to a rough flatland or a rough cliff.... [more]

Araidaira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒平 (see Arahira).

Arakawa Japanese
From 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild, violent" or 新 (ara) meaning "new" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."

Arakchaa Tuvan

Arámbula American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Aramburú.

Arana Basque, Central American
This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the hamlet in the County of Trebiñu, the neighborhood in Gasteiz, or the neighborhood in Bermeo.

Arancibia Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Arantzibia.

Aranda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places for example Aranda de Duero in Burgos province which bears a name of pre-Roman probably Celtic origin.

Araneta Filipino
From a Basque name derived from haran meaning "valley" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta.

Aranha Portuguese
Meaning spider in Portuguese.

Arantzibia Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arantza "thorn, buckthorn" and ibi "ford, river crossing"

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill

Araoka Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Arashima Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Arata Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Arata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畭 (see Hari).

Aravena Corsican
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Fuzzà.

Araya Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Arayama Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Arboleda Spanish
From arboleda meaning "grove of trees". This is the name of a prominent Colombian family, in which case it is derived from their region of origin in Arboleya, Spain.

Arcaya Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arkaia.

Arcela South American

Arceniega Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artziniega.

Archila Spanish
Either a variant of Arcila or derived from Arabic الشَّلَّال (aš-šallāl) meaning "the waterfall".

Archuleta Spanish, English
Castilianized form of Basque Aretxuloeta, a topographic name meaning "oak hollow".

Arcila Spanish (Latin American)
Means "clay" in Spanish. (compare Arcilla)

Arcilla Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish arcilla meaning "clay," derived via Latin from Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos), ultimately from ἀργός (argós) meaning "white."

Arciniega Basque
Castilianized form. Name for someone from the Spanish town of Artziniega. The town's name likely comes from the Basque artzain meaning "shepherd" and -aga, a suffix for place names.

Ardella African American
Derivative of Arden, popularized by the poem of the same name by Langston Hughes, the most well-known Black poet of the Harlem Renaissance. Meaning is "garden dweller."... [more]

Ardzinba Abkhaz
Means "son of silver" from Abkhaz араʒны (aradzny) meaning "silver" and аҧа (apa) meaning "son".

Arechaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aretxaga.

Arechederra Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aretxederra.

Arehira Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒平 (see Arahira).

Arencibia Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Arancibia. It is concentrated in Cuba and the Canary Islands.

Arenzana Spanish
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.

Arèshjärta Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "heart of Ares". From the name Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology, and Swedish hjärta "heart".

Aretxabaleta Basque
Original Basque form of Arechavaleta, composed of aritx (a variant of haritz) meaning "oak tree" or "tree" combined with zabal "wide, ample" and the suffix -eta meaning "abundance of" or "place of".

Aretxaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous ghost town within the council of Murgia in the municipality of Zuia.

Aretxederra Basque
Habitational name from a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, derived from Basque aretx "oak tree" (a variant of haritz) and eder "beautiful, good; abundant".

Arežina Croatian

Arganda Spanish (Latin American), Spanish
town in spain / arganda del rey

Argandoña Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque (h)argan "stony place" and the toponymic suffix -oña.

Argueta Spanish
This surname was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.

Arhusia Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Arhusius used in the 17th century.

Ariana Various
Derived from the given name Ariana.

Arica Turkish
Likely refers to a village in the Gercüş district of Batman Province.

Arica Aymara
Refers to a place in modern day Chile near the border of Peru.

Ariga Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".

Arihara Japanese

Arimura Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Arioka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Arisa Nigerian

Arisaka Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Arisawa Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Arishima Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Aristarkhova f Russian
Feminine form of Aristarkhov.

Aristava Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz name Арстаа (Arstaa) ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek personal name Aristarchus.

Arisugawa Japanese
Notable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.

Arisukawa Japanese

Arita Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".

Aritzaleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.

Ariyadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".

Ariyama Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".

Ariyananda Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight".

Ariyapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".

Ariyarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියරත්න (see Ariyaratne).

Ariyaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියරත්න (see Ariyaratne).

Ariyasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".

Ariyasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියසිංහ (see Ariyasinghe).

Ariyathilaka Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament".

Ariyawansa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable" and वंश (vansa) meaning "lineage, clan, family".

Ariyawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියවංශ (see Ariyawansa).

Ariza Catalan
Castilianized form of Basque Aritza, a topographic name from Basque (h)aritz ‘oak’ + the article suffix -a.

Ariza Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from a place so named in Zaragoza province in Aragón.

Ariza Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".

Arizala Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Aritzala.

Arizaleta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aritzaleta.

Arizawa Japanese
Variant of Arisawa.

Arjona Spanish
Habitational name from Arjona in Jaén province.

Arjwana Eastern African
Eastern African

Arkaia Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.

Arkanova f Russian
""Martyr"" This is a fairly rare Russian surname. The male version is Arkanov.

Arkhipova f Russian
Feminine form of Arkhipov.

Arlotta Sicilian
From the French personal name Arlot, recorded in the Latinized form Arolottus from the 13th century.

Arlovskaya f Belarusian

Armada Spanish (Philippines), Spanish
Taken directly from the Spanish word meaning "navy, fleet."

Armenia Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Ethnic name or regional name for someone from Armenia or who had connections with Armenia. This surname is derived from the feminine form of Armenio, which is ultimately from Greek Αρμένιος (Armenios) meaning "Armenian"... [more]

Armesta Spanish

Armona Portuguese
It indicates familial origin on the eponymous island in the municipality of Olhão.

Armpilia Greek

Arola Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, English (American)
From Latin areola, diminutive of area (area).

Arona Spanish (Latin American)

Arora Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और (aur) meaning "more, also".

Arra Galician, Sicilian
Habitational name from a place in Galicia called Arra, this surname was also found in some parts of Sicily.

Arrechea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arretxea.

Arretxea Basque
From the name of a hamlet in south-western France, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and etxe "house, home, building".

Arriaga Basque

Arrieta Spanish (Latin American)

Arrigunaga Basque
From the name of a beach in the municipality of Getxo, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" combined with gune "place, area" and the collective suffix -aga.

Arrillaga Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Usurbil, Spain, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and a variant form of (h)iri "town, city" combined with -aga "place of, abundance of".

Arrisola Spanish (Rare)

Arriva Italian, Spanish (Latin American)

Arshba Abkhaz
Most likely from a contracted form of Arabic أَرْشَد (ʾaršad) meaning "most sensible, most reasonable" or Persian ارشد (arshad) "senior, superior, eldest" combined with Abkhaz аԥа (āpā) "son".

Arsova f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Arsov.

Arsovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Arsovski.

Artabia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Allin, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque arte "oak (tree), evergreen oak, holm oak" or arto "millet; corn, maize" combined with the suffix -be "lower part".

Artavia Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artabia.

Arteaga Basque
Derived from Basque arte "oak tree; holm oak, evergreen oak" and -aga "place of, group of".

Artega Basque
Variant of Arteaga.

Artemova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Артёмова (see Artyomova).

Arteta Basque
Habitational name from any of several places in Navarre and Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque arte "oak tree, holm oak" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Artola Spanish (Hispanicized, Rare)

Artyomova f Russian
Feminine form of Artyomov.

Artziniega Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, probably derived from Basque artzain "shepherd" and -aga "place of, group of".

Arua Nigerian

Aruba English

Aruja Estonian
Aruja is an Estonian surname derived from "varuja" meaning "purveyor".

Aruküla Estonian
Aruküla is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland village".

Arumaa Estonian
Arumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow land".

Aruna Indian, Telugu

Arya Indian, Hindi
From the given name Arya 1.

Aryaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Aryaev.

Arystanbekova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Arystanbekov.

Arystanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Arystanov.

Arzamendia Basque
Derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and an uncertain first element, possibly haritz "oak tree", artz "bear", or a combination of (h)arri "rock, stone" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Arzola Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name, derived from (h)arri "stone, rock; glass" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance" and -ola "location, place of".

Asa Japanese
Variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryūkyū Islands.

Asabara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asada Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Əsədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əsədov.

Əsədullayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əsədullayev.

Asadullina f Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Asadullin.

Asahara Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Asahina Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Asaka Japanese
From the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (asa) "superficial" and 香 (ka) "odour," "smell,"　加 (ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (ka) "congratulation."

Asakawa Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asakura Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asama Japanese

Asamura Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Asaoka Japanese

Asaoka Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Asata Japanese

Asawara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asea African

Əsgərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əsgərov.

Asharia African

Ashida Japanese
Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").

Ashihara Japanese

Ashikaga Japanese
Ashikaga is a surname that originated with samurai families. Kaga means "Flower Bud,Reed" and Ashi means "Place",but it is most commonly, ( if not always ) written with characters meaning ,"foot" and "advantage".

Ashila Indian

Ashina Japanese
From 芦, 葦, or 蘆 (ashi) meaning "bullrush, common reed" and 名 (na) meaning "name, status, reputation".

Ashita Japanese
Variant of Ashida.

Ashitanihara Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芦谷原 (Ashitanihara), a variant reading of 芦谷原 (Ashitaniharu) meaning "Ashitaniharu", a division in the division of Shukukubota in the area of Makizono in the city of Kirishima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or it being a name of a group of several households in the same location, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Ashiya Japanese

Ashiyahara Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 芦谷原 (see Ashitanihara).

Ashuba Abkhaz
Possibly from Abkhaz ашә (āš°) meaning "cheese" or "beech" or ашәа (āš°ā) meaning "song".

Asia Bengali (Muslim)

Asikkala Finnish
Indicates familial origin from Asikkala, a municipality in southern Finland.

Asinga South American

Asisa Indian

Askarova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Askarov.

Askia Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.

Aslanbekova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Асланбеков (see Aslanbekov).

Aslanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aslanov.

Asmonga African (?)

Asola Finnish (Archaic, ?)

Aspizúa Spanish, Basque

Asqarova f Uzbek
Feminine form of Asqarov.

Əşrəfova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əşrəfov.

Assa Minahasan

Aššurāya Babylonian
Means "Assyrian", deriving from the Akkadian element aššurû ("Assyrian").

Astala Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps derived from the given names Asta or Aste.

Astartia English (Rare)

Asuküla Estonian
Asuküla is an Estonian surname meaning "populated village".

Asula Estonian
Asula is an Estonian surname meaning "settlement".

Asura African

Asvida Sri Lankan

Asylbekova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Asylbekov.

Atadana Ghana
It means "I AM STILL STRONG". Originated from the northern part of Ghana precisely the Kasena tribe

Atakişiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Atakişiyev.

Atanasoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Atanasoski.

Atanasovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Atanasovski.

Atangana Central African

Atatuga Yupik (?)

Ataya Arabic (Egyptian)

Atchiba Western African

Atempa Mexican, Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Means "on the riverbank" or "on the bank of the lake", derived from Nahuatl atl meaning "water" combined with tentli "bank, shore" and the suffix -pan "in, on".

Atha English (American)

Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.

Atilia Malaysian

Atiya Arabic
From the given name Atiya.

Atlahua Nahuatl
From Atlahua, the name of an Aztec god.

Atmaca Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, referring specifically to the sparrow hawk (genus Accipiter).

Atora Central African

Atsuda Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Atsuta Japanese

Atta Western African

Attanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අත්තනායක (see Attanayake).

Attayatamavitaya Thai

Attia French

Attia Arabic
From the given name Atiya.

Aua Estonian
Aua is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable".

Aubakirova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Aubakirov.

Auretta Italian

Auriemma Italian
Variant of Aurigemma.

Aurigemma Italian
From a Neapolitan given name, composed of auri "gold" and gemma "gem".

Aurora Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Portuguese
Means "dawn" in Latin (see the given name Aurora).

Ausheva f Ingush (Russified)
Feminine form of Aushev.

Ausmaa Estonian
Ausmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "honorable land".

Austria Spanish (Philippines)
From the name of the European country, either as an ethnic name or a reference to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Auva'a Samoan
Means “crew” in Samoan.

Avakumova Russian
feminine form of Avakumov

Avanceña Filipino
Hispanicised form of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا‎ (ibn sīnā) meaning "son of Sina". This was the Arabic name for Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian polymath.

Avara Italian
Feminine form of Italian avaro, meaning "miser" or "mean, stingy, avaricious".

Avaya Papuan

Avdeyeva Russian
feminine form of Avdeyev

Avdija Hebrew

Avdokhina Russian
feminine form of Avdokhin

Avdonina Russian
feminine form of Avdonin

Avdoshina Russian
feminine form of Avdoshina

Avdyunina Russian
feminine form of Avdyunin

Avdyushina Russian
feminine form of Avdyushin

Avellaneda Spanish
It literally means "hazelnut grove", denoting someone who either lived near one or worked in one.

Avellia Filipino

Avena Italian, Spanish
Means "oats" in Spanish and Italian, an occupational surname for a grain grower or merchant. It can also be a toponymic surname derived from Avena, Calabria.

Avenida Spanish (Latin American)
The name translates to English, meaning "avenue."

Avera English
Variant of Avery.

Averina Russian
feminine form of Averin

Averkiyeva Russian
feminine form of Averkiyev

Averyanova Russian
feminine form of Averyanov

Avica Spanish (Latin American)

Avidzba Abkhaz
Derived from Georgian ავი (avi) meaning "currish, severe, sullen" combined with ძე (dze) "son" and Abkhaz аԥа (āpā) "son". The name was most likely borne by Georgians under the spelling Avidze, which was modified with the Abkhaz suffix -ba after migration to Abkhazia.

Avilova Russian
feminine form of Avilov

Aviña Galician
Galician surname referring to someone who "lives by a vineyard", from d’Aviña, a variant of da viña.

Avksentyeva Russian
Feminine form of Avksentyev (Авксентьев)

Avramoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Avramoski.

Avramova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Avramov.

Avramovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Avramovski.

Avvakumova Russian
feminine form of Avvakumov

Awa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Awa Japanese
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa) meaning "Awa", a former Japanese province in present-day Tokushima, Japan.

Awada Japanese

Awagaya Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awamura Japanese
Awa means "millet" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Awaoka Japanese
Awa means "millet" and oka means "mound, hill".

Awara Japanese
A variant of Ahara.

Awata English

Awaya Japanese
From Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".

Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".

Axisa Maltese

Axundova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Axundov.

Axundzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Akhundzadeh.

Ayaqa Yupik (?)

Aydəmirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Aydəmirov.

Ayohua Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly from ayotli "squash, pumpkin" or ayotl "turtle" combined with the possessive suffix -hua, or from ayohua "to fill with water".

Ayugawa Japanese
Variant of Ayukawa.

Ayukawa Japanese
From 鮎 (ayu) meaning "trout" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river."

Ayurova f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Ayurov.

Ayutthaya Thai
From Ayutthaya, the name of a kingdom that reigned from 1350 to 1767 that is considered the precursor of modern Thailand.