Submitted Surnames with 3 Syllables

Kilgallen Irish
Kilgallen comes from the Irish name Mac Giolla Chaillin, meaning the son of a servant or devotee of St. Caillin.

Killmonger African
The name (last name) of the villain in Black Panther, played by Michael B. Jordan.

Kimata Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".

Kimoto Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 木 (ki) or 樹 (ki) both meaning "tree, wood, plant" combined with 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".... [more]

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

Kindersley English

Kingetsu Japanese

Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".

Kinoshi Japanese (Rare)

Kinoshita Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker 之 (no), and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Kinsella Irish
From Gaelic Uí Ceinnsealaigh meaning "descendant of Cinnsealach", a given name probably meaning "chief warrior".

Kinuya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kiołbasa Polish (Rare)
Variant of Kiełbasa.

Kirchofer German
German topographic name for someone living near a churchyard, or habitational name for the proprietor or tenant of a farm named as "Church Farm", from Middle High German kirche "church" + hof "farmstead", "manor farm".

Kirida Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kirillov Russian
Means "son of Kirill"

Kirima Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".

Kirino Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kirita Japanese
Variant of Kirida.

Kiriya Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.

Kırmızı Turkish
Means "red" in Turkish.

Kirsanov m Russian
Means "son of Kirsan."

Kiruta Belarusian, Russian

Kiryuin Japanese (?), Popular Culture (?)
Either from 桐生 (Kiryu), a place name, combined with 院 (in) meaning "college" or 鬼 (ki, oni) meaning "demon" and 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon, imperial" combined with 院 (in) meaning "college".

Kiryukhin m Russian
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Kira 1.

Kiryushkin m Russian
Derived from a diminutive of the Russian name Kir.

Kishida Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kishimi Japanese
From 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, perspective, view, outlook".

Kishino Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kishinyov m Russian (Rare)
Means "Chișinau", the capital of Moldova, in Russian. It is a very rare last name.

Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".

Kisida Japanese

Kislitsyn Russian
Derived from Russian кислица (kislitsa) meaning "mope, a dull, spiritless person".

Kissami Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "descendants of Qasim" in Arabic. This was the name of a Moroccan family descended from the Idrisid dynasty.

Kitani Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."

Kitano Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kitao Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".

Kitaya Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Kitchener English
Variant spelling of Kitchen. A notable bearer was the Anglo-Irish senior British Army officer and colonial administrator Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916).

Kitzmiller English (American)
Americanized form of German Kitzmüller, literally ‘kid miller’ ( see Kitz + Muller ), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.

Kiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kiwara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kiyoda Japanese

Kiyono Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".

Kiyoshi Japanese (Rare)
Means "pure, clean" in Japanese. It is more common as a given name (see Kiyoshi).

Kiyota Japanese
From the Japanese 清 (kiyo) "clearly," "brightly," "cleanly" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."

Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]

Klemetti Finnish
From the given name Klemetti.

Klepikov m Russian
Possibly derived from клепка (klepka), meaning riveting.

Kletenkov m Russian

Klobučar Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Occupational name derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene klobučar meaning "hatter" (a derivative of klobuk meaning "hat"), originally indicating a person who made, sold or repaired hats.

Klobuchar Slovene (Anglicized), Croatian (Anglicized), Serbian (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Klobučar. A notable bearer is the American politician, lawyer and senator Amy Klobuchar (1960-).

Kloosterboer Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch klooster meaning "monastery, convent, cloister" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".

Kloppenburg German, Dutch
From Cloppenburg, the name of a town in Lower Saxony.

Kluczewska f Polish
Feminine form of Kluczewski.

Kluczewski m Polish
Habititional surname for someone from a village called Klucze or Kluczewo.

Kluczyński m Polish
Derived from Polish klucz meaning "key". A notable bearer was John C. Kluczynski (1896-1975), an American veteran who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kobara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kobari Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".

Kobashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient, old, previous" combined with 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kobata Japanese
Variant of Kohata.

Kobata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".

Kobela Hungarian
May come from the slavic word kobila, meaning mare.

Kobel'kov m Russian

Kobori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".

Kocabaş Turkish
Means "hawfinch" (a type of bird) in Turkish.

Kocaman Turkish
Means "huge, enormous" in Turkish.

Kocharyan Armenian

Kochiya Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 古知屋 (see Kucha).

Kociołek Polish
It literally means "small kettle".

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodzuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little" and 土 (dzuchi), the joining form of 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth; soil; mud, ground".

Koenigsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish, then Prussian, then German, now Russian town Königsberg.

Kogami Japanese
Variant of Kokami.

Kogane Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]

Kogawa Japanese
Variant of Kokawa.

Kogure Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".

Kohashi Japanese
Ko means "small" and hashi means "bridge".

Kohata Japanese

Kohatsu Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (ko) meaning "old", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", and 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port".

Kohira Japanese
A variant of Kodaira.... [more]

Kohsaka Japanese
Variant transcription of Kosaka.

Kohyama Japanese
Variant transcription of Koyama.

Koide Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 出 (ide or de) meaning "rising."

Koike Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 池 (ike) meaning "pond."

Koirala Nepali
From the name of the village of Koirali in Nepal.

Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".

Koiso Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (ko; "small, little, short") and 磯 (iso; "seashore")

Koivula Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -la signifying a place.

Koivunen Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -nen.

Kojima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kōjiya Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".

Kojiya Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷, 糀矢, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kojiya) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kokawa Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".

Kokubo Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Kokubu Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".

Kokubun Japanese

Kokuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).

Kolesnik Russian
Denoting to a person who fixed wheels, from Russian колесник (kolesnik), meaning "wheelwright".

Kolesnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Kolesnik.

Kolovrat Russian, Croatian, Czech
A Kolovrat is a swastika-type Slavic symbol resembling a spinning wheel.

Kolyada Russian, Ukrainian
From Коляда (Kolyada), a name for Slavic Christmas celebrations (or formerly, Slavic pagan traditional winter solstice celebrations).

Komaba Japanese
From 駒 (koma) meaning "young horse, foal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".

Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Komarov Russian
From Russian комар (komar) meaning "mosquito".

Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Komata Japanese

Komatsu Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Komiya Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".

Komiya Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Komoku Japanese

Komori Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Komura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, Little" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".

Komura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).

Kömürcü Turkish
Means "coal dealer, charcoal burner, coal miner" in Turkish.

Komuro Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."

Komuta Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little", 無 (mu) meaning "naught, nothing" or 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)", and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Konaka Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 中 (naka) means "middle".

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

Kondratyev m Russian
From the given name Kondrat.

Kongsabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.

Konieczna f Polish
Feminine form of Konieczny.

Konieczny Polish
Originally meant "final, last" in Polish, used to refer to a person who lived at the end of a village.

Königsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish/Prussian/German/Russian town Königsberg, now called Kaliningrad. This surname was borne by the parents of American actor, writer, teacher, and director Walter Koenig (1936-) before they emigrated to the United States.

Koniński m Polish
Derived from Polish koń, meaning "horse." It can also refer to the city of Konin in Poland.

Konkyuhri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyuhryoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyūryō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuryo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Konkyuuryou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konoe Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).

Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".

Konstantin Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, German, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian
From the given name Konstantin

Konyakhin m Russian

Konzelman German
Orginating from Konrad, which is a variant of Conrad, meaning "brave counsel." The second half of the name indicates one who was a councilman or advisor to someone of importance or power.

Koplakov m Russian

Köprülü Turkish
Derived from Turkish köprü meaning "bridge". It was the name of an influential noble family of Albanian background from the Ottoman Empire.

Kopytov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian копыто (kopyto) meaning "hoof". This may have been a nickname for a lame man or a shepherd.

Kopyttsev m Russian

Korablev m Russian
From Russian корабль (korabl'), meaning "ship, boat".

Koretskiy Russian
Name for a person originally from the Ukrainian city of Korets, derived from Russian корец (korets) or корчик (korchik) both referring to a type of ladle.

Koretsky Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Koretskiy.

Korndilok Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Kornilov m Russian
Means "son of Kornelij". Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

Kornkowit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Korntemi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.

Korobchak Russian, Ukrainian

Korochkin m Russian
Derived from корочка (korochka) meaning crust.

Korolyov Russian
Derived from Russian король (korol) meaning "king".

Korsakov m Russian
From Russian корсак (korsak), meaning "corsac (fox)". Probably to a sly person. A variant of Korsak.

Korshunov Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian коршун (korshun) meaning "kite (a type of bird)".

Korutürk Turkish
Means "protector of the Turks", derived from the Turkish verb korumak "to protect". This name was acquired by Turkish president Fahri Korutürk (1903-1987). It was given to him by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey (the verb korumak refers to Atatürk's expectation of Korutürk to preserve his legacy).

Koryagin m Russian
From Russian коряга (koryaga), meaning "uprooted tree stump, rotten tree".

Koryakov m Russian
Denotes to a Koryak person. Koryaks are the native ethnic group of Kamchatka.

Kosaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Kosarev m Russian
Derived from косарь (kosar') meaning mower.

Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".

Kösetürk Turkish

Koshchakov m Russian

Koshiba Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" and 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood".

Koshima Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Koshino Japanese

Kosopkin m Russian

Kosora Japanese

Kosuga Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).

Kosuge Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Kotabe Japanese

Kotaka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Kotake Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo."

Kōtani Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kotani Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).

Kotenko Ukrainian

Kotenkov m Russian

Koteynko Ukrainian

Kothari Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika) meaning "storekeeper".

Kotnikov m Russian

Kotono Japanese

Kotsuki Japanese
It means "above moon".

Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".

Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kourakos Greek

Kouroshi Persian
From the given name Kourosh.

Kovtunov m Russian
A form of Kovtun.

Kowaka Japanese

Kowalczuk Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Kovalchuk, which is used by Ukrainians in Poland.

Kowara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kowerski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.

Koyama Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

Koyano Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Koyasu Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."

Kozaka Japanese
Variant of Kosaka.

Kozaki Japanese
Variant of Kosaki.

Kozankov m Russian

Kozeyev m Russian
Possibly another form of Kozlov.

Kozhedub Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian кожа (kozha) "skin, leather" and дуб (dub) "oak".

Kozhevnik Russian
Derived from "кожевник (kozhevnik)" meaning tanner.... [more]

Kozhikov m Russian
Likely derived from "кожа (kozha)" meaning skin.

Kozicki Polish
A habitational name for someone from several places called Kozice, named with Koza 'nanny goat'.... [more]

Kozuchi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).

Kozue Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Kozuka Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Kozuki Japanese
It is written as 上 (Ko) meaning "above" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "month, moon".

Kozyrev Russian
From Russian козырь (kozyr) meaning "high standing collar" or "canopy" or "head of a sleigh".

Kraina Czech, South Slavic, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
From Old Slavic крайина (krajina) "country" or from крайь (krajĭ) "border", ultimately from кройити (krojiti) "to cut".

Krajewski Polish (Rare)
Habitational name taken from places in Poland named with Polish kraj "border area".

Krakowsky Czech (Anglicized)
Variant of Krakowski.

Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.

Krasikov m Russian

Krasiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Krasne, Przasnysz County.

Krasniqi Albanian
The name "Krasniqi" is of Albanian linguistic origin. The exact historical origin and meaning of the surname "Krasniqi" can vary, but it's believed to be related to the Albanian word "kërsenik" or "kërseniku," which means "blackbird" or "thrush."

Krayinyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian країна (krayina), meaning "country, bordered land".

Krayinyuk Ukrainian (Rare)
A form of Kraina.

Krełowski m Polish

Kritikos Greek
Means "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη (Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.

Krivulin m Russian

Krobušek Czech

Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".

Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".

Kruchowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Kruchowo.

Krukowski Polish
Name for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish kruk meaning "raven".

Krupskaya f Russian, Yiddish (Russified)
Derived from Russian крупа (krupa), meaning "grains". This was the last name of Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's wife.

Kryazhevskikh Russian
A form of Kryazhov.

Krymenko Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Krym.

Kryshchenskyi m Ukrainian
From the Ukrainian word крішка (krishka) meaning "lid, cover" or from the Ukrainian place names Kryshchiv or Kryshche. Might also be the Russified form of a different Slavic surname.

Krzaklewski m Polish

Krzeczkowski m Polish
From the Polish root Krzeczk, which likely comes from Krzeczów, Krzeczkowice, or Krzeczkowa, which is itself possibly derived from krzeczeć "to screech, to make noise" or from krzak "bush, shrub".

Krzoska Polish
Altered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza

Krzywiński m Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a town called Krzywiń, derived from krzywy, meaning "crooked."

Krzyżaniak Polish
Derived from Polish krzyż meaning "cross".

Krzyżewski Polish
Derived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).

Kubara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kuhara.

Kubíček m Czech
Czech double diminutive of the given name Kuba (itself a diminutive of Jakub).

Kubitschek German
Germanized form of Kubíček. This name was borne by Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976), the Brazilian president who founded the city of Brasília in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro as the capital city of Brazil... [more]

Kuboki Japanese

Kubota Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" combined with 保 (ho) "protect, defend, guard" or 窪 (kubo) meaning "hollow" that is then combined with and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy."

Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Kudinov m Russian

Kudryakov m Russian
Derived from a Russian word meaning "curly".

Kueda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).

Kuhara Japanese (Rare)
Ku means "long time" and hara means "plain, field".

Kukino Japanese
It could be from 柊 (ku, kuki) meaning "holly, ilex" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, plain". The ki portion could also be spelled with 木 (ki, gi) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]

Kulagin m Russian

Kuleshov m Russian

Kumada Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kumai Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kumano Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kumari Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.

Kunakov m Russian

Kunayev m Udmurt (Russified, ?)

Kunida Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "a land, a large place" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Kuniki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and ki means "tree, wood".

Kunio Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and o means "tail".

Kuperus Dutch
Latinized form of Kuiper "barrel cooper".

Kurabe Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Kurachi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom".

Kurada Japanese

Kurai Japanese
Kura means "warehouse, storehouse" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kurama Japanese
Kura can mean "own, possess, warehouse, storehouse" and ma can mean "horse".

Kurano Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse" no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kuranoo Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, have, granary, storehouse", 野 (no) meaning "field", and 尾 (o) meaning "end, tail".... [more]

Kurasov m Russian

Kurchatov m Russian

Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.

Kurida Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuriki Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle".

Kurio Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and o means "tail".

Kurisu Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]

Kurita Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kuritsuka Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Kuritsyn Russian
Derived from Russian курица (kuritsa) meaning "chicken".

Kuroba Japanese
From the Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume."

Kurobe Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Kuroi Japanese
Kuro means "black" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".

Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]

Kurone Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Kurono Japanese
Kuro means "black" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kurose Japanese
Kuro means "black" and se means "current, ripple".

Kurosu Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".

Kurumi Japanese (Rare)
From 栗 (kurumi) meaning "chestnut".

Kurup Malayalam
From a title traditionally bestowed upon weapon makers and masters of martial arts, of uncertain meaning.

Kurusu Japanese
Combination of 来 (kuru), meaning "come, next", and 栖 (su), meaning "nest, den".

Kuryokhin m Russian

Kurzawa Polish
Of Polish origin, used by celebrities Karina and Ronald Kurzawa (duo from Sis Vs. Bro).

Kusaka Japanese
meaning of sound of KUSA-KA is grassy-place. on kanji it means 日(sun) 下(under), there is association which grass grows good under the sun. this is the special case of usage of kanji in Japanese such as 飛鳥 asuka, 春日 kasuga and 長谷川 hasegawa.

Kusaka Japanese
From Japanese 日 (ku) meaning "sun, day" and 下 (saka) meaning "under, below".

Kusama Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Kusano Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kushige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 櫛笥 (Kushige) meaning "Kushige", a former alley in the area of Kushige in the ward of Kamigyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [more]

Kushige Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 櫛 (kushi) meaning "comb" and 下 (ge) meaning "bottom; low", possibly referring to a comb case.