Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Arabic or Indian or Pakistani or Punjabi or Urdu.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Targuisti Arabic (Maghrebi)
Moroccan (northern): habitational name for someone from the town of Targuist.
Tarik Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tariq Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Tariq.
Tarique Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Tawfik Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tawfiq.
Tawil Arabic
Means "tall" in Arabic.
Tayeb Arabic
From the given name Tayeb.
Taynak Indian
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Tayyab Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tayyab.
Telaga Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, mostly denoting agricultural laborers.
Telee Indian
Variant transcription of Devanagari तेली (see Teli).
Teli Indian
From Sanskrit तेली (tēlī) meaning "oily" in Sanskrit. This is used by the Teli caste who traditionally specialized in oil pressing and trade.
Terakgi Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Anglicized, Rare), Arabic
Now mainly used as an arabic surname, mainly in Syria or lebanon. This last name possibliy comes from "Tarak Yapımcısı" which means combmaker. This surname can be spelt as "Terakgi" if a arab or a turkish person were to move to an english speaking nation.
Thabet Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Thabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Thakkar Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura) meaning "deity".
Thakur Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
From a feudal title meaning "lord, master", derived from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (thakkura) meaning "deity".
Thapa Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia
From an ancient military rank used in the Khasa Kingdom, which ruled parts of South Asia from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Tharwat Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Tharwat.
Thevar Tamil
The Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are a community or group of communities native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise the Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar communities that share a common myth of origin and claim to have once been members of various ancient South Indian dynasties.
Thondan Tamil, Indian
Tamil for "devotee, votary".
Tisgaonkar Marathi
It is derived from the words “tis” meaning “three” and “gaonkar” meaning “landlord or village headman.” The surname’s meaning is “the headman of three villages.”
Tiwana Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi
Habitational name from the village of Tiwana in present-day Pakistan.
Tlemsani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Tlemcen, the name of a city in north-western Algeria.
Touati Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Habitational name denoting someone who originally came from the region of Touat (or Tuat) in Algeria.
Touil Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic طويل (see Tawil) chiefly used in North Africa.
Touilbini Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelaziz Touilbini (1978-), an Algerian boxer.
Tounsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic تُونِسِيّ (tūnisiyy) meaning “Tunisian”, ultimately from تُونِس (tūnis) meaning "Tunisia, Tunis". It can refer to a native of the country of Tunisia, someone from the city of Tunis (in Tunisia), or the Tunisian Tounsi dialect of Arabic.
Touzani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly derived from Aït Touzine, the name of a Rifian tribe in Morocco.
Trabelsi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Tripoli in Libya from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and πόλις (pólis) meaning "city".
Trabelssi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Trabelsi.
Trikah Indian
Variant of Trikha.
Tripathi Indian, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripathin) meaning "one who has studied three Vedas".
Tripathy Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Tripathi.
Trivedi Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "one who knows the three Vedas", derived from Sanskrit त्रि (tri) meaning "three" and वेद (veda) meaning "Veda".
Tufail Urdu
Derived from the given name Tufail.
Tumas Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Tumas.
Turkieh Ancient Hebrew, Arabic, Jewish
A Lebanese jewish surname that is often used among Lebanese jews in Israel.
Tyagi Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit त्यागिन् (tyagin) meaning "leaving, abandoning, sacrificing", so named because some members of this caste may have chosen to leave their traditional practice of agriculture in favor of learning and teaching-based occupations (or vice versa).
Ubaidullah Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ubaidullah.
Uddin Bengali, Urdu, Tausug
From Arabic الدين (ad-dīn) meaning "the religion", commonly used as a suffix for given names.
Uhumahu Arabic
He was arabic but died by cholera
Ullah Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "of Allah, of God" from Arabic اللّٰه (Allah) referring to the monotheistic god in Islam. It is commonly used as a component in given names.
Umer Urdu
Derived from the given name Umar.
Undirmare Indian
Marathi name meaning "mice killer"
Unnikrishnan Malayalam
Means "Lord Krishna" or "young Krishna", a combination of the title and given name ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant boy, young boy" and the name of Krishna, Hindu deity.
Upadhyay Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher".
Upadhyaya Indian, Nepali, Hindi, Assamese
Variant transcription of Upadhyay.
Upadhyayula Telugu
Telugu form of Upadhyay.
Uppadathil Malayalam
From Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [more]
Uppara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Usmani Urdu
From the given name Uthman.
Vagh Indian
Means "tiger" in Hindi
Vaidya Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद् (vid) meaning "to know".
Vali Spanish, Italian (Swiss), Arabic
This Spanish and Italian surname of VALI was a locational name for someone OR A family who lived in a valley. In valle quiescit ( In the valley of our home, we find peace.)... [more]
Vanniyan Indian
It denotes those belonging to the Palli caste.
Varadarajan Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi वरदराजन (varadaraajan).
Varadkar Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from the name of the village of Varad in the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, India. A famous bearer is the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar (1979-).
Varghese Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Varghese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Varma Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection".
Varughese Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Varughese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Vati Indian
From given name Vati meaning "nature"
Velama Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting mainly agricultural laborers.
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Vellalan Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Vellala.
Venkataraman Indian
From Sanskrit venkạteša ‘lord of Venkata hill’, an epithet of the god Vishnu (from venkạta ‘name of the hill’ + īša‘lord’).
Venkatesh Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Means "lord of Venkata", from Venkata, the name of a hill in southern India (see Venkata), combined with Sanskrit ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, master, husband" (see Isha).
Verma Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Varma.
Vidhani Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit विधान (vidhāna) meaning "disposing, arranging".
Vinda Hindi
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Virk Punjabi
From the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named Virak.
Vyas Hindi
Brahmin name from Sanskrit व्यास (vyāsa) meaning 'compiler'. This was the name of the Sanskrit sage said to have compiled the Mahabharata.
Wadhwa Indian (Sikh)
Sikh name based on the name of an Arora clan.
Wadia Indian (Parsi)
Parsi surname possibly derived from Wadia, the name of a village in Gujarat.
Wadood Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wadud Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wael Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Wail.
Wagdy Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Wagdy.
Waghdhare Indian
A Marathi surname meaning "Tiger Catcher"
Waghmare Indian, Marathi
Means "tiger killer" from Marathi वाघ (vagh) meaning "tiger" and मारणे (marne) meaning "to kill".
Wahab Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahab.
Wahba Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic, derived from the word وَهَبَ (wahaba) meaning "to grant, to gift".
Waheed Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wahid.
Wahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahid.
Wajid Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wajid.
Waleed Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Walid.
Wali Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.
Walia Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi name of unknown meaning.
Walid Arabic
Derived from the given name Walid.
Wappara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Waqar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waqar.
Wardak Pashto
Meaning uncertain. The Wardak are a Pashtun tribe from the Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan.
Warfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Warfalli).
Waris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Waseem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Wasim Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wasim.
Wazir Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Means "minister, vizier" in Arabic.
Werfalli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الورفلي (see al-Werfalli).
Wodda Indian, Tamil
Another form of Odda.
Yacoob Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yacub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yadav Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali
From Sanskrit यादव (yadava) meaning "descendant of Yadu", Yadu being a legendary king in Hindu mythology who was believed to be an ancestor of Krishna.
Yafai Arabic
Variant of Al-Yafai.
Yagoub Arabic
Derived from the given name Yaqub.
Yahia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Yahiaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yahya Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Yahyaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yahya.
Yaïch Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Yaich based on French orthography.
Yaich Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Yaïche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Yaiche based on French orthography.
Yaiche Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic يعيش (ya'ish) meaning "he will live", ultimately derived from the word عاش ('asha) meaning "to live".
Yakoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yakub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yakubu Arabic, Assyrian, Chaldean, Slovak (Americanized), Czech (Americanized), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Americanized)
Arabic and Assyrian/Chaldean: from a variant of the Arabic and Syriac personal name YaʿqūbJacob’ (see Yaqub).... [more]
Yalaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian family name possibly derived from Arabic يَعْلَى (yaʿlā) or يَعْلَ (yaʿla) both meaning "exalted, high".
Yameen Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Variant transcription of Yamin.
Yaqoob Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqoub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqub Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yared Arabic
From the given name Yared.
Yaseen Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yasin.
Yaser Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Yasin Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.
Yasir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Yasir.
Yasmin Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Yasmin.
Yasser Arabic
From the given name Yasir.
Yassin Arabic
From the given name Yasin.
Yassine Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yassine.
Yassir Arabic
Derived from the given name Yasir.
Yazbeck Arabic
Variant transcription of Yazbek.
Yaziji Turkish, Arabic
Arabic surname of Turkish origin meaning “clerk” or “writer”. Alternate spelling to Yazıcı.
Yeasmin Bengali
From the given name Yeasmin.
Yehia Arabic
From the given name Yahya.
Yehya Arabic, Uyghur
From the given name Yehya.
Yemen Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.
Yesmin Bengali
Variant of Yasmin.
Yohanan Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam, Jewish
From the given name Yohanan, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Cochin Jews.
Youcef Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Youcef.
Youcefi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian cognate of Yousfi.
Younas Urdu
Derived from the given name Yunus.
Younes Arabic
Variant transcription of Yunus.
Younis Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yunus.
Younus Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Younus.
Yousaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Yousafzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai). A notable bearer is Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (1997-).
Yousef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousfi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousif Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousri Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Yousry Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Youssef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Youssif Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Yusuf.
Yousuf Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yousufzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Yousafzai.
Yunus Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yunus.
Yusaf Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Yusef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yussef Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yussuf Arabic
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusuf Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusufzai Pashto
Means "son of Yusuf" in Pashto.
Yusufzay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto يوسفزی (see Yusufzai).
Zada Pashto
Derived from Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Zadran Pashto
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe inhabiting Afghanistan and Waziristan (Pakistan).
Zafar Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Zafar.
Zagazig Arabic (Egyptian)
Habitational name for someone who lived in Zagazig, Egypt.
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).
Zaheed Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahid.
Zaheer Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahir.
Zaher Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Zaher.
Zahi Arabic
From the given name Zahi.
Zahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Zahir Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Zahir.
Zahiri Persian, Arabic
From the given name Zahir.
Zahra Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.
Zahrani Arabic
From the Arabic زهراني (zahran) meaning "flowering, blossoming"; ultimately from زَهْرَة (zahra) meaning "flower, blossom" (see Zahrah)... [more]
Zahraoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "related to Zahra" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Zaib Urdu
From the given name Zaib.
Zaid Arabic
From the given name Zaid.
Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zaïdi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Zaidi chiefly used in the Maghreb and influenced by French orthography.
Zaidi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zaid.
Zaimi Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Zaim.
Zain Arabic
From the given name Zayn.
Zakaria Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zakariya Arabic
Arabic surname derived from the name of the prophet Zechariah.
Zakariyya Dhivehi, Arabic
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zaki Arabic
From the given name Zaki.
Zakir Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Zaky Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Zaki chiefly used in Egypt.
Zalmai Afghan, Pashto
From the Pashto given name Zalmai.
Zaydan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zazai Pashto
Meaning uncertain.
Zeb Urdu
Derived from Persian زیب‎ (zib) meaning "ornament, adornment, beauty".
Zeeshan Urdu
Derived from the given name Zeeshan.
Zeid Arabic
From the given name Zayd.
Zeidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.
Zeitoun Arabic
Derived from the Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) meaning "olive", a cognate of the Maghrebi Zitouni. It could also be linked to the famous El-Zeitoun district in Cairo, Egypt.
Zerhouni Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African, Berber
Possibly refers to the Zerhoun mountain in Morocco. The family name originates from the city of Nedroma in Tlemcen, Algeria.
Zeroual Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Nickname for a person with blue eyes from Berber aẓerwal meaning "blue".
Zerrougui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Zerrouki.
Zerrouki Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) meaning "blue".
Zeshan Urdu
Derived from the given name Zeeshan.
Zgheib Arabic
Lebanese surname of unknown meaning.
Zia Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.
Ziadeh Arabic
Means surplus, extra in Arabic
Ziadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ziyad.
Ziani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zayyan.
Zidan Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.
Zidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zaydan. A notable bearer is Zinedine Zidane (1972-), a French former footballer of Algerian descent.