Khmer Submitted Surnames

Khmer names are used in the country of Cambodia 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.
Brak ប្រាក់ Khmer
Means "silver, money" in Khmer.
Bun ប៊ុន Khmer
Possibly from a word derived from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit".
Chan ច័ន្ទ Khmer
Means "moon" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra).
Chantha ចន្ថា Khmer, Thai, Lao
From the given name Chantha.
Chau ចៅ Khmer
Means "chief, head, boss" in Khmer.
Chay ឆាយ Khmer
Variant transcription of Chhay.
Chea ជា Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Xie.
Cheam ជាម Khmer
Means "bowl, plate" in Khmer.
Cheim ជឹម Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.
Chen ចិន Khmer
From Khmer meaning "Chinese". It denotes a person who is Chinese descent or originally came from China.
Chhay ឆាយ Khmer
Khmer romanization of the Chinese surname Cai, which derives from the name of the ancient Cai state.
Chhim ឈឹម Khmer
Chhin ឈិន Khmer
Chhit ឈិត Khmer
Chim ជឹម Khmer
Variant transcription of Choem.
Choem ជឹម Khmer
Dara Khmer
It means star.
Dith ឌិត Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá) meaning "scholar, teacher, learned man". It can also be considered a form of the Chinese surname Di.
Dul ឌុល Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit डुल (dula) meaning "shake, tremble".
Duong ដួង Khmer
Means "disk, circle" or "dear, darling, beloved" in Khmer.
Ek ឯក Khmer
Means "one, first" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka).
Hang ហង្ស Khmer
Means "swan, wild goose" in Khmer, also referring to a mythological bird known as the hamsa.
Hem ហែម Khmer
From Khmer ហេម (hem) meaning "gold", ultimately from Sanskrit हेम (hema).
Heng ហេង Khmer
Means "lucky, successful" in Khmer.
Hin ហ៊ិន Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Hun ហ៊ុន Khmer
Means "capital, investment" in Khmer, also referring to a unit of weight for precious metals.
Ian អៀន Khmer
Variant of Yen.
Im អិម, អ៊ឹម Khmer
Khmer form of Ren.
In លន់ Khmer
Khmer form of Lin.
Kan កាន់ Khmer
Means "hold, carry, sustain, support" in Khmer.
Khat ខាត់ Khmer
From Chinese 凯 meaning "triumphant","victorious"
Khem ខឹម Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Khieu ខៀវ Khmer
Means "to be blue (in colour)" in Khmer.
Khiev ខៀវ Khmer
From Khmer ខៀវ (khiev) meaning "blue".
Khim ឃឹម Khmer
Means "zither, harp" in Khmer, referring to a type of traditional stringed instrument.
Khuon ឃួន Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Kim Khmer
Khmer variation of the chinese name "Jin"
Kong គង់ Khmer
Means "invulnerable" in Khmer.
Kul គុល Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, Lao
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Lay ឡាយ Khmer
Means "marbled, patterned, striped" in Khmer.
Leng ឡេង Khmer
Khmer form of Liang.
Liv លីវ Khmer
Means "single, unmarried" in Khmer.
Lon លន់ Khmer
Means "superb, magnificent" in Khmer.
Ly លី Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Li 1.
Lyn លីន Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Lin.
Mao ម៉ៅ Khmer
Variant transcription of Mau.
Mau ម៉ៅ Khmer
From Chinese 毛 (máo) meaning "Mao", an ancient region in parts of present-day Henan, China, during the Zhou Dynasty.
Mean មាន Khmer
Means "rich" in Khmer.
Meas មាស Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer.
Meas មាស Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer.
Mom ម៉ុម Khmer
Means "angle, corner" or "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Moul មូល Khmer
Variant transcription of Mul.
Mul មូល Khmer
Means "origin" in Khmer.
Nat ណាត Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Khmer
Variant of Nath.
Nguon ងួន Khmer
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Chinese origin.
Nhek ញឹក Khmer
Means "close, together, often, frequently" in Khmer. It may also be from a short form of Chinese 涅槃 (nièpán) meaning "nirvana".
Nhim ញឹម Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Nhoek ញឹក Khmer
Means "often; frequent" in Khmer.
Nuon នួន Khmer
Means "sweet, tender, modest" in Khmer.
Ouk អ៊ុក Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ុក (see Uk).
Oum អ៊ំ, អ៊ុំ Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ំ or អ៊ុំ (see Um).
Oy អូ Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Huang, based on Hokkien Oi.
Phat ផាត់ Khmer
Means "blow, scatter, disperse"; "paint, color, brush" or "repay" in Khmer.
Pich ពេជ្រ Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.
Pin Khmer
Of unexplained origin.
Rattana Khmer, Thai
Derived from Thai รัตน์ (rạtn) meaning "gem jewel"
Ros រស់ Khmer
Means "alive" in Khmer.
Sam សម Khmer
Means "excellent, beautiful" in Khmer.
Samrith សំរិត Khmer
Means "refined, polished, clean, pure" in Khmer.
Sao Khmer
Unexplained but a common surname in Cambodia.
Sar Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.
Seng សេង Khmer
Means "multiply" in Khmer.
Sin ស៊ិន Khmer
Derived from Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
Siv ស៊ីវ Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Sok សុខ Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Sokha សុខា Khmer, Cham
Som សំុ Khmer, Bengali, Odia
Som សោម Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Som សោម Khmer
Means "moon" or "air, wind, sky" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सोम (soma).
Sourn សួន Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សួន (see Soun).
Sun ស៊ុន Khmer
Means "surpass, exceed" in Khmer.
Suos សួស Khmer
Means "artery" in Khmer.
Tep ទេព Khmer
Means "god, deity, angel" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit देव (deva).
Tith ទិត្យ Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Touch ទូច Khmer
From Khmer តូច (touch) meaning "small".
Uk អ៊ុក Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Um អ៊ំ, អ៊ុំ Khmer
Means "uncle, aunt" (literally "elder sibling of one's parents") in Khmer.
Uy អ៊ុយ Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Huang (based on the Hokkien romanization of the name).
Vanna វណ្ណា Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Veng វេង Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Vong វង្ស Khmer
Means "family, lineage" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश (vansha).
Vong វង Khmer
Means "dear, beloved, darling" in Khmer.
Yim យឹម Khmer
Meaning uncertain, probably of Chinese origin.