Lao Submitted Surnames

Lao names are used in the country of Laos in southeastern Asia.

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

BONGKHALONG ບຸນກອງ Thai (Rare), Lao (Rare)

CHANTHA ຈັນທະ Khmer, Thai, Lao
From the given name CHANTHA.

CHANTHAVONG ຈັນທະວົງ Lao
From Pali canda meaning "moon" and vaṃsa meaning "lineage, family, race".

INTHAVONG ອີນທະວົງ Lao
From Pali inda meaning "lord, king" and vaṃsa meaning "lineage, family, race". This is the most common surname in Laos.

INTHAVONGSA ອິນທະວົງສ໌ Lao
Variant of INTHAVONG.

KUL ກຸລ Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".

LEE ລີ Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Filipino, Tagalog, Malay, Indonesian
Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Filipino, Malay, and Indonesian form of LI (1).

LON ລອນ Lao
Lao form of LIN.

LY ລ Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of LI (1).

LYN ລອນ Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of LIN.

MANIVONG ມະນີວົງ Lao
From Sanskrit maṇi meaning "gem, jewel" and vaṃsa meaning "lineage, family, race".

OY ໂອຍ Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of HUANG, based on Hokkien OI.

PHANTHAVONG ພັນທະວົງ Lao
From an uncertain first element combined with Pali vaṃsa meaning "lineage, family, race".

PHOMMACHANH ພົມມະຈັນ Lao
Possibly from Lao ພົມ (phom) referring to the Hindu god BRAHMA and ຈັນ (chan) meaning "moon".

SAECHAO Lao
A Lao surname.

SITWAT Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Biao, Cun
Meaning "Colour of Heart".

THAMMAVONG ທຳມະວົງ Lao
From Pali dhamma meaning "truth, righteousness" or "virtue, morality" and vaṃsa meaning "lineage, family, race".

THONGSUK Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang, Chashan, Cun, Biao, Lakkia, Kam, Be

UY ເອີ Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of HUANG (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).

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