Browse Submitted Surnames

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.

Sachdev सचदेव, ਸਚਦੇਵਾ Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, virtuous, good" and देव (devá) meaning "deity, god".

Wodda Indian, Tamil
Another form of Odda.

Darsi Indian

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.

Jolaha Indian, Muslim
Means "weaver".

Padmanabhan Tamil

Purohit Indian
Purohit means ‘one placed foremost’.

Aimy Indian

Pal পাল, पाल, ਪਾਲ, ପାଲ Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".

Latif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Latif.

Mirajkar मिरज्कर् Marathi
Means "one from Miraj" in Marathi. Miraj is a city located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Shitole शितोले Indian

Cavarai Indian, Tamil
Variant transcription of Kavarai.

Bera বেরা Indian, Bengali
Meaning uncertain.

Mohanty ମହାନ୍ତି Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".

Shahzadi شہزادی Urdu
From the given name Shahzad.

Shirpa Indian

Ashraf اشرف, আশরাফ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Ashraf.

Hamza حمزہ Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hamza.

Bandopadhyaya Bengali
Variant of Bandyopadhyay.

Lokman লোকমান Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Luqman.

Antala અંટાળા Gujarati
ANTALA SURNAME CAME FROM MANDALIYA SURNAME (HINDU PATEL'S SURNAME), ANTALA FAMILIES LIVED IN MANDALDESH IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416. IN VIKRAM SAVANT 1416, built a temple OF SHIVA IN ANTALESHWAR AND THEN MANDLIYA BECOME ANTALA.... [more]

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

Veluvolu Indian

Turakhia Indian, Hindi, Gujarati

Yaseen یاسین Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yasin.

Mangrio Sindhi
Meaning uncertain.

Waghdhare Indian
A Marathi surname meaning "Tiger Catcher"

Yasin یاسین, ইয়াসিন Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Yasin.

Boby Bengali

Ramasamy ராமசாமி Tamil
From the name of the Hindu god Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி (sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svamin)).

Ramsamy Indian (Gallicized), French (African)
Contracted form of Ramasamy, found on the island of Mauritius.

Suchak Gujarati

Gujarati ગુજરાતી Indian
Denoted a person of Gujarat descent. From Gujarati ગુજરાત (gujrāt), inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (gujjarattā) "country of the Gurjaras”, itself comes from Sanskrit *गुर्जरत्रा (gurjaratrā), of the same meaning... [more]

Solanki સોલંકી, सोलंकी Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From a vernacular name for the Chaulukya, a dynasty that ruled parts of northwestern India (in what is now Gujarat and Rajasthan) between the 10th and 13th centuries, of uncertain meaning.

Atif عاطف Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atif.

Thaker ઠાકર Indian, Gujarati
Variant of Thakkar.

Ferdaus ফেরদাউস Bengali
From the given name Ferdaus.

Munshi منشی, মুন্সী Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Persian منشی (monshi) meaning "secretary, teacher, writer", ultimately of Arabic origin.

Ghaffar غفار Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Ghaffar.

Dilawar دلاور Urdu
Derived from the given name Dilawar.

Chanu Manipuri

Debnath দেবনাথ Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and नाथ (natha) meaning "master, lord".

Dhar Indian, Kashmiri
Meaning uncertain, possibly from an honourific title given to a village head, a strongman or a warlord.

Balakrishnan பாலகிருஷ்ணன், ബാലകൃഷ്ണൻ Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Balakrishna.

Sastri ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, శాస్త్రి Kannada, Telugu
Variant of Shastri.

Lepcha लेप्चा Indian

Kamble कांबळे Indian, Marathi, Konkani
Occupational name for a weaver of blankets or a nickname for a person who often carried blankets with them, derived from Sanskrit कम्बल (kambala) meaning "blanket".

Moonjely Indian

Khanum খানম, خانم Bengali, Urdu
From an aristocratic title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in the Middle East and South Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the title khan meaning "king, ruler", which is probably of Mongolian origin.

Garg गर्ग, ਗਰਗ Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Garga, the name of an ancient Hindu sage.

Karlu Indian

Swarnakar স্বর্ণকার Bengali
Means "goldsmith" in Bengali.

Faruque ফারুক Bengali
From the given name Faruq.

Khaleel خلیل Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Khalil.

Solaiman সোলায়মান Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Derived from the given name Sulayman.

Iqbal اقبال, ইকবাল Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Iqbal.

Banerji ব্যানার্জি Bengali
Variant of Bandyopadhyay.

Rathav राठाव Indian

Ajay Hindi

Seghal Indian

Shagamella Indian

Akbar اکبر, আকবর Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Akbar.

Ande Indian

Tudu Indian, Santali

Reza রেজা Persian, Bengali
From the given name Reza.

Naseer نصیر Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Nasir.

Bhatia भाटिया, ਭਾਟੀਆ Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Bhatt.

Baskey Indian, Santali
Alternate transcription of Santali ᱵᱟᱥᱠᱮ (see Baske).

Zafar ظفر, জাফর Urdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Zafar.

Azeem عظیم Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Azim.

Bora বৰা Indian, Assamese
From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded 20 soldiers.

Sah साह Indian, Hindi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu).

Ti Indian

Sayyed سید, सैयद Indian (Muslim)
Indian form of Sayyid.

Sheshani Indian

Dhillon ਢਿੱਲੋਂ Indian, Punjabi
Of unknown meaning.

Jalbani Pakistani, Sindhi, Balochi

Murtaza مرتضی Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Murtada.

Dalela Indian

Modhwadia Indian (Rare)

Kuasha Bengali

Mayani Indian

Molla মোল্লা Bengali
Means "mullah (an Islamic religious scholar)" in Bengali, ultimately from from Persian ملا (molla).

Mian میاں, মিয়ান Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Sindhi
From an honorific title used on the Indian subcontinent meaning "lord, master, sir" or "prince", derived from Persian میان (miyan) meaning "middle, centre, between".

Dharman ധർ മാൻ Malayalam

Ramaswami ராமசாமி Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil ராமசாமி (see Ramasamy).

Gill Punjabi
Gill is an Indian (Punjab): Sikh name, probably from Punjabi gil ‘moisture’, also meaning ‘prosperity’. There is a Jat tribe that bears this name; the Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Gill... [more]

Krishna కృష్ణ, കൃഷ്ണ, கிருசுணா, ಕೃಷ್ಣ Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
From the given name Krishna.

Sethna સેઠના, सेठना Indian (Parsi)
Gujarati Parsi name meaning "pertaining to the banker", derived from Hindi सेठ (seṭh) meaning "merchant, banker" (see Seth).

Aktar আখতার Bengali
From the given name Aktar.

Gangopadhyay গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় Bengali
From the name of the Ganges River combined with Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".

Yammada Indian

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

Rafi رفیع, রফি Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Rafi.

Ratnasamy ரத்னசாமி Tamil

Vinda वृंदा Hindi
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.

Garde Indian
Found among the Konkanasth Brahmins, probably from Marathi gəṛda ‘belch’.

Kausar کوثر Urdu
Derived from the given name Kausar.

Sengupta সেনগুপ্ত Bengali, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit सेना (sénā) meaning "army, armament" combined with Gupta.

Upadhyaya उपाध्याय, উপাধ্যায় Indian, Nepali, Hindi, Assamese
Variant transcription of Upadhyay.

Tarek তারেক Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Tariq.

Thakkar ઠક્કર, ठक्कर Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
From Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura) meaning "deity".

Odde Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, meaning "earthworker".

Ramadan رمضان Arabic, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Ramadan.

Din دین, দিন Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Means "religion, faith, belief" in Arabic.

Ismat عصمت, ইসমাত Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name 'Ismat.

Attwal ਅਟਵਾਲ Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).

Tumas ٹوما Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Tumas.

Miyan میاں, मियां, মিয়ান Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu میاں or Bengali মিয়ান (see Mian).

Grewal ਗਰੇਵਾਲ Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Referred to a person belonging to a Jat clan that descended from the Gaharwar subcaste of the larger Rajput caste. The subcaste originated from the prominent Gahadavala dynasty that ruled northern parts of the present-day states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India.

Ah Indian

Singla Indian

Raghvani રઘ્વનિ Indian (Rare)

Gauda गौड़ा Indian, Hindi, Odia
An occupational name for a dairy farmer.

Pandit पंडित, पण्डित, পণ্ডিত, ପଣ୍ଡିତ Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".

Dayal दयाल, ਦਯਾਲ Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit दयालु (dayālu) meaning "kind, compassionate, merciful".

Asisa Indian

Umer عمر Urdu
Derived from the given name Umar.

Naidoo South African, Indian (Expatriate)
Variant of Naidu used by South Africans of Indian descent.

Ameer عامر Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Amir 1.

Azad আজাদ, آزاد Bengali, Persian, Urdu
From the given name Azad.

Hoolie Hindi

Julee Bengali

Abdulla আবদুল্লাহ Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Tausug, Dhivehi, Uyghur
From the given name Abd Allah.

Dhande Indian

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

Shauku Indian

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

Chaudary چودھری Urdu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

Marri Telugu

Shrivastav श्रीवास्तव Indian, Hindi
Short form of Sanskrit श्रीवास्तव्य (shrivastavya) meaning "abode of wealth", itself from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty, wealth, prosperity" and वास्तव्य (vastavya) meaning "residence, abode, dwelling, inhabiting".

Husain حسین, হুসেন Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Husayn.

Mane माने Indian, Marathi
Drived from Sanskrit मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour" or मान्य (manya) meaning "respected, venerable".

Oddar Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Prasad प्रसाद, প্রসাদ, ప్రసాద్, ಪ್ರಸಾದ್, പ്രസാദ് Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Assamese, Punjabi
From the given name Prasad.

Mohilary মহিলাৰী Bodo, Assamese
Associated with tax collections from the Mahallas.

Sood ਸੂਦ Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a mercantile caste derived from Persian سود (sud) meaning "profit, gain, benefit".

Maity মাইটি Indian, Bengali

Rajput राजपूत, ৰাজপুত, ਰਾਜਪੂਤ, راجپوت Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Punjabi, Pakistani, Urdu
From Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince" (literally "son of the king"), derived from राज (raja) meaning "king" combined with पुत्र (putra) meaning "child, son".

Bachu Telugu

Saqib ثاقب Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Saqib.

Oddai Indian, Tamil
Alternate spelling of Odda.

Kulakarni ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ Indian, Kannada
Kannada variant of Kulkarni.

Marak Indian

Joyel Bengali

Ojha ओझा, ઓઝા, ଓଝା, ওঝা, ਓਝਾ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi
Means "shaman, sorcerer, healer", ultimately derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, spiritual preceptor".

Dwarkanath Indian

Irabot Manipuri

Faisal فیصل, ফয়সাল Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
From the given name Faysal.

Arya आर्या Indian, Hindi
From the given name Arya 1.