Odia Submitted Surnames

Odia or Oriya names are used in eastern India (in the state of Odisha). See also about Indian names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Acharya ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ Indian, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit आचार्य (acharya) meaning "teacher, instructor".
Adhikari ଅଧିକାରୀ Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अधिकारिन् (adhikarin) meaning "official, authority, officer".
Bai Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Malayalam
Perhaps derived from Hindi बाई (bāī) meaning "lady".
Baidya ବୈଦ୍ୟ Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
East Indian and Nepali form of Vaidya.
Behera ବେହେରା Indian, Odia
Means "owner, master, leader" in Odia.
Bhakta ଭକ୍ତ Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta) meaning "devoted, loyal, faithful".
Bhatnagar ନଗର Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Derived from the name of a subgroup of the Kayasth community, denoting association with Hanumangarh (formerly named Bhatner), a city in Rajasthan, India.
Bhuyan ଭୁୟାଁ Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Means "landlord, chieftain", derived from Sanskrit भूमि (bhumi) meaning "earth, soil".
Bibi ବିବି Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi
From a respectful title meaning "woman, lady, miss", ultimately derived from Persian بی‌بی (bibi).
Choudhuri ଚୌଧୁରୀ Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Variant of Chaudhary.
Datta ଦତ୍ତ Indian, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit दत्त (datta) meaning "given, granted".
Dey ଦେ Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived either from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" or देय (deya) meaning "fit or proper (for a gift)".
Dikshit ଦୀକ୍ଷିତ Indian, Hindi, Odia
From Sanskrit दीक्षित (dikshita) meaning "one who is initiated", ultimately from दीक्षा (diksha) meaning "initiation, dedication". The term was historically used to refer to teachers and scholars of the Brahmin caste.
Dixit ଦୀକ୍ଷିତ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Dikshit.
Durga ଦୁର୍ଗା Indian, Odia, Telugu
From the given name Durga, the name of a Hindu warrior goddess.
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Odia
An occupational name for a dairy farmer.
Ghosh ଘୋଷ Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit घोष (ghosha) meaning "milkman" or "cowherd", ultimately from गो (go) meaning "cow".
Giri ଗିରି Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Maithili, Assamese, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit गिरि (giri) meaning "mountain".
Gopal ଗୋପାଳ Indian, Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi
From the given name Gopal.
Gouda Indian, Hindi, Odia
Alternate transcription of Gauda.
Jani ଜାନୀ Indian, Odia, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञानिन् (jñānin) meaning "knowing, learned, wise".
Jena ଜେନା Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.
Jha ଝା Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अध्यापक (adhyapaka) meaning "teacher".
Khaton ଖାଟନ୍ Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Khatun.
Khatun ଖାତୁନ Bengali, Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From the Persian title خاتون‎ (khatun) meaning "lady, noblewoman" (the feminine counterpart to Khan).
Kul ଗୁଲ୍ Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Kumari କୁମାରୀ Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.
Kumbhar କୁମ୍ଭାର Indian, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati
Marathi, Odia and Gujarati form of Kumbhakar.
Lakshmi ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ Indian, Telugu, Odia, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Lakshmi.
Mahapatra ମହାପାତ୍ର Indian, Odia
From the Sanskrit महत् (mahat) "great, large, big" possibly combined with पात्र (pātra) "drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup".
Maharana ମହାରଣା Indian, Odia
Derived from the Sanskrit title महाराणा (maharana) meaning "king of kings", from महा (maha) meaning "great" and राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Mahato ମାହାତୋ Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
From a title given to the head of a village or a well-to-do peasant, possibly derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahat) meaning "great, large, big".
Majhi ମାଝି Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese
Possibly from the Bengali মাঝি (mājhi) meaning "boatman, oarsman, waterman".
Mali ମାଳୀ Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati
Occupational name for a gardener or florist, derived from Sanskrit माला (mala) meaning "garland, wreath".
Mandal ମଣ୍ଡଳ Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Marathi, Nepali
Derived either from a title given to the head of a village or from Sanskrit मण्डल (mandala) meaning "circle, wheel, disk, halo".
Manoj ମନୋଜ Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
From the given name Manoj.
Mohanty ମହାନ୍ତି Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".
Naik ନାୟକ Indian, Odia, Marathi, Konkani, Telugu
Variant of Nayak.
Nanda ନନ୍ଦ Indian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi
From the given name Nanda.
Nat ନାଟ୍ Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Khmer
Variant of Nath.
Nath ନାଥ Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi
From Sanskrit नाथ (natha) meaning "lord, owner, protector".
Nayak ନାୟକ Indian, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Konkani, Nepali
From a title derived from Sanskrit नायक (nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Ojha ଓଝା Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi
Means "shaman, sorcerer, healer", ultimately derived from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, spiritual preceptor".
Pal ପାଲ Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Panda ପଣ୍ଡା Indian, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डा (panda) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, learning".
Pande ପାଣ୍ଡେ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi पांडे, Odia ପାଣ୍ଡେ, Bengali পাণ্ডে, Gujarati પાંડે or Nepali पाँडे (see Pandey).
Pandit ପଣ୍ଡିତ Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita) meaning "learned, wise" or "scholar, teacher".
Pradhan ପଧାନ Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Nepali
From a title derived from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhana) meaning "chief, head".
Pramanik ପ୍ରାମାଣିକ Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रामाणिक (pramanika) meaning "genuine, authentic".
Prasad ପ୍ରସାଦ Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Assamese, Punjabi
From the given name Prasad.
Raj ରାଜ Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king".
Rana ରାଣା Indian, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali, Urdu
From the Sanskrit title राणा (rana) meaning "king".
Raut ରାଉତ Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Odia, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince".
Ray ରାୟ Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Variant of Raj.
Sagar ସାଗର Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu
From the given name Sagar.
Saha ସାହା Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".
Sahoo ସାହୁ Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Sahu.
Sahu ସାହୁ Indian, Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu) meaning "merchant, money-lender, banker".
Sarakar ସରକାର Indian, Odia
Odia variant of Sarkar.
Sathi ସାଥି Indian, Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Alternate transcription of Sethi.
Senapati ସେନାପତି Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "commander" in Sanskrit, from सेना (sena) meaning "army" and पति (pati) meaning "lord".
Seth ଶେଠ Indian, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".
Sethi ସେଠୀ Indian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Occupational name for a merchant from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (shreshtha) meaning "best, chief, most excellent".
Simha ସିଂହ Indian, Odia, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Sinha.
Sith ଶେଠ Indian, Hindi, Odia
Variant transcription of Seth.
Som ସୋଂ Khmer, Bengali, Odia
Sutar ସୁତାର Indian, Marathi, Odia, Bengali
Variant of Sutradhar.
Thakur ଠାକୁର Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Nepali
From a feudal title meaning "lord, master", derived from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (thakkura) meaning "deity".
Thapa 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.
Tiwari ତିୱାରୀ Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali
Variant of Trivedi or Tripathi.
Tripathi ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ Indian, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
From Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripathin) meaning "one who has studied three Vedas".
Tripathy ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Tripathi.