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ALAM Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Hindi, Pakistani, Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, AfghaniMeans "flag, banner, emblem", derived from the Arabic علم
('alam).
AZALEA English, Indonesian, VariousFrom the name of the flower (see
Azalea). A notable bearer is Australian rapper Amethyst Amelia Kelly, who's better known by her stage name Iggy Azalea.
BATAWI Indonesian, ArabicMeans "Betawi" in Arabic, referring to an Indonesian ethnic group native to Jakarta. It is mostly borne by Saudi Arabian citizens of Indonesian descent.
CHANIAGO Indonesian, MinangkabauDerived from Malay
niaga meaning "trade, business, commerce", used to refer to an ancient group of Buddhist merchants affiliated with the clan. This is the name of a Minangkabau suku (tribe) from West Sumatra...
[more] EFFENDI IndonesianTransferred use of the given name
Effendi, which is derived from the Ottoman title
افندي (efendi), ultimately from Greek
αφέντης (aféntis) meaning "lord, master, boss, ruler, prince".
FELEMBAN Arabic, IndonesianOriginally denoted someone who came from the city of Palembang in South Sumatra, Indonesia. This surname is mostly borne by Saudi Arabian citizens of Indonesian descent.
MUSLIM Arabic, Indonesian, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)From the Arabic مُسْلِم
(muslim), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ
(ʾaslama) "to surrender, expose" (from the same root of the word
Islam). The term denotes a follower of Islam.
PILIANG Indonesian, MinangkabauProbably derived from Indonesian
pili meaning "a lot" and
hyang "God, spirit, deity" or
pili hyang meaning "the god, the deity" (thus forming the term
peleh meaning "many gods") probably referring to the old Hindu-influenced gods that were worshiped before the arrival of Islam...
[more] RAMADHANI Swahili, IndonesianFrom Arabic رَمَضَان
(ramaḍān), the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a period of fasting for Muslims.
SEKEWAEL IndonesianThe last name Sekewael is an original name from one of the island in Maluku. That one island name is "Negeri Oma." The meaning of Sekewael is "The Guardian of the River" because in "Negeri Oma" any body want to use the river of the water they have to ask for permission by Sekewael family...
[more] SIKUMBANG Indonesian, MinangkabauAllegedly from the phrase
si kumbang meaning "black tiger", probably derived from Minangkabau
kumbang which can mean "beetle" or "tiger, leopard". In this sense, the name may have been used to refer to Tamil settlers from present-day India who had darker skin and practised a tiger-like form of martial arts...
[more] SOETORO IndonesianSoetoro is the surname of the Indonesian stepfather of 44th president Barack Hussein Obama ll named Lolo Soetoro.
SUPRIYADI Indonesian, JavaneseFrom the name
Supriya, itself from the Sanskrit prefix सु-
(su-) meaning “good, well” combined with प्रिया
(priyā) meaning “darling, dear, sweetheart”.
TANJUNG Indonesian, Minangkabau, BatakDerived from Malay and Indonesian
tanjung meaning "cape, headland, point". This is the name of both a coastal Minangkabau suku (tribe) from West Sumatra and a Batak tribe from North Sumatra. However, only some Minangkabau families choose to use tribal names such as this one as surnames for their children (this practise is otherwise unregulated and unpopular among other Minang).
WIJAYA Indonesian, JavaneseDerived from Indonesian
wijaya meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit विजय
(vijaya) meaning "victory, conquest, triumph".