Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Indian; and the pattern is *a.
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Telaga Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, mostly denoting agricultural laborers.
Thapa थापा, থাপা, ଥାପା 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.
Tiwana ਟਿਵਾਣਾ Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi
Habitational name from the village of Tiwana in present-day Pakistan.
Trikha त्रिखा Indian, Hindi
Upadhyaya उपाध्याय, উপাধ্যায় Indian, Nepali, Hindi, Assamese
Variant transcription of Upadhyay.
Upadhyayula Telugu
Telugu form of Upadhyay.
Uppara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
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
Varma वर्मा, వర్మ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection".
Velama Indian, Telugu
It is a Telugu name, denoting mainly agricultural laborers.
Vellala Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting agricultural laborers.
Verma वर्मा, ਵਰਮਾ, বর্মা Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Varma.
Vinda वृंदा Hindi
Taken from Mitravinda, one of the eight principal queen-consorts of the Hindu god Krishna.
Vishwakarma विश्वकर्मा Indian
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.
Walia ਵਾਲੀਆ Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi name of unknown meaning.
Wappara Indian, Tamil
Another form of Oppara.
Wodda Indian, Tamil
Another form of Odda.
Yahya یحیی Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yahya.
Zacharia സക്കറിയ Indian (Christian)
From the given name Zacharia.
Zahra زہرہ, জহরা Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.
Zakaria জাকারিয়া Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Zia ضیاء, জিয়া Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.