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i surnames are basically divided in three categories: Arab naming convention
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Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i surnames are basically divided in three categories: Arab naming convention
Pakistani name
In Pakistan, as in other Muslim countries, the use of family names is not as prominent as in Western countries. The majority of Pakistani names are derived from Arabic, Turkish, Pashto, Persian and Urdu origin. As most Pakistanis are Muslims, all of them use either Urdu, Arabic, Afghan, Persian or...
, tribal names and ancestral names.
Joiya Rajpoot tribal names
- Lakhveeray
- Daultanay
- sukheeray
- salderay
- Mamokay
- Alperay
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BalochBaloch peopleThe Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
tribal names
- AhmedaniAhmedani-History:The name of Ahmadani is based on the name of Sardar Ahmad/Ahmed khan. Tribe of Sardar Ahmad Khan is called Ahmadani.Now the tribe of Ahmadani is settled mainly in Rasolpur and Saleemabad and Basti Hafiz Mir Alam in Jampur , Mana Ahmadani/Manah Ahmedani and other areas of Balochistan and...
- AshkaniAshkaniAshkani is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan....
- BadiniBadiniBadini is a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan region of Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Russia , and Pakistan. Jeeandzai tribe is the Sardar Khail of Badini Rakhshani tribe. The Badini tribe is settled in the Nushki Sindh Muzafargarh and Ali Pur in Punjab. Another group of Rakshani Badini is...
- BahawalanzaiBahawalanzaiBahawalanzai is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan....
- BalochBaloch (tribe)Baloch is also the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.Baloch is a common family name in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan....
- BarazaniBarazani-External links:**...
- BarijaBarijaBarija is a Sindhi tribe settled in Balochistan, Pakistan....
- BarrBarr (tribe)The Barr are a powerful Baloch tribe in Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan, who trace their ancestry to the Bedouins.-History and origin:Crossing the Gulf of Oman they assert that they settled in the valley of pishin Iran to the west of mand, where they are still to be found in large numbers and known...
Behrani
- Bhurgri
- Bhutani
- BijaraniBijaraniBijarani is a name of Baloch tribes in the Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.- Prominent Bijarani personalities* Sardar SHER MUHAMMAD KHAN BIJARANI* MIR HAZAR Khan Bijarani* SARDAR MEHBOOB ALI KHAN BIJARANI* MIR SHABBIR ALI KHAN BIJARANI...
- BizenjoBizenjoBizenjo is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan. This tribe is mainly located in Awaran Districtkolwa and grashag and district khuzdar,naal,ornach mountains till jhaoo and lasbella,and in district makran,gwadar,pasni,turbat the bizenjo tribe has four clans hamalani,tumrani,omrani,sehpaad sardar aslam...
- BrahmaniBrahmani (tribe)Birhmani are a Baloch tribe settled in Balochistan, Sindh & Punjab.- Birhmani :The Birhmani of Punjab number around 20 000 and are settled in D.G Khan, Rajanpur, Jampur & Muzzaffargarh. Those of D.G.Khan live mostly in Choti Zareen. Choti Zareen is the seat of the Leghari tribal chief and the...
- BugtiBugtiBugti , is a Baloch tribe located in Balochistan, Pakistan. They are divided into various clans such as Rahija, Mandawani , Kalpar, Nauthani, Masuri, Ferozani, Salamaan Zai, Mundarani, Qasimani, Shambani, Sobazai, Pahi, Maretha and Moharkanzai etc., numbering around 300,000.On a bigger scale the...
- BulediBulediBuledi is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan.The Buledis are thought to be named after town of Buleda in Makran, Balochistan. They follow Baloch culture. Most people of Buledi are in politics, journalism, government and education....
- BulfatiBulfatiThe Bulfati, also known as the Burfat or Bulfat is a Baloch tribe living in different areas of Pakistan and Iran.-History and origin:...
- Buzdar
- ChandioChandioChandio is a Baloch tribe in the Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.The clans of Chandio, the Guramani, Husnani, Aajbani, Sakhani, Qambrani, Ghaibiani, Marfani, Choliyani, Bangulani, Misrani, Alhiyarzai, Mirwani, Bhundani, mirzani, Sumarani, are known in Sindh and in Punjab...
- Changwani
- ChutaniChutani (Khoso)The Chutani are a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan province of Pakistan They are a subtribe of the Khoso and are settled in Jaffarabad, Quetta, Sindh, Shahdadkot, Jacobabad as well as Iran....
- DamanisDamanisDamanis a Baloch tribe Balochistan region of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Majority of them living in Balochistan, Kerman, Khorasan and Hormongan of Iran. Minority of them lives in Eastern Balochistan in Southern Afghanistan and the Chagai District of the Pakistani Balochistan province...
- DannarzaiDannarzaiDannarzai is the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan Pakistan and Sistan and Baluchestan....
- DareshakDareshakDareshak are a Baloch tribe in Balochistan in Pakistan. Dareshak live in southern Punjab Pakistan, particularly Rajan Pur.The most famous person and Nawab of dareshak family was Nawab Darehan Khan. He was the chief Sardar of dareshaks who lived in asni, district Rajanpur...
- DarzadaDarzadaThe Darzada tribe, also known as Darzadag, is one of the tribes of Baloch people. The largest population lives in Makran.-Description:These people originally inhabited the Arabian Peninsula and other Gulf countries...
- DastiDastiDasti is a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.They are also inhibited near Dera Ismail Khan , Muzaffar Garh AND SHAH SADER DIN ,DERA GHAZI KHAN...
- DomkiDomkiDombki is a Baloch tribe in Baluchistan, Pakistan. The Dombki is one of the major tribe in Pakistan and Iran. Dombki tribe live upper Sindh:in Jacobabad District Kashmore District and Bakhshapur....
- EsaniEsaniEsani : is a dominant clan of Khosa tribe, Pakistan. They speak Saraeki and Balochi. They are mostly settled in Dera Ghazi Khan. The capital of Esani family is Dalana which is situated in DGK and the sardar of this branch of family is Sardar Husnain Abbas Khan Esani Khosa, elder brother of Sardar...
- GabolGabolGabol is a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Gabols are of Rind origin and are mostly settled in Tikko Baran surrounding the Kirthar Mountains Range, Karachi, Ghotki, Alipur, Sibi, and Jacobabad. This tribe is also considered to be present in Iran...
- GadaiGadai (clan)Gadai is a Sub-Clan of Shambhani Bugti and is settled in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Many people belonging to this clan are also found in Dera Ghazi Khan and Kuchhi ....
- Gadhi
- GajaniGajaniThe Gajani is a part of the Buledi Baloch tribe; 95% of them are living between two famous rivers Patt river and Shahi river in tahsil Sohbatpur of Balochistan and rest of 5% are living in district Jacobabad Sindh....
- GashkoriGashkoriThe Gashkori are a domki Baloch tribe mostly settled in the areas of district Sibi City gorgij, Dera Ismail Khan, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Ali Pur and Kot Addu of Western Punjab as well as in Balochistan, particularly Makran and Quetta. Gashkori tribe is the branch of Bevrigh domki ,...
- GhaziniGhaziniGhazini or Gazini is a sub clan of the Marri Baloch Tribe of Kohlu, Balochistan.The Marri Tribal Chief or Nawab belongs to this Sub Clan. Ghaznis mostly reside in and around Kohlu and Kahan areas of Marri Tuman....
- GichkiGichkiThe Gichki [ is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. There are different historical explanations of their origin. Some historians also say that they were native inhabitants of Gichk tehsil in Panjgur....
- GolaGola (tribe)Gola is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh provinces of PakistanMost of the Golas speak Balochi while minority speak Sindhi and Saraiki . They live in Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Sibi in Balochistan and Kamber Khan, Jacobabad and Larkana in Sindh...
- GopangGopangThe Gopang are one of six Baloch tribes or clans called ataks'. These ataks function mainly to denote ancestry and members consider themselves to be low in the social hierarchy.They are found in the Rojhan Balochistan, Kamber district of Sindh province...
- GorgageGorgageGorgage is one of prominent Baloch tribes mainly dwelling in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is one of the most powerful Baloch tribes in Sistan, Zahedan and Afghan Balochistan....
- GorshaniGorshaniGorshani is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Gorshani being one of the major tribe in Punjab Pakistan ....
- Gurmani
- HasniHasniHasni is the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. Their leader was Sardar Muhammad Sadiq Khan Hasni.* Hasni* the main article -Clans:* Bubkhiani* Nathwiani* Raisiani* Shahani* Mumyani* Mandwiani...
- HesbaniHesbaniHesbani is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan....
- HoothHoothThe Hooth are a Baloch tribe of Iran and Pakistan. They are mainly settled in areas of Pakistan including Turbat, Gwadar, Tump, Zhob and Dasht.There are Khosa, Kalmati, Khushk, Chandio from Hooth....
- Jafuzai
- JagiraniJagiraniJagirani is the name of a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. They mostly speak Balochi and Sindhi.- History :It has been stated that the Balochs migrated from Aleppo, Northern Syria in the 2nd century after the Hijra...
- Jalbani
- JamaliJamaliJamali is the name of a Baloch tribe in Pakistan. Jamali tribe consists of 14 more tribes,like Esaani,Mureedani,Walwaani,Dodaani,Lalwaani. A large number of Jamali tribes also live in province of Sindh; these peopole speak Balochi,Sindhi,Seraiki,Punjabi and Urdu languages. In Sindh majority of...
- JangiJangiJangi is a clan of the Baloch tribe, Gabol and is settled in Ali Pur Region of the Pakistani Punjab. The tribe is named after their warrior nature....
- JanwariJanwariThe Janwari is a sub clan of Chandio Baloch tribe in Pakistan and India. Janwari is used as last name, tribe or surname. Khaddim Hussain Janwari is head of this tribe. - Languages and Locations :...
- JarwarJarwarJarwar is a sub-tribe from the Gazini branch of Marri Baloch. Although some families of Jarwar are still living in their native place near Kahan but they are now mainly split into various groups and living in many areas of Balochistan, Sindh and Northern Punjab...
- Jatoi
- JattakJattakJattak is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan....
- JiskaniJiskaniThe Jiskani are a Baloch tribe located in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab.- Distribution :The Jiskani tribe is settled in Tando Jam, Badin, Tando Allah Yar, Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Mirpur Khas District, Dadu and Matiari districts of Sindh province and Bhakkar, Layyah,...
- KalmatiKalmatiKalmati is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan.- History :This tribe belongs the son of Mir Jalalan and Mir Hoath. When Hoath tribe were ruling on Kech Makran, few from the tribe settled in Kalmat Bandar , situated near Pasni Port, coastal area of Balochistan...
- KalparKalparKalpar is a clan of Baloch tribe Bugti and is settled in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
- KambarzahiKambarzahiKambarzahi a Baluch tribe living in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Majority of Kambarzahi speak Balochi and very few speak Brohi who living in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. Kambarzahi tribe is closely related to Marri tribe....
- KenagzaiKenagzaiKenagzai is a Baloch tribe located in the Panjgur District of Balochistan, which is the region between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. They are considered to be a sub tribe of Jadgal tribe....
- KhalolKhalolThe Khalol are a large sub branch of the Khosa tribe. A majority of the Khalol live in Sindh , Dera Ghazi Khan, Jacobabad and Dera Allah Yar. There are further sub branches of Khalol like Chutani, Bakhrani, Hafiz Abdul Haq Khalol Durayaaini.Baghani and Jamik....
- KheazaiKheazaiKheazai are a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh province and Iran. It is a sub-tribe of the Muhammad Hasni tribe. The Kheazai are divided into many clans, the major ones include Jangizai, Yousafzai, Kandozai, Bijarzai, Muhammad zai, Phwalwnzai, Jangohoi, Umerzai, Lashkarzai, Khandozai, and...
- KhetranKhetranThe Khetran is a Baloch tribe in [Balochistan], Pakistan, of Rind origin. Their first language is the Khetrani language, and balochi language which is spoken only by their tribe....
- KhosaKhosaThe Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug are a Baloch tribe of Pakistan and a Gotra found in Yaduvanshi Ahirs. According to Baloch history, Khoso was the grandson of Hooth....
- Khorkhani
- KhushkKhushkThe Khushk, Khushak, Khushik, Khushuk, Kushak, Kushk or Kushuk is a Baloch tribe located in Sindh, Baluchistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan...
- KoraiKoraiThe Korai are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, Balochistan Province of Pakistan; Sindh; Punjab provinces of Pakistan; and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Maharastra, Haryana, and Indian Punjab....
- KulachiKulachi (tribe)Kolachi, Kulachi or Kulache is a Baloch tribe that originated from Kulanch, Makran, Balochistan, Pakistan. Kolachi is considered to be a clan of Muhammad Hasni tribe and is settled in the provinces of Sindh in Ghotki District and Larkana District), the Punjab and Balochistan...
- LanghaniLanghaniLanghani is a Baloch tribe in Sibi District of Balochistan, Pakistan. Langhani is a sub tribe of Marri tribe ,Ghazani...
- LanjwaniLanjwaniThe Lanjwani is a Baloch tribe and clan of Rind[1]. The Lanjwani tribe is settled in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- History :...
- LariLari (tribe)Lari is the name of a Baloch tribe settled in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan....
- LashariLashariLashari is the name of a Baloch tribe in Pakistan and Iran. The Lasharis have migrated and settled in the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, India, Indonesia, USA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, England, and many other countries of the world...
- LeghariLeghariThe Leghari , or Laghari) are a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, and are largely Sunni Muslims....
- LoharaniLoharaniLoharani is a Baloch tribe in Sibi District of Balochistan, Pakistan....
- LundLund (tribe)Lund is a Baloch tribe of Pakistan. It is a tribe of Balochistan Lund, Setharja, Khairpur mir's, Khairpur_District, Sindh, originated from other tribes . Exact origins are not known but by seeing their generations now residing it is found that they are originated from central Balochistan...
- MagsiMagsiMagsi is a name of Baloch tribe in the Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan and Balochistan province of Iran.The Magsi tribe came from Iran where is place name is Magas in Lishar. They migrated to modern Pakistan with Lashari and Rind tribes that is the reason some historians...
- MarriMarriMarri ) is one of the largest ethnic Baloch tribes in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Marri was considered to be a clan of the Rind tribe in the early history of Baloch and Balochistan...
- MastoiMastoiThe Mastoi or Mustoi are a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- History and origins :Mastois are the descendants of Mir Chakar Khan Rind Baloch...
- MazariMazari tribeThe Mazari tribe is one of the oldest Baloch tribes in Pakistan. Mazari means "lion" in Balochi. Rojhan-Mazari, a town in the Rajanpur District of the Punjab near the inter-provincial borders of Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab, is the stronghold of the Mazari tribe.-History:The Mazari tribe is one...
- NausherwaniNausherwaniNausherwani is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. Like many other tribes in Pakistan, the Nausherwanis also have a Persian origin, claiming a descent from legendary Persian King Nausherwan-e-Adil . Most Nausherwanis were Zoroastrians before conversion to Islam...
- NizamaniNizamaniNizamani is a Baloch tribe located in Balochistan and Sindh provinces in Pakistan. Like many other Baloch tribes, the original Nizamani tribe migrated to Sindh from Balochistan.- Overview :...
- NothazaiNothazaiNothazai is a Baloch tribe settled in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan....
- NutkaniNutkaniThe Nutkani or Notkani Nodhkani are a Saraiki, Sindhi and Balochi speaking Baloch tribe of Eastern Pakistan.The name of the Nutkani tribe is derived from Notak Khan, who was with the chieftain Sardar Mir Chaker Khan Rind when he migrated to Punjab from Baluchistan .-Sub tribe :The descendants of...
- PitafiPitafi- History :Pitafi is a very old tribe originally living around the Petaf river in South-Eastern Iran. Most Pitafis migrated to different areas in Southern Pakistan. Pitafis are predominantly agricultural people and some of them are well-reputed producers of rich verities of organic mangoes.In the...
- QaisraniQaisraniQaisrani Also spelled as is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Qaisranis claim their ancestry from Qaiser Khan who was the nephew of Mir Chakar Khan Rind.-Location:...
- QalatQalat (tribe)The Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kelat, is a Baloch tribe.-History:...
- QambraniQambraniQambrani or Qambarani is a Baloch tribe in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.'qambrani are balouchs'The Qambrani are a clan of Chandio tribe. The clans of Chandio, like Husnani, Aajbani, Qambrani, Ghaibiani, Marfani, Choliyani, Bangulani, Misrani, Mirwani, Sakhani, Bhunda...
- RahijaRahijaRahija is a clan of the Baloch tribe Bugti and is settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The hero of Baloch history the late Sardar Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti also belonged to the Rahija clan.-External Links:**...
- RahmanzaiRahmanzaiRahmanzai is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. They are sub tribe of the Umrani tribe living in Balochistan. Rahmanzai represent as Sardars of the Umrani tribe and Sardar Fateh Ali Khan Umrani is the current chief of umrani tribe.The Rahmanzais are divided into four...
- RindRind (tribe)Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
- Sadozai
- SakhaniSakhaniSakhani is a Baloch tribe and a clan of chandia in sindh province of Pakistan.Sakhani is most populous clan of chandio-sakhani was the elder son of chandio and who was commonlly was known as SAKH-Sakh was a faqir and saint;...
- Sanghoor
- SanjarzaiSanjarzaiSanjarzai is a clan of Dehwar tribe of Brahui Baloch in Mastung Pakistan....
- SanjraniSanjraniSanjrani is a Baloch tribe settled in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan and also in Afghanistan and Iran.Sanjrani tribe living in Sindh speak Sindhi, Seraikis and Balochi....
- SethwiSethwiThe Sethwi tribe, a Baloch tribe, is one of numerous tribes believed to have originally migrated from Mesopotamia to today's Baluchistan and Dera Ghazi Khan regions of Pakistan. Originally, they preferred to live on the Indus River banks, where they lived for centuries. Many still live there,...
- Shahani
- ShahwaniShahwaniShahwani is a Baloch tribe.*, Chief of Shahwani Tribe*Malik Zahur Shahwani, vice chairman of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan*Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahwani, former head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service...
- ShambhaniShambhaniShambhani is the name of a Baloch tribe, found in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh in Pakistan.There are two distinct tribes with the name Shambhani, one of which of Chandio origin, the other is of Magsi origin. The Shambhani living in Sindh speak both Sindhi and Balochi...
- SherzaiSherzaiSherzai is a Baloch tribe principally settled in the Pakistani province of Balochistan as well as found in large numbers in its many urban centres such as [Quetta]]. Other members of the Sherzai tribe can also be found in neighbouring Iran and Afghanistan, though they often travel regularly...
- ShiraniShiraniThe Shirani are a Sarbanri Pashtun tribe, living in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They should not be confused with the Baloch Shirani, who live in Iran.-History:...
- TalpurTalpurTalpur ; is a Baloch tribe settled in Sindh. Talpurs settled in northern Sindh, spoke Sindhi language very soon their descendants and allies formed a confederacy against the Kalhora dynasty. Later, however, they enjoyed good relations with the Kalhoras and were invited by them to help organize...
- TauqiTauqiTauqi is a Rakhshani Baloch Tribe living in four Districts of Balochistan i.e. Kharan, Noshki, Chaghi and Washuk as well as in Afghanistan and Iran...
- UmraniUmraniThe 'Umrani' is a Baloch tribe, originating in the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh. Umrani tribe is mostly settled in Nasirabad District and Jafarabad District, the southeastern districts of Balochistan, but some of them also settled in Kalat District, Khuzdar District and Awaran...
- WadeylaWadeylaWadeyla واديلا is the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Makran.-Jadgali-speaking Baloch tribes:They are simply an offshoot of the greater Mengal tribe who had to migrate westwards during the reign of Abdullah Khan of Kalat in the early 18th century...
- ZarraniZarraniZarrani tribe is one of the native Baluchi tribes living for centuries in the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan.They are known as Zarrani after the name of their progenitor Zarra Han. They once lived in the town of Koruk in the Iranian tribal ministate of Bahu Kalat...
- Zardari
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BrahuiBrahui peopleThe Brahui or Brohi are ethnic Baloch group of about 2.2 million people with the majority found in Kalat, Baluchistan, Pakistan, but they are also found in smaller numbers in neighboring Afghanistan and Iran. The Brahuis are almost entirely Sunni Muslims.-Origins:The ethnonym "Brahui" is a very...
tribal names
- Bangulzai
- JhalawanJhalawanJhalawan was established in the 17th century and its boundary was fixed with Sindh in 1853. The country was south of Kalat State, north of the Sarawan, west of the Kachi and Sindh and east of the Kharan and Makran. Jhalawan has important valleys of Baluchistan, such as Kalat, Gidar, Baghwana,...
- KurdKurd (tribe)Kurd is a Baloch tribe in the Balochistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Kurds speak both Balochi and Brahui . Also a Sub-clan in Mazari tribe..famous for their gallantry against bugti's..Qadoo khan Kherd or Kurd was Commander who destroyed Siyah-aff or dera bugti with mazari...
- LangoLango (tribe)Lango is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan....
- Lehri
- Mirwani
- Muhammad ShahiMuhammad ShahiMuhammad Shahi is a Brahui tribe in Balochistan. They reside in the area of Mastung] and [Kalat.Tribe leader is Sardar Muhammad Zaman Muhammad shahi. Its main branches are Ahmed Khan Zai, Shadainzai, HajjiZai, Haibatzai, Samakzai, SoroZai, BambakaZai, Khidrani, Jiko, Dodai, Anjeerzai, Gowarani,...
- Muhammed Hasni
- RaisaniRaisaniRaisani is a Brahui-speaking Baloch tribe in Balochistan. The leader of each tribe is called Sardar. The Raisani tribal chief is called the Chief of `Sarawan`.The present Chief of Sarawan and Nawab of Raisani Tribe is Nawab Aslam Raisani.The leader of each tribe is called Sardar...
- RodiniRodini (tribe)The Rodini are a Brahui Baloch tribe in Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.In Pakistan they are mostly in Balochistan and some areas of Sindh...
- SarparaSarparaSarparah is a Brahui tribe in Balochistan.Sarparahs live in Balochistan, Sindh, Iran and Afghanistan. They speak Brahui language....
- SasooliSasooliSasooli is a Brahui tribe in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. They are ethnically Brahui. Baloch living in Balochistan and Sindh Speak Brahui and Balochi....
- ShahwaniShahwaniShahwani is a Baloch tribe.*, Chief of Shahwani Tribe*Malik Zahur Shahwani, vice chairman of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan*Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahwani, former head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service...
- ZehriZehriZehri is a Brahui speaking Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan.-Distribution:The tribe is spread throughout Sindh and Balochistan and speak Brahui and Balochi as native languages. The Zehri tribe is a Brahui speaking Baloch tribe mainly living in the Jhalawan region of the province of...
- Pandrani
- IyerIyerIyer is the title given to the caste of Hindu Brahmin communities of Tamil origin. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara...
KashmiriKashmiri peopleThe Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
tribal names
- KhawajaKhawajaKhawaja or Khwaja is a title used in Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. It means Lord or Master.Khwajagan is a word often used to refer to a chains of Central Asian Naqshbandi Sufi Masters from the 10th to the 16th century A.D. In Ferdowsi's Shahnameh the word is used many times for some...
(Kashmiri) - Butt
- Dar
- Lone
- Kichlu
- MalikMalik (tribe)The Malik are a Muslim community found in the state of Bihar in India. In addition, they are also found in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal; Bangladesh and a few of them are settled in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, and some other parts of the world, but large numbers of them migrated to...
- SheikhKashmiri ShaikhKashmiri Shaikh mainly live in Kashmir regions of Pakistan and India. The Kahmiri Shaikhs are considered to be a clan of Punjabi Muslims of Kashmiri origin found predominantly in Pakistan Punjab and also in India....
- MirMir (tribe)Mir Hindi: मिर) is a tribe which has descended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir Valley of Baramulla. It is also in Sindh Gilgit and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and India....
- Mian
- Mian (Rajput)Mian (Rajput)Mian Rajput are one of the clans of ruling Rajput community found in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State of India.The Mian Rajputs, are the tribe, to which the rulers of Kashmir belong. Mian Rajput consider themselves to be of highest class.They do not engage in trade or...
- Wain/Wyne (Kashmiri /Also Known As Khawaja)Kashmiri MuslimsKashmiri Muslims are Kashmiri people who are Muslims, currently living in Kashmir or those originally with Kashmiri kinship and descent living in Pakistan. Kashmiris are ethinically and culturally closer to central asian culture than Indian or Pakistani culture with significant influence of the...
PashtunPashtun peoplePashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
tribal names
- Afridi
- Syed (Akhukhel)
- AtchaKandaharKandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
- BabarBabar (tribe)The Babar tribe is a Pakhtun tribe descending from Sarban, a son of Qais Abdur Rashid along with other tribes such as the Yusafzais, Tareens, Durranis and Mohmands....
- Bakhshe Khel hari purr
- BurkiBurkiThe Burki are a Pushtun tribe of South Waziristan, Pakistan, whose homeland is Kaniguram...
- BangashBangashBangash is the name of a Pashtun clan. The Bangash clan inhabit regions within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas , the Kurram Agency, the Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range, Naryab, Tirah, Kohat and Peshawar within the Sarhad province...
- ChamkanniChamkanniChamkanni is the name of a small Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan. The Chamkannis residing in the western part of the Khurmana valley in Tirah are considered to be a distinct race...
- Daulat Khel
- isa Khel
- DaviDavi (tribe)Daavi is a Gharghasht Pashtun tribe and the brother of the Kakar tribe. Both are the sons of Gharghasht tribe. the Daavi tribesmen mostly live in Baluchistan...
- DurraniDurraniDurrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
- Edo-KhelEdo-KhelEdo-Khel is a Pashtun tribe who inhabit the mountainous and vallied regions of southeastern Afghanistan, mainly Wardak and Logar. As well, there is a village in the Baraki Barak District of Logar named Edo-Khel. Western variants of the surname may include Heddokheel, Eidokheil, or Eedokhel. The...
- GandapurGandapurThe Gandapurs are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the environs of Dera Ismail Khan, a major commercial center on the west bank of the Indus River, in the southern region of the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa of Pakistan, near the frontier with South Waziristan. The Gandapurs reside principally in the small town of...
- GhilzaiGhilzaiGhilzai are the largest Pashtun tribal confederacy found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are also known historically as Ghilji, Khilji, Ghalji, Ghilzye, and possibly Gharzai...
- Hafiz KhelHafiz KhelHafiz Khel is a sub-tribe of Gandapur tribe. About 80-85% are now migrated to Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Zhob Districts of North West Frontier Province and Baluchistan.-Language:They are bilingual. Members living in Zhob and Tank speak Pashto...
- JadoonJadoonThe Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
also spelled Gadoon - JahangiriJahangiriThe Jahangiris are one of the leading Pashtun clans of the Swati there are three main tribes,Gabaris sultans Mitrvis and Mimialis the Deghans now called them collectively swati tribe of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, widely spread across the districts of Battagram and Mansehra and...
- Kakakhel
- KhakwaniKhogyani (tribe)The Khogyani tribe is a Pashtun tribe of the Karlani or "Hill Tribes" branch. The tribe originated from the Khogyani District along the Koh-i-Safed mountain range in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan...
- KakarKakarThe Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
- KakazaiKakazaiThe Kakazai , also known as Loye Mamund , are a Pashtun tribe originally from the Laghman province of Afghanistan.They came to South Asia during Afghan invasions such as those of Mahmud of Ghazni, settling in various regions....
- KayaniKayani (tribe)The Kayani are an agnatic clan with branches in Afghanistan and Iran.Their oral tradition considers them to be of Iranian origin and descendants of the partly mythical Kayanian dynasty...
- Khalil (tribe)Khalil (tribe)Khalil is a Pashtun tribe living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the Peshawar valley, west and south-west of Daudzai lie the settlements of the Khalils. These are bounded on the south by the Bara stream. The Khalils like Mohmands and Daudzais claim to be descendants of Sultan Ibrahim Ghauri, son...
- KhanKhan (name)Khan is a surname and title of Central Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.- Origin :...
- KharotiKharotiKharoti is a Pashtun tribe of Ghilzai origin. The tribe has an estimated population of about 2.5 million ....
- KhattakKhattakKhattak or Khatak , is the name of an Afghan tribe. speaking a variant of the Kandahari Pashto. They are accorded the status of being one of the original and true Afghans. The tribe is settled along the western bank of the river Indus from as north upwards as Sammah; modern day Lund Khwar & Sher...
- KhudiadadzaiKhudiadadzaiThe Khudiadadzai are a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Khudiadadzai of the Kakar Sunzerkel tribe from Balochistan, a region divided between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. It consists of many clans, including Mirdadzai, Paizai, and Baigzai.The people of Khudiadzai live in Nasai, Muslim...
- Khulozai
- KuchelaiKuchelaiKuchelaiis a clan of the Deshiwals, division of the Swatis on the eastern slopes of the Black Mountain of Hazara in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan....
- KuchisKuchisKuchis , are Afghan Pashtun nomads, primarily from the Ghilzai, Kakar, Lodi, Ahmadzai as well as some Durrani tribes, but occasionally there may also be some Baloch people among them that live a nomadic life travelling between pastoral lands in Afghanistan and in Pakistan...
- Kundi
- LodhiLodhiLodhi is a Batani Pashtun tribe mainly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan. Often accompanying the Timurids who conquered South Asia, the Lodhi established themselves during the Islamic period as a Muslim ruling class...
- Maghdud Khel
- Mahmud Khel
- Mahsud Khel
- MamundMamundThe Mamund are a Pashtun tribe who are one of the four clans of Tarkanis. The tribe is located principally in the Watelai valley, but also owns villages on both sides of the Durand Line. Majority of Mamund live in one of the seven tribal regions of Pakistan "Bajaur Agency", although Mamund also...
- manduriManduriManduri is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2006 is 9,006 and the area is 229.48 km². The elevation is 710 m....
- MarwatMarwatMarwat مروت, refers to a Pashtun tribe, located primarily in Lakki Marwat District in the south of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan as well the districts of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan...
- MashwanisMashwanisThe Mashwani are a Syed tribe living predominantly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.-Origin:...
- Miankhel
- MohamedzaiMohamedzaiMohammadzai is the name of several Pashtun tribes found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran....
- MohmandMohmandThe Mohmand are a clan of Sarban Pashtuns, living primarily in the FATA & Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan & northeastern Afghanistan.- Demographics :...
- Nasiri
- NiaziNiaziThe Niazi are a tribe of Ghilzai Pashtun people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey. The name Niazi is derived from Niazai, like the other forms of Pashtun tribes, such as Yusufzai and Orakzai...
- NoorzaiNoorzaiSHARIEF KHAN NOORZAI IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFULL PASHTONS LEADER IN THE WHOLE AFGHANISTAN AND HE IS FROM THE THE TRIBE 'Noorzai or Nurzai and are one of the biggest tribes of the Pushtoon, with a population of roughly 4.5 million in Afghanistan. They are an influential tribe in southern and...
- OrakzaiOrakzaiOrakzai is a Pashtun tribe settled in the Orakzai Agency of Pakistan. It consists of eighteen clans. Most of the members are situated in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.-Location:...
- PopalzaiPopalzaiPopalzai or Popalzay are Durrani Pashtuns.-Origin:According to Hyat Khan's history of Afghanistan, from their progenitor Bor Tareen, otherwise known as Abdal, are descended two main divisions: the Zirak and the Panjpai...
- SadozaiSadozai (Pastun tribe)Sadozai meaning "kings" are the direct lineage of Ahmad Shah Abdali. All the notable Sadozai Durrani Afghan kings and rulers belonedg to the Sadozai tribe....
- SalarzaiSalarzaiSalarzais, along with the Kakazai and Wur, are one of the four clans of Tarkanis. There were around 8,000 members in the Babukarrah and Charmung valleys in Bajaur and 150 members in Bara Banda of Nowshera District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in 1910....
- SarbansSarbansSarbans or Sarbani are the largest tribal group of Pashtuns. They are situated in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Sarbans include many Pashtun tribes, among whom the most numerous are the Durrani, Tareen and Miani tribes.-Name origin:...
- ShilmaniShilmaniThe Shilmani or Shalmani شلمانى are a Sarbanri Pashtun tribe who are primarily concentrated in the Shalman valley in Khyber agency near Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, the tribe is also present in different areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.In Pakistan, they live in Swat, Upper...
- Sulemani
- ShiraniShiraniThe Shirani are a Sarbanri Pashtun tribe, living in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They should not be confused with the Baloch Shirani, who live in Iran.-History:...
- SuriSuri (Pashtun)Sur or Soor is one of the historical names of the Afghan tribes, they are now found primarily among the Pashtun people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They claim to be descendants of Mohammad Sur, one of the princes of the Ghorids, who left his native Ghor region and settled among the Afghan tribes in...
- SwatiSwati (tribe)The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
- TanoliTanoliThe Tanoli are a Hazarewal tribe of the Tanawal valley, Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Although not usually acknowledged as Pashtuns, the Tanoli have to an extent assimilated many Pashtun cultural features and become Pashtunified. Tribally allied with the Pathans,. The...
- TareenTareenThe Tareen are a prominent Sarbanri Pashtun tribe residing in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. They are one of the largest Pashtun tribes.-History:...
- TarkaniTarkaniThe Tarkani are a Pashtun tribe located in Kunar province of Afghanistan and Bajaur near Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan...
- TahirkheliTahirkheliThe Tahir Kheli are a Pashtun tribe who mainly dwell in the Hazara region of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Most Tahirkhelis have adopted the language of Hindko, which is the native language of the people of Haripur. However, there is still a substantial number of Tahirkhelis that...
- TurkhelTurkhelThe Turkhel is a Awan a tribe found in the Mianwali District of Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:According to traditions, the Turkhel were originally Julahas , who took to agriculture...
- Umar Khel
- UmarzaiUmarzaiUmarzai or Omarzai is a relatively small Pashtun tribe in Pakistan. A large group used to live in Jaranwala, Pakistan and Nakuru, Kenya but now most reside in Chacch . A few still reside in Jaranwala, but all the members from Nakuru have now left. The Umarzais are the richest tribe in Chacch...
- Uthman khel
- WurWurWur are Pakhtun tribe in Pakistan and Afghanistan.Wur along with the Kakazai and Salarzai, are a division of the Tarkani tribe...
- YousafzaiYousafzaiThe Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...
- Yusaf Khel
- Zaimukhes
PunjabiPunjabi peopleThe Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
tribal names
- AheerAheerAheer is a Jat tribe found mainly in the western districts of Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. -History and origin:The tribe is also known as Heer or Purewal depending on the dialect of the speaker. Those that tend to speak dialects of Lahanda, such as Seraiki or Pothari tend to refer to themselves...
- Angra
- ArainArainThe Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
- Arnyal
- AwanAwan (Pakistan)Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
- Bahmani (added by Asim Khalid)
- Bajar
- BajwaBajwaBajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
- BhabraBhabraBhabra is an ancient merchant community from Punjab whose population mainly follows Jainism,.The Bhabra community has had a close historical association with Jainism. It is believed to be connected with the Bhavadar or Bhavada Gachchha to which the legendary Jain Acharya Kalakacharya belonged to....
- BhalliBhalliThe Bhalli are a clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. They are distinct from the Bali clan, who are a branch of the Muhyal.-History and origin:...
- BhambaBhambaBhamba a Khatri clan in Pakistan and India. The Bhamaba are Sikhs and Hindus in India and Muslim in Pakistan. Sikh and Hindu Bhambas migrated to India in 1947 after independence...
- BangialBangialThe Bangial, or sometime spelt Bangyal are a tribe of Rajputs found principally in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. They also to be a found in the Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala districts of the Punjab.-History and origins:...
- Bhango
- BhullarBhullarWrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan....
- ChadharChadharChadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
- ChathaChathaChatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages...
- Chaudhry
- ChauhanChauhanChauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
- ChechiChechiChechi or Chechhi is a gotra among the Gurjars. According to Ajmer patels they are Lor Gurjars . The Chechis are spread all over the world specially Central Asia. Some Chechis live in Northern California.According to Rajputana Gazetteer Pushkar was held by Chechis until about 700 years ago....
- CheemaCheemaCheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since...
- ChughtaiChughtaiChagatai or Chughtai is a family name in portions of South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East and the associated diaspora that claims descent from Chagatai Khan .-Origin of the name:...
- DerawalDerawalDerawals are a community of people who originated from the Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan region which is now in Pakistan.This region includes the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Rajanpur...
- DogarDogarDogar is a Muslim, Punjabi tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan. It is also used as a family name in Turkey and Northern Iraq among some Kurds and Turks.-Ethnography:...
- Galon
- GhumanGhumanGhuman are a Rajput tribe, found in Pakistan and Northern Indian States of Punjab and Haryana. Ghumman is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan of Janjua Rajput lineage in Punjab that claims Lunar origin by direct descent from Raja Sanpal Janjua of Janjua Rajput ancestry...
- GillGill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
- Gohir
- Gondal
- GujjarGujjarThe Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
- Haaris
- IbrahimIbrahim (name)Ibrahim is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham. It is a common first name throughout the Muslim world.-Given name:*Ibrahim I , Ottoman sultan*Ibrahim I of Shirvan, a ruler of Shirvan from the Derbendid dynasty 1382-1417...
- Jadun
- JagalJAGALJAGAL is a German section of the Yamal-Europe pipeline. The pipeline is used for the Russian natural gas import and it is owned and operated by Wingas GmbH & Co. KG. It runs from the Polish–German border at Lebus near Frankfurt to Rückersdorf. In Rückersdorf JAGAL is connected with STEGAL...
- Janjua
- JatJat peopleThe Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
- Jatala
- Jatyal
- JohiyaJohiyaJohiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
- KahloonKahloonKahlon is a surname used in Punjab in India and Punjab in Pakistan.-History of Kahlon:The Kahlon's claim descent from Raja Vikramajit, through Raja Jag Deo of Daranager, of the Lunar Dynasty.The home of the clan is Batala in the Gurdaspur District...
- Kahoot\koots
- KalasKalasKalas is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district in Karnataka. This is the native place of Guru Govindabhatta, who is the guru of Santha Shishunal Sharif. Today we can find Samadhi of Guru Govindabhatta here...
- Kalyal
- KardarKardarKardar is family name in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan....
- Kasana
- KhariKhariKhari is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3910 and had 748 houses in it....
- Khattana
- KhokharKhokharThe Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
- Sahni
- LangahLangahLangah is a city in located in the Jhelum District of the Punjab, Pakistan.-See also:* Langah, a tribe in Sindh and Punjab ....
(tribe) - MahtamMahtamMahatams are a clan found among Punjabis of India and Pakistan . They are Hindus as well as Muslims, and in the 1920s the former were mainly cultivators and the latter were clearers of the jungle....
- MalikMalikMalik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...
- MakhdoomMakhdoomMakhdoom , is a meaning of in Urdu Muslim Sufi title in South Asia and Central Asia.This title is now used by the descendents of the Sufi masters who are mostly Pirs, politicians and landlords in southern Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan....
- Meghwar
- MeoMeoMayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
- Mian
- MinhasMinhasMinhas or Manhas or Minhas-Dogra is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan from the Punjab region and Jammu & Kashmir in India and Pakistan. It is an off-shoot of Jamwal-Dogra Rajputs, the founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948 CE...
- MirMir (tribe)Mir Hindi: मिर) is a tribe which has descended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir Valley of Baramulla. It is also in Sindh Gilgit and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and India....
- MudhMUDHThe Faculty of Dentistry at Minia University was established in 1997. It was the first college with dentistry specialization outside Greater Cairo. Since that time it has been considered the source of knowledge to a lot of dental specialists in a wide geographical area covering the whole of Upper...
- Munda
- Mundh
- Muslim Khatris
- RajputMuslim RajputsMuslim Rajputs or Musulman Rajputs are Muslims belonging to the Hindu Rajput Kshatriya groups of Indian subcontinent, who converted to Islam.-History:...
- Nagi
- NandaNandaNanda is a surname of Punjabis . Nanda is a Tarkhan , Ahluwalia and Kamboj surname. All the clans of Tarkhan , Lohar, Gujjar, Kamboj, Ahluwalia tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they form the Khatri/Rajput caste.-Among Kamboj people:*Nanda is a...
- Italic textNoon
- Paracha
- PassiPassi (surname)Passi is a surname used by people from Punjab. Passi is also a highly prominent Khatri/Rajput clan from the Punjab. Most older males from the Passi Clan attain the status of "Lala", meaning "wealthly landlord", "esquire"....
- Paswal
- Sheikh (Punjabi)
- QaimkhaniQaimkhaniKaimkhani or Qaimkhani is a Muslim Rajput clan that resides in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan and Rajasthan, India.- History :Kaimkhanis are the descendants of Nawab Kaim Khan, born Karamchand, the son of Raja Motay Rai Chauhan, the ruler of Dorayra or Dadrewa...
- Ramay
- RanaRana (clan)Rana is a family name, originally a Hindu ancestry now found in all religions such as Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism etc. Rana is a surname used by the Rajputs of India, Pakistan and Nepal...
- RanjhaRanjha (tribe)The Ranjha are a gotra of Jat, found in the eastern uplands of Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts, of Punjab, Pakistan. A small number are also found in Jhelum and Gujranwala districts...
- RathoreRathoreThe Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
- SahiSahiSahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab...
- SiyalSial (tribe)The Sial tribe are a Punjabi,Sindhi,Baluchi and Pakhtun people found among Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in Pakistan and India .Sials are found among Jatts, Rajputs/Khatris...
- SipraSipraSipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :...
- Spal
- SudSudSud may refer to:* Sudan* The original name of the Sumerian goddess Ninlil* Sood/Sud, a surname* Sud-vad, a lunar phase in the gujarati language* Sud Aviation, a defunct French state-owned aircraft manufacturer...
- SulehriaSulehriaThe Suleria are a clan of Chandravanshi Rajputs. The Sikh and Hindu Sulehria live in India. The Muslim Sulehria are considered a clan of Muslim Rajputs and nearly all live in Pakistan...
- Sumbal
- Taloker
- SherDil
- TalwarTalwarThe talwar is a type of curved sword or sabre from India and modern-day Pakistan...
- TararTararTarar is a Punjabi tribe and Jat gotra of Northern India and in Punjab province of Pakistan.-Geographical distribution:Tarar is a Goth of Jats that means a sub-caste of Jat clan...
- Tarkhan
- Teerandaz
- Thathal
- ThindThindThind is the most prominent clan name found among the people living in Greater Punjab. The Thinds are well known in the areas of agriculture, military, sports and Punjabi literature. Thinds are numerously found as Sikhs, Hindus and the Muslims...
- TiwanaTiwanaTiwana is a Jat Punjabi Rajput clan that hails the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Tiwanas of East Punjab are Jat Sikhs, while the Tiwanas of West Punjab are Muslims. Tiwanas are descendants of Panwar Rajputs....
- TurTurTur or TUR can stand for:* Arba'ah Turim, a work of Jewish law, also known as the Tur* Jacob ben Asher, its author, also known as the Tur or the Baal Haturim* Tur * Turkish language...
- VirkVirkVirk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
- WaseerWaseerThe Waseer are a Jat tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Origin :The Waseer were a nomadic tribe found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab, and according to their traditions, are of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They claim descent from Wasir, who was converted to Islam at the hands of the...
- WattuWattuThe Wattoo or Wattu are Muslim Rajput tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Accoding to some traditions, the Wattoo are descended from a Rajah Junhar, a descendant of the famous Raja Salvahan of Sialkot. This Raja Junhar settled in Bhatner, where he had two sons, Jaipal and Rajpal...
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SindhiSindhi peopleSindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
tribal names
- Dahri
- AbroAbroThe Abro, Abra or Abrah , , is a division of the Samma tribe, found in Sindh, Balochistan and southern Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :...
- Alwani
- Arisar
- BachaniBachaniBachani is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. Bachani is considered a clan of the Patoli Muslim Rajputs.The Bachani tribe hails from several different Rajput clans who are mainly from Tando Allahayar, Sindh. They are mainly situated in Hyderabad, Karachi, TandoAllahyar. The Hindu Sindhis of...
- Bajaeen
- Bhanbhro
- BhangarBhangarBhangar is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh and Balochistan in Pakistan.Bhangar is a cast/tribe having a Sindhi Mother-tongue. The tribe is widely settled throughout Pakistan Including Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan but majority is settled in Balochistan province in districts of Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Quetta...
- Bhatti
- BhilBhilBhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....
- Bhojani
- BhuttoBhuttoBhutto is a Sindhi, Rajput tribe settled in Sindh, Pakistan.-Bhutto tribe:The Bhutto tribe is a Rajput tribe that has been settled in Sindh for over two centuries, occupying part of Balochistan in Kachhi, Sibi, Dera Murad Jamali, Bhag and Mithri, having migrated to Sindh from Jaiselmere in India...
- Bhurt
- Bughio
- BuriroBuriroBuriro is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan.Buriro is a traditional and respectful cast of Sindh, Pakistan. The people of this cast speak Sindhi. They are not much in population but are very talented. This cast produce many philosophers, doctors, Bureaucrats, Computer Scientists, Singers, Sufi s,...
- Chachar
- ChannaChanna (tribe)Channa [ Sindhi: چنه ] is the name of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. The book The Chachnamah, An Ancient History of Sind mentioned that Channa was the first Sindhi tribe to become Muslim. They were very rich and wealthy, so Muhammad bin Qasim give them the title "Marzuq"...
- Channar
- Chutta
- DanoDano (tribe)Dano is the name of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan....
- Dandoor
- DaudpotaDaudpota- History :The Daudpota Abbasi's are Arabic origin and descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib , , a paternal uncle and Sahabi of Muhammad as well as a progenitor of the Abbasi Khalifa of Baghdad and Qahira. Sultan Ahmad II, son of Shah Muzammil of Egypt left that country and arrived in Sind...
- DayoDayoDayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia is the Philippines’ first all-digital full-length animated feature film by Cutting Edge Productions, advertised as "tradigital", a mix of traditional animation with 3D animation. It reinvents ghastly images of Philippine mythical creatures into heartwarming characters...
- Dero
- DiblaDiblaDibla is a Sindhi tribe settled in coastal area of Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. Dibla tribe dominates Keti Bandar port and they are mostly fishermen. Dibla tribe claims that historical city of Debal was named after their tribe....
- Gaad
- GorahoGorahoGoraho is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan....
- HakroHakroHakro is the name of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan.[This tribe is located in different part of Sindh province, but mostly Hakro's are in District Kamber and District Shikarpur.]...
- Halepota
- Hingoro
- HurrHurrAl-Hurr ibn Yazid Al Riyahi was one of the Ummayad deserter commanders during the Battle of Karbala.-Who was Al-Hurr ibn Yazid:Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Riyahi was the commander of Yazid I’s regiment, he was the son of Yazid ibn Najiyah bin Qa'nab bin Yitab bin Hur in the lineage of Al-Yarbo'ir Riyahi.He...
- JamotJamotThe Jamot is a Sindhi speaking tribe in Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.- Clans :This tribe is mainly divided into many clans including:* Manjhoo* Abro* Airi* Jokhio* Bhangar* Kalhora* Mangrio* Samma* Ansari* Qureshi* Hanbhi- Distribution :...
- JohiyaJohiyaJohiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
- Jokhio
- Joyo
- Jumani
- JunejoJunejoJunejo is the name of a Samma Sindhi Rajput tribe in Sindh and in some parts of India mostly in Rajasthan. Among the Sindhi Hindu community Juneja is a common surname and many Juneja people originally from Sindh migrated to India during the independence in 1947. Junejo are also known as Jam in...
- Kachelo
- KutchiKutchi peopleThe Kutchi people traditionally reside in the Kutch region of the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat and in the Sindh province of Pakistan...
- Kakepota
- KalhoraKalhoraThe Kalhora are of Sindhi origin they trace their origins to a Sindhi warrior named, Sultan Ahmad Kalhora who married a daughter of Raja Rai Dhorang Sahta, receiving much territories as dowry. Amir Fathullah Khan Kalhora, is the recognized ancestor of the dynasty. He conquered the bhangar...
- KhaskheliKhaskheliKhasakhel is a tribe in Sindh. This a warrior clan which came with Mohammad Bin Qasim and defeated Raja Dahir. After the death of Mohammad Bin Qasim they stayed in subcontinent and spread the Islamic religion...
- Kolhi
- KunbharKunbharKunbhar is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan....
- Lakhiar
- LakhaniLakhani (name)Lakhani is a Sindhi family name in Pakistan and India. The Muslim Lakhani also belong to Memon community. Lakhani is a prosperous business community and now also in journalism, sports and politics. The Lakhani in India are Hindus as well as Muslims...
- LangahLangah (tribe)For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:...
- LanjarLanjar (tribe)Lanjar is a Sindhi tribe settled in Sindh for over seven centuries, occupying a small part of Sindh. The majority of Lanjars is found in Sukkur taluka Pano Aqil, Nawabshah, Ranipur, village Manjhu, Khai Qaseem,Lakho Lanjari Ghotki , Lanjari Sharif, Shikarpur, and in various locations of Sindh...
- LarikLarikLarik is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. A tribe from interior Sindh. There is a large village in District Naushahro Feroze named Moulehdino Larik. Rumors are there that Larkana city gets its name from Larik...
- LohanaLohanaThe Lohana also referred to as Luvana are an Indian caste,largely classified as merchants and are categorized as Vaishya or Bania caste although their ancient history proves that they are Kshatriya of Suryavanshi descant, claiming their lineage from Lava, son of Rama...
- MahesarMahesarMahesar is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai in his poetry has used the word of Mahesar which means Murshid,Kamil and guiding soul.This tribe has scattered population living in almost all districts of Sindh but in majority in Khairpur Mir's Dadu district and Naushahro...
- MallaahMallaahThe Mallah are the traditional boatmen caste and ethnic group of North India, East India and Pakistan. A small number of Mallah are also found in Nepal....
- Mangi
- MangrioMangrioMangrio ) is a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India. Like the Samma and Bhatti, and most other Sindhi Rajputs, they are of Chandravanshi origin....
- ManjhiManjhiManjhi is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan....
- Meghwar
- MiraliMiraliMirali is the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh in Shikarpur....
- Mirani
- MirbaharMirbaharMirbahar is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. Mirbahar is one of the oldest tribe of Sindh which is also known as Mallah. They were living near river banks but also residing near shore of the Arabian Sea, nowadays they are spread all over the Sindh and Pakistan....
- RajputRajputA Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
- NirbanNirbanNirban in Hindi निर्बान or निर्बान हीर also spelt as Narban or Nirwan is a big gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs of Haryana, some of the villages of Nirban are in Pataudi and in the Badli and Haidurpur villages of Delhi....
- PalhPalhThe Palh are Sindhi tribe in Sindh province of Pakistan. Palh is a Samat tribe.- Distribution :The Palh tribe lives mainly in the Miranpur the village, Kandir Naushahro Feroze District, Palha, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Paat, Dadu District, Kotri, Jamshoro, Ranipur, Kumb, Khairpur, Kandhira, village...
- PalijoPalijoThe Palijo are Sindhi tribe of Sindh province, Pakistan. Palijo is a Sammat tribe. During the Talpur dynasty and before, this tribe held lands on the banks of the Indus River when that area was under official administration of the Palijo tribe and was called Palijar'pargana, ranging from Choriya...
- PanhwarPanhwarPanhwar or Panwar are a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The term Panwhar is used for the Parmar Rajputs clans that have converted to Islam, and are settled in what is now Pakistani territory.-History:...
- PeechohoPeechoho- See also :* Dr Azra Pechuho* [Dr Fazlullah Pechuho]]* Dr Shahid Hussain Pechuho* Dr Muhammad Aslam Pechuho * EID MUHAMMAD pechuho* Roshan Ali Pechuho* Mushtaque Ali Pechuho* - See also :* [[Dr Azra Pechuho]]* [Dr Fazlullah Pechuho]]...
- PhulpotoPhulpotoPhulpoto is Sindhi Samma sub-tribe, found in the central and upper parts of Sindh province of Pakistan. The tribe's current Sardar is Sardar Imtiaz Hussain Phulpoto.-History and origin:...
- PirzadaPirzadaPirzada tribe also moved with qalandar lal shahbaz and settled at sehwan sharif since last 850 years and still at sehwan there is a mohalla with name of pirzada mohalla they have their own history and pir baqadar shah the very old character and saint of sehwan sharif Pirzada is the name of a...
- QaimkhaniQaimkhaniKaimkhani or Qaimkhani is a Muslim Rajput clan that resides in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan and Rajasthan, India.- History :Kaimkhanis are the descendants of Nawab Kaim Khan, born Karamchand, the son of Raja Motay Rai Chauhan, the ruler of Dorayra or Dadrewa...
- Qazi
- Rajpar
- Sadhayo
- SahitoSahitoSahito is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. Sahito tribe is settled in Khairpur, Naushahro Feroze, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad and Larakana districts of Sindh....
- SamejoSamejoThe Samejo or Sameja is the Samma and it is settled in Sindh and Balochistan province of Pakistan.- Origin :*According to some traditions, They are descendants of Sam , the eldest of the three surviving sons of the prophet Nuh . descendants of Sam, the son of Umar, son of Hashim, son of Abu Lahab,...
- Samma
- SarkiSirkiSirki or Sarki is the name of a Samma Muslim Rajput tribe found in southern Punjab and Sindh, Pakistan.- Distribution :The tribe is concentrated in Districts of Jacobabad, Ranipur and Thatta...
- Shaikh
- SialSial (tribe)The Sial tribe are a Punjabi,Sindhi,Baluchi and Pakhtun people found among Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in Pakistan and India .Sials are found among Jatts, Rajputs/Khatris...
- Sindhi MemonSindhi MemonSindhi Memons are an ethnic group residing in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They speak a dailect of Sindhi. They are primarily involved in agriculture or are high level government officials, unlike other Memons who tend to be businessmen .This community of Memons might have originated around the...
- SirkiSirkiSirki or Sarki is the name of a Samma Muslim Rajput tribe found in southern Punjab and Sindh, Pakistan.- Distribution :The tribe is concentrated in Districts of Jacobabad, Ranipur and Thatta...
- SolangiSolangiSolangi is the name of a Sindhi Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh and southern Punjab khyberpakhtoonkhawa in Pakistan and Afghanistan also.-History:According to traditions, the tribe is a branch of the Solanki Rajput tribe....
- SoomroSoomroSoomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
- TagarTagar (tribe)Tagar is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan....
- UnarUnarThe Unar are a Sindhi clan of the Samma tribe settled in Sindh, Pakistan.- History :According to The News International, the tribe is regarded "as the highest tribe or 'elder brother' of all the Samat tribes of Sindh". The clan traces its lineage back to the 14th century Jam Unar, the founder and...
- Wassan
ArabArabArab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
ancestral names
- AbbasiAbbasiAbbasi is a prominent Islamic family name. - Origin :The Abbasid caliphate was founded by the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, in Harran in 750 CE and shifted its capital in 762 to Baghdad...
- AbidiAbidiAbidi or Abedi is the surname for a family belonging to the offsprings of Muhammad's great-grandson Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn. They belong to the Sayyid community...
- AlviAlviAlvi is a frazione in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.Alvi is also a cast.[Azam Alvi bahawalnagar]...
- AkhoondAkhoondAn akhoond is a Persian name for a Muslim cleric, common in Iran, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. The Dungani word for imam "ahond", in Mandarin "阿訇", used in particular by the Dungans, also derives from this term....
(also spelled Akhwand or Akhund) - AnsariAnsari (nisbat)Ansari is a nisbat or second name common in South Asia and Middle East. It originates from Ansar the Medinan people that helped Islamic prophet Muhammad when he migrated from Mecca to Medina. Ansari is also used as a surname by the large Momin community of North India, Nepal and Pakistan...
- ArainArainThe Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
- Arby (عاربی)
- AwanAwan (Pakistan)Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
- Baqari
- FarooqiFarooqiFarooqui , is a distinctt name or surname or last name.- Origin :...
- HashmiHashmiHashmi is a surname, referring descent from the clan of Banu Hashim. It can also be transliterated as Hashemi and Hashimi.Examples of people with the surname:* Adeem Hashmi, Pakistani poet...
- Hassani
- Hussain
- HussainiHusseiniHusseini is an Arabic surname.-Etymology:It is a nisba derivation of the given name Hussein...
- HyderiHyderi (name)Hyderi is a surname among Muslims of Middle East and South Asia. Hyder was a title of Hadrat Ali....
- IdrisiIdrisi (surname)Idrisi is a family name in Middle East and South Asia. Idris is a masculane first name. It may refer to the following:* Muhammad al-Idrisi, a 12th century explorer, geographer and writer* Idris I of Libya, a 20th century Libyan king- See also :...
- Jafari
- KhaliliKhaliliKhalili means friend. It is a common family name in Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and South Asia....
- KhawajaKhawajaKhawaja or Khwaja is a title used in Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. It means Lord or Master.Khwajagan is a word often used to refer to a chains of Central Asian Naqshbandi Sufi Masters from the 10th to the 16th century A.D. In Ferdowsi's Shahnameh the word is used many times for some...
- Kirmani
- MakhdoomMakhdoomMakhdoom , is a meaning of in Urdu Muslim Sufi title in South Asia and Central Asia.This title is now used by the descendents of the Sufi masters who are mostly Pirs, politicians and landlords in southern Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan....
- Masood
- Mian
- NaqviNaqviThe surname "Naqvi" are the descendants of Islamic Prophet Muhammad through the lineage of Ali al-Hadi...
- OsmaniOsmaniUsmani or Osmani or Othmani or Uthmani is a large community , found mainly in South Asia. The word Usmani or Osmani is a surname adopted mainly by two castes in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.-Sheikh Usmani:The Shaikh Usmani are a Urdu speaking community, and many are found among the...
- Qasimi
- Qureshi
- RizviRizviRizvi or Rizavi is the Urdu pronunciation for the Persian surname Razavi or the Arabic surname Radawi/Ridhawi. It is a surname commonly associated with Shia Muslims who believe they are the descendants of the 8th Shiite Imam and a descendant and successor of Prophet Mohammad through his daughter...
- SabzvariSabzvariSabzwari is a family name that denotes people from Sabzwar, a city in Iran. The Sabzwari family name is found in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. In Pakistan, Shah Shamsuddin Sabzwari is the ancestral head of the Sabzwari's, being buried in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan....
- SadatSadat- See also :* Anwar Sadat, former President of Egypt* Sadat * Saadat* Sadat. Term also used for the descendents of Holy Prophet Muhammad through Imam Ali and Bibi Fatima progeny....
- SajjadiSajjadi-People with the surname Sajjadi:*Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi - Afghani politician*Abdol-Hamid Heyrat Sajjadi - Iranian Historian and scholar*Bakhtiar Sajjadi - Kurdish writer*Seyed Kamal Sajjadi - Iranian politician...
- Salehi
- Shaikh
- SiddiquiSiddiquiSiddiqui, is a Muslim family name, found in the South Asia and the Middle East. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui/Siddique to signify their Arab heritage...
- SyedSyedSyed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
- TaqiTaqi-Compound forms given on further disambiguation pages:*Mohammad Taqi *Taqi al-Din -Male given name:*Mir Taqi Mir , Urdu poet*Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam, known as Amir Kabir , chancellor of Iran...
- Tirmizi
- Wasti
- ZubairiZubairiZubairi or Zubayri or Zuberi or Zebari is a family name in Middle East and South Asia. In Arabic Zubair means Superior...
Haque
IranianPersian peopleThe Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
ancestral names
- Agha
- Alamdar
- AnsariAnsari (nisbat)Ansari is a nisbat or second name common in South Asia and Middle East. It originates from Ansar the Medinan people that helped Islamic prophet Muhammad when he migrated from Mecca to Medina. Ansari is also used as a surname by the large Momin community of North India, Nepal and Pakistan...
- Arjomandi
- Binwani
- ChishtiChishti (surname)Chishti is a common family name in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The family name indicates ancestry from Sufi Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti of the Chishti order.Chishti can also be spelt as "Chishty"...
- FareediFareediFareedi , is a clan of the Farooqi tribe named after Hazrat Bābā Farīduddīn Mas'ūd Ganjshakar, a murid of a sheikh who belongs to the sufi order of Baba Fareed Shaker Gunj.- Origin :...
- Firdausi
- GardeziGardezi- Origin :The name denotes people from Gardez, the capital of the Paktia province in Afghanistan.The name denotes people from Gardez, one of the 34 provincial capitals in Afghanistan. As such, the surname is widespread among the people in Afghanistan. One of the most famous Gardezis is Abu Saʿīd...
- GakharGakharsThe Gakhars are an ancient warrior clan who have predominantly resided in what is present day northern Punjab and South-Western Kashmir, Pakistan. In particular in the cities of Rawalpindi, Jhelum and regions of Gilgit, Baltistan, Chitral, Khanpur and Mirpur, Pakistan...
- Ghazali
- Gurjadi
- Hamadani
- IsfahaniIsfahaniIsfahani or Ispahani is a surname of Iranian origin. It may refer to the following:* Al-Isfahani* Raghib Isfahani* Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani* Jalal al-Din Muhammad al-Isfahani- See also :* Isfahan* Al-Isfahani...
- JadgalJadgalThe Jadgal الزدجالي, جدجال is an Arab tribe origin, who are settled throughout the Sindh, Balochistan region of Pakistan, and Iran in the Sistan and Baluchistan region. They are also found in Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Iraq...
- Jafari
- JalaliJalaliJalali is a town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Jalali is located at . It has an average elevation of 178 metres .- History :...
- Jalalipoor
- Jalalikhah
- Jamshidi
- Jamshedipur
- KardarKardarKardar is family name in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan....
- KianiKianiKiani is a supporting character of Fathom, a comic book series created by Michael Turner as well as one of the partners of KIANI & SPRINGORUM Patent- und Rechtsanwälte a law firm specialised in patent litigation located in Düsseldorf Germany one of the major patent litigation places in the world...
- KashaniKashaniKashani often shortened to Kashi or al-Kashi is a surname meaning a person who comes from Kashan, Iran. It may refer to:-People:*Abbas Hosseini Kashani , Iranian Grand Ayatollah...
- KhawajaKhawajaKhawaja or Khwaja is a title used in Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. It means Lord or Master.Khwajagan is a word often used to refer to a chains of Central Asian Naqshbandi Sufi Masters from the 10th to the 16th century A.D. In Ferdowsi's Shahnameh the word is used many times for some...
- Kazemi
- KermaniKermaniKermani or Kirmani is a family name indicating ancestry from the city of Kerman, Iran....
- KhanumKhánumKhanum or Khánum One of the female alternatives of Khan, notably in Turkic languages, for a Khan's Queen-consort, or in some traditions extended as a courtesy title to the wives of holders of various other titles;...
- Khemlani
- KhorasaniKhorasaniKhorasani * Abu Muslim Khorasani* Mohammad-Kazem Khorasani* Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani* Mohammad Va'ez Abaee-Khorasani* Sultan Ali Khorasani- See also :* Khorasani Turkic language* Greater Khorasan* Khorasan Province...
- MirMir (tribe)Mir Hindi: मिर) is a tribe which has descended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir Valley of Baramulla. It is also in Sindh Gilgit and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and India....
- MirzaMirzaMirza , is of Persian origin, denoting the rank of a high nobleman or Prince. It is usually translated into English as a royal or imperial Prince of the Blood...
- Montazeri
- MukerMukerMuker is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in Swaledale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, its name...
- Mushwani
- NishapuriNishapuriNishapuri or Nishaburi * Attar Neyshapuri* Hakim al-Nishaburi* Mirzá Áqá Buzurg-i-Nishapuri...
- NooraniNooraniNoorani or Nurani or Noorany is a family name in Middle East and South Asia. In Arabic Noor means Light.Noorani Tel , an Ayurvedic medicine manufactured by Indian Chemical Co...
- Qizilbash
- RezaRezaReza is a male given name used commonly in the Muslim world, it comes from Arabic and it means contentment. It also appears as a surname.-Etymology:Rida is an Islamic concept rooted in the Qur'an and the practices of its founder Muhammad...
- Razavi
- RizviRizviRizvi or Rizavi is the Urdu pronunciation for the Persian surname Razavi or the Arabic surname Radawi/Ridhawi. It is a surname commonly associated with Shia Muslims who believe they are the descendants of the 8th Shiite Imam and a descendant and successor of Prophet Mohammad through his daughter...
- Saadi
- SabzvariSabzvariSabzwari is a family name that denotes people from Sabzwar, a city in Iran. The Sabzwari family name is found in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. In Pakistan, Shah Shamsuddin Sabzwari is the ancestral head of the Sabzwari's, being buried in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan....
- ShiraziShirazi- People :*Shirazi , a social group among the Swahili people of East Africa*Grand Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi, the leading marja of his time, and is widely known for his 1891 fatwa against the usage of tobacco...
- SiddiquiSiddiquiSiddiqui, is a Muslim family name, found in the South Asia and the Middle East. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui/Siddique to signify their Arab heritage...
- SistaniSistani peopleSistani Persian people or Sistanis are a Persian speaking ethnic group who primarily inhabit Sistan in southeastern Iran.They live in the northern part of Sistan and Balouchistan province, where they form a minority after Baluchis...
- YazdaniYazdaniYazdani is a Indo-Aryan word meaning divine. It refers also to an ancient religious cult still present today among the Yezidi/Yarsani/Alevi Kurds. In Iran, People with this surname are mainly from the city of Yazdan in central Iran in the Isfahan province...
- ZahediZahediZahedi or Zahidi may refer to:*Fazlollah Zahedi , Iranian general and prime minister*Ardeshir Zahedi, Iranian foreign minister and ambassador*Caveh Zahedi, American film director*Mahbub Jamal Zahedi, Khaleej Times and Dawn News editor...
- ZandZand tribeThe Zand tribe are a tribe of Fayli of Lorestan, most known for their member, Muhammad Karim Khan Zand, who become the Regent of Southern Persia for Ismail III in 1750. After Zand's death in 1779, internal conflicts for his succession resulted in a weakening of the dynasty, ending with the defeat...
- ZainZain (name)Zain is an Arabic name meaning "beauty" or "pretty". The name Zain is mostly associated with Islamic culture, but it is also found in Hebrew, Egyptian, and English languages. Zain/Zein can be a shortened nickname for Zainab/Zeinab/Zeynab....
- HaqueHaqueHaque, pronounced Hok, is a common Bangladeshi muslim surname.* Azizul Haque * Mulana Mazharul Haque * Gaziul Haque * Syed Shamsul Haque * Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani...
TurkishTurkish peopleTurkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
ancestral names
- BarlasBarlasThe Barlas were a Mongol - later Turkicized - nomadic confederation in Central Asia and the chief tribe of the Timurids who ruled much of Central Asia, Iran, and South Asia in the Middle Ages.- Origins :According to the Secret History of the Mongols, written during the reign of Ögedei Khan, the...
- Chagatai (alternative spelling Chughtai)
- ChangeziChangeziChangezi is a surname in Afghanistan and Pakistan. People with this family name claim descent from Changez Khan.-Notable people with this name:* Yagana Changezi , Urdu poet...
- Haqqi
- KhawajaKhawajaKhawaja or Khwaja is a title used in Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. It means Lord or Master.Khwajagan is a word often used to refer to a chains of Central Asian Naqshbandi Sufi Masters from the 10th to the 16th century A.D. In Ferdowsi's Shahnameh the word is used many times for some...
- KhanKhan (name)Khan is a surname and title of Central Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.- Origin :...
- MughalMughal (tribe)The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
- PashaPashaPasha or pascha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries. As an honorary title, Pasha, in one of its various ranks, is equivalent to the British title of Lord, and was also one of the highest titles in...
- PirachaPirachaParacha is a family name in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India.-Origin:...
(alternative spelling Paracha) - QidwaiQidwaiThe Qidwai or Kidwai are a community of Muslims in Pakistan and India. They are mostly settled in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also settled in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Qidwai, together with the Milki, Malik and Chaudhary are one of the four sub-group of a...
(alternative spelling Kidwai) - SiddiquiSiddiquiSiddiqui, is a Muslim family name, found in the South Asia and the Middle East. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui/Siddique to signify their Arab heritage...
- Usmani
- anwer