Indonesian Submitted Surnames

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

AFIF Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Afif.

AHMADI Persian, Indonesian, Swahili, Arabic
From the given name Ahmad.

AKBAR Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Persian
From the given name Akbar.

ALAM Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Hindi, Pakistani, Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Afghani
Means "flag, banner, emblem", derived from the Arabic علم ('alam).

AMINI Persian, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Amin.

AMIR Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Bengali (Muslim), Persian, Indian (Muslim), Malay
From the given name Amir.

ANWAR Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian, Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Anwar.

ANWARI Persian, Indonesian
Variant of Anwar, as well as a Persian variant transcription of Anvari.

AZALEA English, Indonesian, Various
From 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.

BAYU Indonesian
Means "wind" in Indonesian.

BUDIARTO Indonesian

BULAN Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Indonesian
Means "moon" in Tagalog, Cebuano, and Indonesian.

CHANDRA Indian, Bengali, Indonesian, Hindi, Telugu, Fijian
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon". In Hindu belief, this is the name of a lunar deity.

DEWI Indonesian, Javanese, Indian, Hindi, Malay
Means "goddess, deity" in Malay and Indonesian, of Sanskrit origin. In India, it can also be a variant transcription of Devi.

EFFENDI Indonesian
Transferred 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".

HABIBI Persian, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Habib.

HADIA Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Pakistani
From the given name Hadia.

HALAWA Indonesian, Arabic
Derived from Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw) meaning "sweet".

HAMDANI Urdu, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Hamdan.

HASAN Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the given name Hasan.

HIDAYAT Indonesian, Javanese, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.

HIMALAYA Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly from the name of the Himalaya mountain range in Asia, derived from Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya) meaning "snow dwelling".

IDRIAL Indonesian (Rare)

IMAM Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Nigerian, Arabic, Indonesian
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a leader within a Muslim community.

IQBAL Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Punjabi, Kashmiri, Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian
From the given name Iqbal.

ISKANDAR Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Iskandar.

ISMAIL Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Indonesian, Somali, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Swahili
From the given name Ismail.

JAPAN Eastern African, Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

KOREA Western African (Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

LIE Indonesian
Indonesian form of the Chinese surname Li.

LIEM Indonesian
Indonesian spelling of Lin.

LIMPELE Indonesian

MAINAKY Indonesian

MALIK Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic title ملك (malik) meaning "king, sovereign, monarch".

MANDARIN Indonesian (Rare, ?), Serbian (Rare, ?)

MOLAN Indonesian, Brazilian, Slovene, English

MOVIA Indonesian (Rare)

MULIADI Indonesian
Variant of Mulyadi.

MULJADI Indonesian
Variant of Mulyadi.

MULYADI Indonesian

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.

NANDA Indian, Odia, Burmese, Indonesian
Possibly from the Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) "joy".

PANNATA Indonesian (Rare)

PIAH Indonesian

PRANATA Indonesian

RAFFLESIA Indonesian

RAIS Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic tile رَئِيس (raʾīs) meaning "chief, leader".

RAMADHANI Swahili, Indonesian
From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān), the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a period of fasting for Muslims.

RAMDANI Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Derived from Ramadan, which is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar devoted to fasting by Muslims.

RASUL Urdu, Pashto, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From Arabic رَسُول (rasūl) meaning "messenger, apostle, prophet" (see Rasul).

RIYANTO Indonesian, Javanese

SAMADI Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
From the given name Samad.

SEKEWAEL Indonesian
The 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]

SETIAWAN Indonesian, Javanese
From the given name Setiawan.

SIET Indonesian (Rare)

SIN Indonesian, Malaysian

SOETORO Indonesian
Soetoro is the surname of the Indonesian stepfather of 44th president Barack Hussein Obama ll named Lolo Soetoro.

SUPRIADI Indonesian, Javanese
Variant of Supriyadi.

SUPRIYADI Indonesian, Javanese
From the name Supriya, itself from the Sanskrit prefix सु- (su-) meaning “good, well” combined with प्रिया (priyā) meaning “darling, dear, sweetheart”.

VIETNAN Indonesian

WARGA Indonesian, German

WIDIANTO Indonesian

WIDJAJA Indonesian
From the Indonesian word wijaya meaning "victory".

WIJAYA Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Indonesian wijaya meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory, conquest, triumph".

WINDU Indonesian

WINOTO Indonesian

WIRANATA Indonesian

WULANDARI Indonesian
A notable bearer is Indonesian pop singer Rini Wulandari (1990-).

YAHYA Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay, Swahili
From the given name Yahya.

YASIN Urdu, Indonesian, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Bengali (Muslim)
From the given name Yasin.

YUDARI Indonesian

YULANDARI Indonesian

YULANDI Indonesian

YULIANDI Indonesian
Possibly a variant of Yulianti.

YULIANTI Indonesian
A notable bearer is Maria Kristin Yulianti (1985-), an Indonesian badminton player who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.

YULIANTO Indonesian

YUSFI Indonesian
Cognate of Yousfi.

ZULYANI Indonesian (Rare)

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