Indian (Christian) Submitted Surnames

These names are a subset of Indian names used more often by Indian Christians. See also about Indian names.

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(c) will match a consonant
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(v) will match a vowel
(p) will match a plosive or stop consonant
(f) will match a fricative consonant
(n) will match a nasal consonant
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CHAVARA Indian (Christian)
Form of CHAVARRÍA used by Christians in India.

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

D'CUNHA Indian (Christian)
Variant of CUNHA more commonly used by Indian Christians.

D'KABRAL Indian (Christian), Marathi
Form of CABRAL more common among Marathi Christians.

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

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.

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

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

GONSALVES English (British), Portuguese, Indian (Christian)
Variant of GONÇALVES more commonly used in Britain and western India.

KOLAN Indian (Christian), Sinhalese
Variant of COLÓN more common among Christians from India and used in Sri Lanka.

L'COSTA Indian (Christian)
Form of LA COSTA more common among Christians from India.

L'SILVA Indian (Christian)
Form of LA SILVA more common among Christians from India.

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

PATHROSE Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name PETER (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).

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

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

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

YOHANAN Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam, Jewish
From the given name YOHANAN, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Cochin Jews.

YOHANNAN Assyrian, Indian (Christian)
From the given name YOHANNAN.

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