Indian Submitted Surnames

AAVHAD Marathi

ACHARYA Indian, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "knowing, teaching" or "teacher, instructor".

ADHIKARI Nepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit अधिकार (adhi-kāra) meaning "authority, right, government, rule".

ADHIKARY Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Variant transcription of Adhikari.

ADIL Urdu, Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Adil.

ADVANI Sindhi, Indian
Sindhi Hindu surname meaning "descendant of Adu", most likely referring to the name of a past ancestor of the clan.

AGARWAL Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi
Hindu and Jain surname meaning "people of Agroha", referring to a town in the Indian state of Haryana.

AHUJA Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Indian (Sikh)
Sikh name meaning "descendant of Ahu", based on the name of a clan in these communities (see Arora). Ahu is presumably the name of an ancestor; the suffix -jā is patronymic.

AISHA Urdu

AKBAR Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Persian
From the given name Akbar.

AKHTAR Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Pashto
Derived from Persian اختر (axtar) meaning "star".

AKHTARUZZAMAN Bengali

ALAM Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Hindi, Pakistani, Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Afghani
Means "flag, banner, emblem", derived from the Arabic علم ('alam).

ALVI Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic علوي (ʿalawiyy) meaning "pertaining to Ali (1)". The Alvi are a Muslim clan from India and Pakistan claiming descent from Ali ibn Abi Talib (601-661), a cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

AMEEN Urdu, Arabic, Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Amin.

AMER Arabic, Urdu
Variant of 'Aamir.

AMIN Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Indian (Muslim), Malay
From the given name Amin.

AMIR Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Bengali (Muslim), Persian, Indian (Muslim), Malay
From the given name Amir.

ANGADI Indian, Kannada
From Kannada ಅಂಗಡಿ (aṃgaḍi) meaning "store, shop".

ANJUM Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From Arabic نَجْم (najm) meaning "celestial body, star, planet".

ANNE Indian
Indian (Andhra Pradesh); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu name of unknown meaning.

ANWAR Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian, Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Anwar.

ANWER Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of Anwar.

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).

ARIF Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim), Malay, Arabic
From the given name Arif.

ARIGE Telugu
This name is famous surname in telugu states of South India.

ARORA Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Sindhi
Hindu and Sikh name derived from اروهڙ (Aror), the name of the former capital of Sindh, India (now a part of Pakistan and known as Rohri). The name itself is derived from Hindi and Punjabi Aur meaning "someone else", used by the past Aroras to escape persecution.

ARUNA Indian, Telugu

ASHDUL Indian (Rare)

ASHIQ Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Arabic عَاشِق (ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق (ʿišq) "being in love".

ASHRAF Urdu, Arabic (Egyptian), Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Ashraf.

ASIF Urdu

AURANGZEB Urdu
From the given name Aurangzeb.

AYUBI Persian, Pashto, Urdu
Variant transcription of Ayoubi.

AYYAGARI Indian
Owner, Teacher

AZAM Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Persian, Arabic
Derived from Arabic أَعْظَم (ʾaʿẓam) meaning "greater, greatest".

AZMAT Urdu
Derived from the Arabic عَظَمَة (ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".

BAI Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Malayalam
Perhaps derived from Hindi बाई (bāī) meaning "lady".

BAJWA Pakistani, Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From the Persian باز (bâz) meaning "hawk, falcon". Used by both Pakistani Muslims and Indian Sikhs.

BALAKRISHNAN Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Balakrishna.

BALIJA Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting either "traders/merchants" or "agriculturists".

BALJI Indian, Telugu
Another form of Balija.

BANGLA Bengali
From বাংলা (Bangla), the endonym of the Bengali people, the region of Bengal (including Bangladesh), and the Bengali language. The word itself is derived either from Vanga, the name of an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, or from an Austric word meaning "sun god".

BANSAL Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Most likely from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa) meaning "bamboo, sugar cane" or "lineage, stock, pedigree".

BARMAN Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मा (varman) meaning "armour, shield, protection".

BASRA Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a city in present-day Iraq, Basra (البصرة‎).

BASU Indian

BASUMATARY Indian, Bodo, Assamese
From a Sanskritized form of the Bodo name बसुमातारी (Baisamatari), which meant "mother earth" or "earthly folks". The name was originally used by landowners or landlords.

BATRA Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning, based on a clan of the Hindu and Sikh Arora community.

BAWA Punjabi
Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. It is also a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.

BEGUM Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Kashmiri, Urdu, Punjabi, Turkish
From the Persian title بیگم (beygom) meaning "lady, madam", traditionally used as a royal title for Muslim females in Central and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg).

BELLAMKONDA Telugu

BETHI Telugu

BEY Indian (Muslim), Assamese, Turkish, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) (modern Turkish bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master".

BHAGAT Indian, Nepali, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi
Hindu and Jain name derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhákta) meaning "devotee, adorer".

BHARUCHA Indian (Parsi)
Refers to the city of Bharuch in Gujarat, India, which is thought to be derived from the name of a figure in Hindu mythology.

BHASIN Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Believed to be derived from Sanskrit भानु (bhānu) meaning "ray of light" or "sun".

BHAT Indian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Variant of Butt.

BHATT Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Nepali
Variant of Butt.

BHATTACHARJEE Bengali
Variant of Bhattacharya.

BHATTI Punjabi, Sindhi, Indian
Punjabi Rajput name derived from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "lord".

BHAUMIK Bengali, Indian
Variant transcription of Bhowmik.

BHOWMICK Bengali, Indian
Variant transcription of Bhowmik.

BHOWMIK Bengali, Indian
Means "landowner, landlord" in Bengali, ultimately derived from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi) "earth, soil, ground".

BIBI Indian (Muslim), Pakistani

BILN Indian

BIRADAR Indian, Kannada

BISWAS Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsá) meaning "trust, confidence, faith".

BOURASSA Indian
Seems to be an Indian name. I am in touch with a relative whose family were Pottawatomi Indians in Oklahoma. This name comes from that reservation.

BULSARA Indian (Parsi)
Indian Parsi surname derived from the name of the city of Bulsar (today known as Valsad) in Gujarat, which served as a centre for Zoroastrian culture in the 17th century. A notable bearer was British singer and songwriter Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), who was born as Farrokh Bulsara.

BURFAT Pakistani, Sindhi

BUTT Punjabi, Urdu
Most likely derived from Sanskrit भटट (bhatt) meaning "scholar".

BUX Sindhi, Urdu, Balochi, Punjabi
Derived from Persian بخش (baxš) meaning "part, district, section" or "fortune".

CAVARAI Indian, Tamil
Variant transcription of Kavarai.

CHADHARI Indian, Gujarati
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHAKKILIYAN Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting "cobblers" and "leatherworkers".

CHAKKIYAM Indian, Telugu
Another form of Chakkiliyan.

CHAKRABARTI Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Chakraborty.

CHAKRABARTY Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Chakraborty.

CHAKRABORTI Bengali
Variant of Chakraborty.

CHAKRABORTY Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Means "ruler of a country" or "emperor", from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá) meaning "wheel, circle" combined with वर्तते (vártate) meaning "to turn, to roll". The name literally means "turning wheels" or "rolling wheels", but metaphorically denotes a ruler whose chariot's wheels roll without hindrance or obstruction.

CHAKRAVARTI Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Chakraborty.

CHAND Indian, Fijian, Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon" (see Chand).

CHANDER Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Chandra.

CHANDIA Punjabi
Surname rarely used in Pakistani Punjab. The origin of Chandia is Pali. Chandia is a variation of the name Chanda (English and Indian).

CHANDIO Pakistani, Sindhi, Balochi
From the given name Chand, referring to a past ancestor of Kurdish-Balochi origin. This is the name of a Sindhi and Balochi tribe in Pakistan.

CHANDRA Indian, Bengali, Indonesian, Hindi, Telugu, Fijian
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon". In Hindu belief, this is the name of a lunar deity.

CHANDRAN Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon".

CHANDRASEKHAR Indian
A Hindu name meaning literally "holder of the moon" (an epithet of the god Shiva). A notable bearer of this surname was the Indian-born US physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995); the Chandrasekhar limit, i.e. the upper limit for the mass of a white dwarf star beyond which the star collapses to a neutron star or a black hole, is named after him.

CHATEN Indian
Chetan

CHATTERJEE Bengali
Variant of Chattopadhyay.

CHATTOPADHYAY Bengali
From the name of the village of Chaṭṭa combined with Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".

CHAUDARI Indian, Telugu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary used in Southern India.

CHAUDARY Urdu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHAUDHRY Urdu, Indian, Hindi
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHAUDRI Urdu
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHAUDRY Urdu
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHAUHAN Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Of unknown meaning. Folk etymologies derive it from Sanskrit चतुर् (cátur) meaning "four" or possibly from a hero named Chahamana (of whom members of the caste trace their ancestry from).

CHAVALI Telugu
Brahmin last name of South India, Andhra Pradesh

CHAWDHURI Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHAWDHURY Bengali
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHEEMA Punjabi
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.

CHETTI Indian, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Variant transcription of Chetty.

CHETTY Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting a trader.

CHOHAN Pakistani, Urdu, Sindhi, Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Chauhan.

CHOPRA Indian, Punjabi
Khatri Sikh, Hindu, and Jain name of unknown meaning.

CHOUDARY Urdu, Indian, Telugu
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHOUDHRY Urdu, Indian, Hindi
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHOUDHURI Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHOUREY Hindi
chourey surname basically belongs to kurmi caste

CHOWDARY Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Variant of Chaudhary used in Southern India.

CHOWDHARY Indian, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHOWDHRY Urdu, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHUCKLER Indian, Telugu
Telugu occupational name for a leather worker, a job historically considered spiritually polluting and impure in India, where the surname belongs to Dalit, or "Untouchables" - members of the lowest caste.

CONTRACTOR Indian (Parsi)
Parsi occupational surname for a contractor, or someone who works on the basis of a contract. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many adopted English vocabulary based on their occupation (i.e. Engineer or Merchant).

DANI Gujarati, Sanskrit
Indian (Gujarat): Hindu Vania name, from the Sanskrit epithet dani ‘liberal in giving’.

DAR Kashmiri, Pakistani, Indian
Variant of Dhar used by Kashmiris in Pakistan.

DARUWALA Indian (Parsi)
Derived from Hindi दारू (dārū) meaning "liquor, wine, alcohol" (borrowing from Persian) combined with the suffix -वाला (-vālā) denoting an occupation. It was used to refer to someone who sold or brewed alcohol.

DASGUPTA Bengali
Combination of Das and Gupta.

DASS Indian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Malaysian
Variant of Das.

DATTA Bengali, Indian, Odia
Variant transcription of Dutta.

DAVE Indian
Who knows Vedas that known as Dave

DAWOOD Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Dawud.

DAYAL Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Means "kind, compassionate", derived from Sanskrit दया (dayā) meaning "compassion, pity".

D'COSTA Indian (Christian)
Form of Da Costa more common among Christians from India.

DEBNATH Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit देव (devá) meaning "deity, god" combined with नाथ (nāthá) meaning "possessor, owner".

DESAI Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "province, country, kingdom" combined with स्वामिन् (svāmin) meaning "lord, master, owner".

DESHMUKH Indian, Marathi
From the historical title देशमुख (deśmukh) meaning "district head", derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "country, district" combined with मुख (múkha) meaning "face".

DESHPANDE Indian, Marathi
Means "district accountant", derived from Sanskrit देश (deśá) meaning "country, kingdom, province" combined with पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "learned, wise man".

DEVA Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit देव (devá) meaning "heavenly, divine" or "deity, god".

DEVI Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Assamese, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
From Sanskrit देवी (devī́) meaning "goddess, female deity" (see the given name Devi). It is used as a surname by women who did not originally have a family name. In 2014, this was the second most common surname in the world and the most common in several Indian states.

DEWAN Indian, Pakistani
Status name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic diwan "royal court", "tribunal of justice", or "treasury". Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.

DEWI Indonesian, Javanese, Indian, Hindi, Malay
Means "goddess, deity" in Malay and Indonesian, of Sanskrit origin. In India, it can also be a variant transcription of Devi.

DEY Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Either a variant or Dev or Deva meaning "deity, god" (from the Sanskrit देव (devá)) or derived from the Sanskrit deya meaning "suitable for a gift".

DHADWAR Indian (Rare)

DHALIWAL Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Sikh name possibly from Daranagar, the name of an ancestral town in India.

DHAR Indian, Bengali
Most likely from Bengali ধার (dhāra) meaning "credit"; ultimately from Sanskrit उद्धार (uddhara) "deliverance, salvation, release".

DHAR Indian, Urdu, Kashmiri
Kashmiri Brahmin surname of unknown meaning.

DIKSHIT Indian

D'MELLO Indian (Christian)
Variant of Mello more common among Christians from India.

DOGRA Hindi

DOSHI Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Means "cloth seller" derived from Persian دوش (duš) meaning "shoulder".

D'SA Indian (Christian)
Form of de Sá more common among Christians from India.

D'SILVA Indian (Christian)
Variant of Silva more common among Christians from India.

D'SOUZA Indian (Christian)
Form of de Souza used by Christians in India.

DUKALI Indian (Rare)

DURGA Indian, Odia, Telugu
From the given name Durga, the name of a Hindu warrior goddess.

DUTTA Indian, Bengali, Assamese
From the Sanskrit दत्त (datta) meaning "given, granted".

DWIVEDI Indian
This surname has multiple meanings, the most commonly accepted etymology is that Dwivedi means a person who has the knowledge of two Vedas, but there exists a conflicting view since Dwivedis are given higher status than Chaturvedis or Chaubeys... [more]

ELAMKUNNAPUZHA Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.... [more]

ENGINEER Indian (Parsi)
Parsi name literally meaning "engineer", referring to someone who made machines or engines. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many used English vocabulary based on their occupation.

FAROOQ Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Pashto, Arabic
From the given name Farooq.

GAHE Indian

GANDHI Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil
Means "perfume seller", derived from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha) meaning "odour, fragrance, perfume". Notable bearers include Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), an Indian civil rights and independence leader, and Indira Gandhi (1917-1984), the first female Prime Minister of India.

GANGOPADHYAY Bengali
From the name of the Ganges River (also the name of a villge) combined with Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".

GANGULY Bengali
Variant of Gangopadhyay.

GANJOO Indian, Urdu, Persian
Ganjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or Ganju.

GAUTAM Nepali, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
From the given name Gautama.

GEEVARGHESE Indian (Christian)
From the given name Geevarghese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

GENTOO Indian, Telugu, Portuguese
It is a Telugu name, most likely meaning "Gentile". It was first used by the Portuguese.

GHOSH Bengali, Indian
Means "cowherder" or "milkman" from Sanskrit गो (gó) meaning "cow, cattle, ox".

GHOSHAL Indian, Bengali
Possibly derived from the surname Ghosh.

GOEL Indian
Indian (northern states): Hindu (Bania) and Jain name of unknown origin, based on the name of a clan in the Agarwal Bania community.

GOGOI Indian, Assamese
Assamese name of unknown meaning.

GOGULA Indian, Telugu
Possibly from Telugu గోగు (gōgu) "hemp plant".

GOLELWAR Marathi

GOPAL Indian, Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi
From the given name Gopal.

GOPALAKRISHNAN Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Combination of Gopala and Krishna.

GOSWAMI Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Marathi
Hindu surname derived from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "cow, ox" or "earth" combined with स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord".

GOVANI Indian
The meaning of the word is made up of two parts i.e. Go and vani ... [more]

GOVENDER Indian (Anglicized, Modern)

GOYAL Indian
Variant of Goel.

GUDHKA Indian

GUL Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".

GUNTAKA Telugu

HABIB Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Habib.

HAIDER Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Bengali, Arabic
From the given name Haider.

HALIVAR Kannada (Rare)

HAMDANI Urdu, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Hamdan.

HAQ Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Punjabi
Variant spelling of Haque.

HAQUE Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Derived from Arabic حَقَّ (ḥaqqa) meaning "true, right, correct".

HASAN Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the given name Hasan.

HASHMI Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Arabic
From Arabic هاشم (hashim) meaning "crusher, breaker of bread" (see Hashim). It also refers to the Banu Hashim clan (also called Hashemites) of the Quraysh tribe that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad belonged to.

HASSAN Arabic, Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name Hassan.

HAZRA Indian, Bengali
Possibly from the name of a location near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

HEMAN Indian
The name 'Heman' is a Jewish name, meaning 'Faithfull'.... [more]

HIDAYAT Indonesian, Javanese, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.

HIMALAYA Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly from the name of the Himalaya mountain range in Asia, derived from Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya) meaning "snow dwelling".

HIREMATH Indian, Kannada
Hindu surname from Karnataka with an unknown meaning.

HOQUE Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Assamese
Variant of Haque.

HOSSAIN Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Husayn.

HUSAIN Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali (Muslim)
From the given name Husain.

HUSSAINI Persian, Afghani, Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Hussain.

IBRAHIM Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Ibrahim.

IMAM Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Nigerian, Arabic, Indonesian
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a leader within a Muslim community.

IMRAN Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Malay
From the given name Imran.

INGLE Marathi

IQBAL Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Punjabi, Kashmiri, Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian
From the given name Iqbal.

IRANI Persian, Indian (Parsi)
Denotes an Iranian person or something from Iran, as well as the Irani Zoroastrian ethnic group in India. It is widely used among Indian Parsis.

ISHAQ Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali
From the given name Ishaq.

ISLAM Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic
Derived from the name of the religion of Islam, itself from Arabic إسلام (ʾislām) meaning "submission (to God)".

ISMAIL Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Indonesian, Somali, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Swahili
From the given name Ismail.

ITTE Indian

JADHAV Indian, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Konkani
Meaning unknown.

JAHAN Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi
From the given name Jahan.

JAHANGIR Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Jahangir.

JAKKA Indian

JALALI Persian, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.

JALBANI Pakistani, Sindhi, Balochi

JAMALI Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.

JANI Indian, Odia, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".

JAPAN Eastern African, Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

JAYARAM Indian

JESU Indian

JHA Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya) meaning "teacher (of the Vedas)".

JHALA Indian, Gujarati
Gujarati clan name of unknown meaning.

JOLAHA Indian, Muslim
Means "weaver".

JUNEJO Pakistani, Sindhi
Means "(sons) of Juno", derived from the name of a past ancestor, Jam Juno, combined with Sindhi جي (jy) meaning "of". The Junejo are a Sindhi tribe mainly concentrated in Pakistan and parts of India.

KABARIA Indian, Muslim
Means "greengrocer".

KABIR Bengali (Muslim), Nigerian, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim), Afghani, Persian
From the Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) meaning "big, large, great" (see Akbar).

KADIMICHERLA Indian

KAJAL Indian, Gujarati, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala) meaning "collyrium, lotion" or "ink, soot", though it also refers to kohl, a dark powder used as a eye makeup.

KALITA Indian, Assamese
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Hindu caste in the Indian state of Assam.

KALLA Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "priest".

KALLAN Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Kalla.

KALSI Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning unknown. Kalsi is a clan to Sikhs while it is a sub-caste to Lohars.

KAMAT Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Means "people who work in soil" from काम (kām) meaning "work, task, labour" combined with मिट्टी (miṭṭī) meaning "soil, earth".

KAMBLE Indian, Marathi, Telugu, Konkani
Occupational name for a weaver of blankets, derived from Marathi कंबल (kãmbal) meaning "blanket".

KANAKAMEDALA Indian (Modern)

KANDHAL Indian, Gujarati
People with the last name of "Kandhal" are commonly descendants of Rao Kandhal who belonged to the "Rathore" clan of Rajputs (warrior class) in India. "Rao" is a royal title. Rao Kandhal was younger brother of Rao Jodha who founded the princely state of Jodhpur in western Rajasthan, India... [more]

KANNAN Indian, Tamil
From the given name Kannan, the Tamil variant of Krishna.

KAPADIA Indian (Parsi), Indian, Gujarati
Means "cloth maker" from Gujarati કાપડ (kāpaḍ) meaning "cloth, fabric".

KAPOOR Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Punjabi Kshatriya name derived from Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpūra) meaning "camphor" (referring to a white crystalline substance used in medicine), itself possibly of Proto-Austronesian origin.

KAPU Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting an "agricultural worker".

KAPUR Indian
Alternate spelling of Kapoor.

KARAL Indian, Bengali
This Surname was given in honour by the Britishers to Nikhil Chandra Banerjee to recognize his efforts in constructing The Karali Kali temple in Dhaka,now the capital of Bangladesh. It was a very expensive construction and still attracts tourists every year... [more]

KARI Finnish, German (Austrian), Slovene (?), Hungarian, Indian, Marathi
As a Finnish name, it is a topographic and ornamental name from kari "small island", "stony rapids", "sandbar", or "rocky place in a field". This name is found throughout Finland.... [more]

KARKHANIS Marathi

KARMAKAR Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Perhaps derived from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma) meaning "action, performance, deed". This is the name of a Bengali Hindu caste of blacksmiths.

KARNIK Bengali

KASHIF Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Kashif.

KATHAR Indian

KAVARAI Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "landowner".

KAZIM Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic
From the given name Kazim.

KHADAE Indian

KHALIL Arabic, Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name Khalil.

KHALSA Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Theorised to be derived from Arabic خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa) meaning "to be pure, to be clear". In Sikhism, the term refers baptised or initiated Sikhs.

KHAN Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Kashmiri, Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim)
Derived from the Turkic military title khan, which is ultimately from Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) meaning "king, emperor, sovereign".

KHANNA Indian

KHARAT Indian

KHARE Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Means "pure, true" in Hindi and Marathi.

KHARRA Indian

KHATEEB Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Khatib.

KHATUN Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Persian خاتون (xātūn) referring to a title of nobility and the feminine equivalent of the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

KHAWAJA Urdu, Arabic, Bengali
From the Persian title خواجه (xâje) meaning "lord, master, owner".

KHIDA Indian (Rare)

KOIREE Indian
Denotes "weaver" in Hindi.

KOMATI Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting "trader".

KONDA Telugu
Hindu name meaning ‘hill’ in Telugu.

KONDURU Telugu (Anglicized, Modern)

KONETI Indian, Telugu

KOREA Western African (Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

KRISH Indian
Shortened form of Krishna or of any other name beginning with Krishna (such as Krishnan, Krishnaswami, Krishnamurthy, etc.), used in the U.S. by families from southern India. It is not in use in India.

KRISHNA Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name Krishna.

KRISHNAKUMAR Indian
Combination of Krishna and Kumar.

KRISHNAMURTHY Indian
Hindu name from Sanskrit kṛṣnamūrti meaning ‘manifestation of the god Krishna’, from krisna ‘black’ (epithet of an incarnation of the god Vishnu) + murti ‘image’, ‘manifestation’... [more]

KRISHNAN Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from the given name Krishna, used in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

KUASHA Bengali

KULAKARNI Indian, Kannada
Kannada variant of Kulkarni.

KULANTHINAL Indian

KUMAI Indian

KUMARI Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Sinhalese, Pakistani
From the given name Kumari, the feminine form of Kumar. It is exclusively used by women.

KUNNATHUPARAMBIL Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha-Kunnathuparambil Family has a rich history of around 200 years and traces its origins to a small village called Elamkunnapuzha in Ernakulam District. It was at that time one of our ancestors migrated from Elamkunnapuzha to a small village called Vennoor, near Mala in Thrissur District for his livelihood... [more]

LAHOT Hindi

LAKSHMI Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi
From the given name Lakshmi, the name of a Hindu goddess.

LAL Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali
Means "darling, precious, beloved", from Sanskrit lala meaning "cajoling". It can also mean "boy" or "red, ruby" in Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali.

LĀNDA Punjabi
Lānda (ਲਾਨਦਾ) is a Punjabi surname that is used amongst families belonging to the Bhat tribe. The bearers of this surname belong to the gotra Lākhanpal, which is of Kshatriya origin.

LATHEEF Indian (Muslim), Dhivehi
From a Dhivehi and South Indian form of the given name Latif.

LOHAT Hindi

LUND Indian
Lund is also a Punjabi last name (i.e. from Punjab state of India/Pakistan)

MADAN Indian

MADANPOTRA Indian (Rare), Sindhi (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Surname of the Arora caste of the Punjab and Sindh.

MADIGA Indian, Telugu
Telugu occupational name for a leather worker, a job historically considered polluting and impure in India, where the surname belongs to Dalit, or "Untouchables" - members of the lowest caste.

MADRASWALA Indian (Parsi)
From Madras (presently Chennai), the name of the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

MAHABIR Trinidadian Creole, Indian
From Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, massive" combined with वीर (vīrá) meaning "heroic, powerful, strong".

MAHADEVAN Indian, Tamil

MAHAJAN Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati
Means "great people", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with जन (jána) "people, subjects".

MAHAPATRA Indian, Odia
From the Sanskrit महत् (mahat) "great, large, big" possibly combined with पात्र (pātra) "drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup".

MAHARAJ South African, Indian, Trinidadian Creole, Fijian
Means "great king, great ruler", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign". It is also found among Indian communities abroad.

MAHARANA Indian, Odia
From a title meaning "king of kings" or "great king", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with राणा (rana), a Rajput title meaning "king" (see Rana (2))... [more]

MAHATO Indian, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia
From a secular title given to the head or chief of a village, possibly taken from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large, big".

MAHI Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi
From the given name Mahi.

MAHMOOD Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Arabic
Variant transcription of Mahmud.

MAHTO Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Variant transcription of Mahato.

MAJHI Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese
Possibly from the Bengali মাঝি (mājhi) meaning "boatman, oarsman, waterman".

MAJI Indian

MAJID Urdu

MALEK Indian (Muslim), Gujarati, Persian, Bengali (Muslim), Arabic
Variant of Malik. A notable bearer is Rami Malek (1981-), an Egyptian-American actor.

MALICK Indian, Bengali, Pakistani, Western African
From the Arabic ملك (malik) meaning "king, sovereign, monarch" (see Malik (1)), used by Indian Hindus and Muslims.

MALIK Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic title ملك (malik) meaning "king, sovereign, monarch".