Indian Submitted Surnames

Indian names are used in India and in Indian communities throughout the world. See also about Indian names.
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Tumas ٹوما Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Tumas.
Tyagi त्यागी 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 عبیداللہ Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ubaidullah.
Uddin উদ্দিন, الدین Bengali, Urdu, Tausug
From Arabic الدين (ad-dīn) meaning "the religion", commonly used as a suffix for given names.
Ullah اللہ, উল্লাহ 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.
Umar عمر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Umar.
Umer عمر Urdu
Derived from the given name Umar.
Undirmare Indian
Marathi name meaning "mice killer"
Unnikrishnan ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണന്‍ 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 उपाध्याय, উপাধ্যায়, ઉપાધ્યાય Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher".
Upadhyaya उपाध्याय, উপাধ্যায় 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.
Urang उरंग Indian
Usman عثمان Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug, Maranao, Dhivehi
From the given name Uthman.
Usmani عثمانی Urdu
From the given name Uthman.
Vagh वाघ Indian
Means "tiger" in Hindi
Vaidya वैद्य Indian, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya) meaning "physician, doctor", ultimately from the word विद् (vid) meaning "to know".
Vanga వంగా Indian, Telugu
Vanniyan Indian
It denotes those belonging to the Palli caste.
Varadarajan वरदराजन Indian, Hindi
Derived from Hindi वरदराजन (varadaraajan).
Varadkar वराडकर 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 വർഗീസ്, വർഗ്ഗീസ് Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Varghese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Varma वर्मा, వర్మ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection".
Varughese വരുഗീസ് Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Varughese, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Vati वती 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 వెంకటేష్, வெங்கடேஷ், ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ 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 वर्मा, ਵਰਮਾ, বর্মা Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Varma.
Vidhani विधानी, વિદ્યાની Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit विधान (vidhāna) meaning "disposing, arranging".
Vijay विजय, விஜய், ವಿಜಯ್, విజయ్, വിജയ് Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Punjabi
From the given name Vijay.
Vikram وکرم, विक्रम, વિક્રમ, విక్రమ్, விக்ரம் Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Cook Islands Maori
From the given name Vikram.
Vinda वृंदा Hindi
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Virk ਵਿਰਕ Punjabi
From the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named Virak.
Vishwakarma विश्वकर्मा Indian
Vivek विवेक, વિવેક, விவேக், ವಿವೇಕ್, వివేక్ Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali
From the given name Vivek.
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 वाडिया, વાડિયા Indian (Parsi)
Parsi surname possibly derived from Wadia, the name of a village in Gujarat.
Wadood ودود Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Wadud ওয়াদুদ Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Wadud.
Waghdhare Indian
A Marathi surname meaning "Tiger Catcher"
Waghmare वाघमारे Indian, Marathi
Means "tiger killer" from Marathi वाघ (vagh) meaning "tiger" and मारणे (marne) meaning "to kill".
Wahab وہاب, ওয়াহাব Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahab.
Waheed وحید Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wahid.
Wahid وحید, ওয়াহিদ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahid.
Wajid واجد Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wajid.
Wali ولی, ওয়ালি Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.
Walia ਵਾਲੀਆ Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi name of unknown meaning.
Wappara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Waqar وقار Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waqar.
Waris وارث Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Waris.
Waseem وسیم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Wasim.
Wasim وسیم Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wasim.
Wazir وزیر Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Means "minister, vizier" in Arabic.
Wodda Indian, Tamil
Another form of Odda.
Yadav यादव, યાદવ, যাদব, యాదవ్, ಯಾದವ್ 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.
Yahan جہان, جهان Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Arabic
Yahya یحیی Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Yameen یمین, ইয়ামিন Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Variant transcription of Yamin.
Yaqoob یعقوب Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaqub یعقوب Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Yaseen یاسین Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yasin.
Yasin یاسین, ইয়াসিন Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.
Yasir یاسر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Yasir.
Yasmin ইয়াসমিন, یاسمین Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Yasmin.
Yeasmin ইয়াসমিন Bengali
From the given name Yeasmin.
Yesmin ইয়াসমিন Bengali
Variant of Yasmin.
Yohanan യോഹന്നാൻ Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam, Jewish
From the given name Yohanan, used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Cochin Jews.
Younas یونس Urdu
Derived from the given name Yunus.
Younis یونس Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yunus.
Younus یونس, ইউনুস Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Younus.
Yousaf یوسف Urdu
From the given name Yousaf.
Yousuf یوسف, ইউসুফ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yunus یونس, ইউনূস Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yunus.
Yusuf یوسف, ইউসুফ Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yusuf.
Yusufi يوسفی Afghan, Tajik, Urdu
Cognate of Yousfi.
Zacharia സക്കറിയ Indian (Christian)
From the given name Zacharia.
Zacharias സക്കറിയാസ് German, Greek, English, Jewish, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Zacharias.
Zafar ظفر, জাফর Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Zafar.
Zaheed জাহিদ, زاہد Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Zahid.
Zaheer ظہیر Arabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Zahir.
Zahid زاہد, জাহিদ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Zahir ظاہر, জহির Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
From the given name Zahir.
Zahra زہرہ, জহরা Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.
Zaib زیب Urdu
From the given name Zaib.
Zaidi زیدی Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zaid.
Zakaria জাকারিয়া Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zakir ذاکر, জাকির Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.
Zeb زیب Urdu
Derived from Persian زیب‎ (zib) meaning "ornament, adornment, beauty".
Zeeshan ذیشان Urdu
Derived from the given name Zeeshan.
Zeshan ذیشان Urdu
Derived from the given name Zeeshan.
Zia ضیاء, জিয়া Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.
Zubair زبیر Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zubair.
Zulfiqar ذو الفقار Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zulfiqar.