Kannada Surnames Starting with V
10 surnames
Vanagiri
Forest hill dwellers
Malnad600+
Vastrad
Cloth trader, from 'vastra' meaning cloth
Karnataka1.0M+
Vasudev
Father of Krishna, from Sanskrit
Karnataka600K+
Veeranagouda
Brave elder or heroic headman
Dharwad700+
Veerappa
Father hero, from 'veera' meaning brave
Karnataka1.5M+
Venugopal
Flute-playing cowherd, epithet of Krishna
Karnataka500K+
Vijayanagar
From the Vijayanagara empire
Karnataka1.0M+
Viraktamath
Monastery of the detached ones
North Karnataka500+
Virakthmath
Renunciant's monastery, Lingayat surname
Karnataka500K+
Vishwanath
Lord of the universe, from Sanskrit
Karnataka800K+