Behind the Name: Indonesian Submitted Surnames

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

AFIFIndonesian, Arabic
From the given name Afif.

AHMADIPersian, Indonesian, Swahili, Arabic
From the given name Ahmad.

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

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

AMINIPersian, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Amin.

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

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

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

AZALEAEnglish, 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.

BAYUIndonesian
Means "wind" in Indonesian.

BUDIARTOIndonesian

BULANFilipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Indonesian
Means "moon" in Tagalog, Cebuano, and Indonesian.

CHANDRAIndian, 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.

DEWIIndonesian, 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.

EFFENDIIndonesian
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".

HABIBIPersian, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Habib.

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

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

HAMDANIUrdu, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Hamdan.

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

HIDAYATIndonesian, Javanese, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.

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

IDRIALIndonesian (Rare)

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

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

ISKANDARIndonesian, Arabic
Derived from the given name Iskandar (see Alexander).

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

JAPANEastern African, Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

KOREAWestern African (Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

LIEIndonesian
Indonesian form of the Chinese surname Li.

LIEMIndonesian
Indonesian spelling of Lin.

LIMPELEIndonesian

MAINAKYIndonesian

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

MANDARINIndonesian (Rare, ?), Serbian (Rare, ?)

MOLANIndonesian, Brazilian, Slovene, English

MOVIAIndonesian (Rare)

MULIADIIndonesian
Variant of Mulyadi.

MULJADIIndonesian
Variant of Mulyadi.

MULYADIIndonesian

MUSLIMArabic, 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.

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

PANNATAIndonesian (Rare)

PRANATAIndonesian

RAFFLESIAIndonesian

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

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

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

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

RIYANTOIndonesian, Javanese

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

SEKEWAELIndonesian
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]

SETIAWANIndonesian, Javanese
From the given name Setiawan.

SIETIndonesian (Rare)

SINIndonesian, Malaysian

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

SUPRIADIIndonesian, Javanese
Variant of Supriyadi.

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

VIETNANIndonesian

WARGAIndonesian, German

WIDIANTOIndonesian

WIDJAJAIndonesian
From the Indonesian word wijaya meaning "victory".

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

WINDUIndonesian

WINOTOIndonesian

WIRANATAIndonesian

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

YAHYAArabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay, Swahili
From the given name Yahya.

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

YUDARIIndonesian

YULANDARIIndonesian

YULANDIIndonesian

YULIANDIIndonesian
Possibly a variant of Yulianti.

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

YULIANTOIndonesian

YUSFIIndonesian
Cognate of Yousfi.

ZULYANIIndonesian (Rare)

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