Kakkar or Karkar is an Indian surname and descendants of the Afghan Kakar tribe. The Kakkar clan belongs to the Khatri caste. They are a part of the Barah Ghar/ Bahri sub-caste of Khatris that also includes the clans of

Chopra Chopra is a Khatri Hindu and Sikh surname. They belonged to the Barah-Ghar/ Bahri sub-caste of the Khatris which includes the clans of Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra. The clan claims ...

Dhawan Dhawan or Dhowan or Dhown or Duhan is a surname based on the name of a clan of the Khatri community, found in Northern India. It is popularly believed to mean "runner" or "messenger" which is derived from the Sanskrit word "dhav" (to run). As ...

, Kapoor,

Khanna Khanna may refer to: Places * Khanna, Ludhiana, a city in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India * Khanna, Firozpur, a village in Firozpur district of Punjab, India * Khanna Chamaran, a village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India * Khanna Majra ...

Mehra Mehra is a surname found in India and Iran. Also Mehra is a Parsi Girls name, the meaning of the name is "Affectionate, Kind" from Persian origin. This name is mainly used in Parsi. As per Indian Hindu and Sikhism, this name is suggested for Who b ...

Malhotra Malhotra is an Indian surname of the Dhai Ghar sub-group of Khatris from Punjab. It is modified usage of '' Mehrotra''. Notable people Administrators * Ajai Malhotra, Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Fe ...

, Sehgal,

Seth Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. A ...

Tandon Tandon (or Tandan, Tanden, or Tondon) is a surname found among Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India. It is derived from a Khatri clan. Notable people Notable people include: Activists *Purushottam Das Tandon, ''Bharat Ratna'', Indian freed ...

, Talwar, and

Vohra Vohra is an Indian (Punjab) Hindu and Sikh surname based on the name of a clan in the Punjabi Khatri community. Notable people with the surname include: * Arshad Vohra (born 1958), Pakistani politician * Bhagwati Charan Vohra (1903–1930), India ...

. The clan has also taken up the title of "Seth". According to historian R.C. Dogra and Baij Nath Puri, Kakkar is derived from the word "Karkar" meaning strong or powerful. As a tradition, Kakkar Khatris neither wash , shave nor change their clothes , or begin any new business in Phagan (February) month

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Notable people bearing the name Kakkar include: *

Akriti Kakar Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' and "Iski Uski" from '' 2 States'' became popular. Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going t ...

, (born 1986) Indian singer *

Dipika Kakar Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 12 ...

, (Born 1986), Indian Television Actress * Neha Kakkar (born 1988), Indian playback singer *

Prahlad Kakkar Prahlad Kakkar (born 24 March 1950 in Mumbai) is an Indian ad film director, best known for his work on the famous Pepsi TV commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar. He is the founder and main director for Genesis Film Productions ...

(born 1950), Indian Indian ad film director and media personality *

Prakriti Kakar Prakriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Born in New Delhi, her career began upon singing the title song of 2012 Bollywood film ''Tutiya Dil''. Subsequently, she performed few tracks for films released in 2013, providing mostly backing vocals. She th ...

, (born 1995) Indian playback singer * Sonu Kakkar, (born 1986), Indian playback singer *

Sudhir Kakar Sudhir Kakar (born 25 July 1938) is an Indian psychoanalyst, novelist and author in the fields of cultural psychology and the psychology of religion. Education and personal life Kakar spent his early childhood near Sargodha, now in Pakistan and ...

, (born 1938) Indian Psychoanalyst, novelist and author *

Tony Kakkar Tony Kakkar (born 9 April 1984) is an Indian singer known for his cringe pop songs. Kakkar made his debut in Bollywood in 2012, as a music director with the film '' Mr. Bhatti on Chutti'', for which he composed the song "Good Boys Bad Boys". He ...

, (born 1984) Indian playback singer

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