Bangi is a surname originating from the
Gujarat Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
district of
India. The name Bangi is believed to have derived from a term for individuals who call fellow
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
s to
mosque to perform prayer known as giving
Azaan.
Many Kokan Muslims in Maharashtra and people in other beliefs have this surname. In Piplol and Rajewadiv (Maharashtra) there are more than 5000 Kokanis with Bangi as surname.
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Indian surnames