Sahu (Sahoo, or Shaw, or Shau, or Gupta, or Saha, or Saw, Shah). is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

found in India and Pakistan. The meaning of the term "Sahu" may change from region to region.''.

Usage

In India, the surname is found among

Gakhars The Gakhar are a Punjabi clan found predominantly in the Jhelum District and Gujranwala District in Punjab province of Pakistan. The Gakhars now predominantly follow Islam after conversion from Hinduism during the Islamic rule of north India. ...

, Marwadi,

Janjua The Janjua (also spelt janjua'', Junjua, Janjuah'') is a Rajput clan found predominantly in Pakistan's Punjab Pothohar Plateau. History Connection with the Hindu Shahis The 10th century Arab historian Masudi mentioned that in his time the ki ...

Jats The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community 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 subse ...

and other

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

communities. People of Dhund,

Dhanial Dhanyal (Urdu: دھنیال‎, or Dhanyal) is one of the biggest tribe living in Potohar level and Lower Himalayas throughout the previous eight centuries. This tribe follows its genealogy to Hazrat Ali Ibne Talib (R.A.) Dhanyal tribe consists ...

and

Satti ''For people with the surname, see Satti (surname).'' The Satti ( ur, ) are a tribe found in Kotli Sattian an administrative division of Rawalpindi District, Kahuta and other adjoining areas of Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ...

tribes also use the surname. In Ludhiana region, it is used by Grewal Jat people. A tribe of Jats, who are an offshoot of the

Sial tribe The Sial tribe (also written as Siyal, Syal, Sayal, Seyal) is a Rajput resistance to Muslim conquests, Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. There is also branch of Jatt originating predominantly from the Jhang District o ...

, also use this surname. In the

Kabirwala Kabirwala ( ur, , Punjabi ), is a town of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Kabirwala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Kabirwala was 118th biggest city, with a populatio ...

region, it is used by another Jat tribe. In

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

and

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

, people with Sahu surname belong to the Marwadi business class and have been categorized in the general category. Sahus of Mahakaushal area (Gondwana) are also known as Malguzar, Seth, and Pethiya. In

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

and

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

people with Sahu, Saha or Gupta surnames belong to the trading community like sudhi, rauniyar,

teli Teli is a caste traditionally occupied in the pressing of oil in India, Nepal and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik. The Jewish community of Maharashtra (called Bene Israel) was als ...

and gudia. The Sahu people in Maharashtra belong to the Marwari caste, and migrated from

Bundelkhand Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central & North India. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lyin ...

mainly to the

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Maharashtra, proposed state of central India, comprising th ...

region. They trace their origin to

Karmabai Karmabai (20 January 1615 – 1634) was a Jat known as- Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. She was born on 20 January 1615 in the family of Jiwanji Dudi in the village Kalwa situated in Nagaur district. She was a devotee of Krishna. The story goes ...

who lived in the

Jagannath Temple The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu - one of the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism. Puri is in the state of Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. The present temple was rebuilt f ...

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...

. There are also people with the surname Sahu belonging to the Halua Brahmin caste in

. In

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

, Sahu, Sau, Shahu, Saoo and Shaw are belong to mostly

Mahishya Mahishya, also spelled Mahisya, is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. Mahishyas are considered as Forward caste. Mahisyas traditionally lived in Bengal and Orissa region. In late t ...

caste and some of are Trading community. In Pakistan, SAHU SAHOO or SOHU is a Punjabi and Saraiki speaking Jatt clan found throughout Central Punjab and southern Punjab. They are present in Punjab (West and East), Madhya Pradesh (India) and also in Afghanistan. They are also present in the Sindh province of Pakistan. They are present in Sahiwal District of Pakistan with the numbers (1,178) in 1911. They speak both languages Punjabi and Saraiki, but most of the Sahu are Punjabi speaking. There are also some people using the surname who belong to the Chasa Khandait caste.

List of people with the surname Sahu (or Sahoo)

Batakrushna Sahoo Batakrushna Sahu is an Indian farmer from Odisha. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in animal husbandry. Biography A farmer from Sarkana village of Khordha district, Sahoo started pisciculture in 1986. He trained ma ...

, Indian farmer and recipient of Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in animal husbandry *

Chandra Sekhar Sahu Chandra Sekhar Sahu (born 7 July 1950) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Brahmapur constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Indian National Congress now in Biju Janata Dal. He was Minister of State in the M ...

(born 1950), politician and former

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

representing the Berhampur constituency of

Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sch ...

, India *

Chandu Lal Sahu Chandu Lal Sahu (born 1 June 1959) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 2009 and 2014. Previously, he had been elected as a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative As ...

, politician and

Member of parliament, Lok Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct Elections in I ...

representing

Mahasamund Mahasamund City is a city in Mahasamund District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.It is situated on the Mumbai-Kolkata and Raipur-Vishakhaptnam National Highways. It is one of the largest (ranked 13th) and most important cities in the State ...

* Kanak Manjari Sahoo (born 1957), writer and translator from Odisha, India *

Kishore Sahu Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974. His directorial venture Kuwara ...

(1915–1980), film actor and director from Madhya Pradesh, India * Laxminarayan Sahu (1890–1963), writer and politician from Odisha, India *

Nandini Sahu Nandini Sahu (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian poet and creative writer. She is the Director, School of Foreign Languages and professor of English at Indira Gandhi National Open University GNOU New Delhi. Her areas of research interest cover ...

(born 1973), writer and critic in English literature from Odisha, India *

Nattal Sahu Nattal Sahu (नट्टल साहु) of Yoginipur (now Mehrauli, Delhi) is the earliest known Agrawal Jain merchant-prince, who lived during the reign Tomara king, ''Anangapal''. His life's account is described in Apabhramsha text ''Pasa ...

(c. 1132), merchant prince who lived during the reign of the Tomara kings near Delhi *

Pardeep Sahu Pardeep Sahu (born 21 August 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. Life and career Since making his first-class debut in 2002 at the age of 17, Sahu made sporadic appearances for Haryana in dom ...

(born 1985), cricketer,

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

Kings XI Punjab Punjab Kings (PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zi ...

Sarojini Sahoo Sarojini Sahoo (born 4 January 1956) is an Indian feminist writer, a columnist in ''The New Indian Express'' and an associate editor of Chennai-based English magazine ''Indian AGE.'' She has been enlisted among '' 25 Exceptional Women of India ...

(born 1956),

Feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

writer and a columnist in The New Indian Express, from Odisha, India. *

Sudarshan Sahoo Sudarshan Sahoo (born 11 March 1939) is an Indian sculpture artist from Puri in Odisha. He was awarded India's second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2021 and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988. Sahoo establishe ...

(born 1939), sculptor from Odisha, India * Sunil Sahu, professor in the Department of Political Science at the DePauw University *

Supriya Sahu Supriya Sahu (born 27 July 1968) is a senior Indian bureaucrat of Additional Secretary rank from the 1991 batch of Indian Administrative Service. Currently, she is posted as Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Environment, Climate ...

(born 1968)

Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian ...

, Director General,

Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest bro ...

, President,

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU or APBU), formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 287 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 bil ...

* Tarachand Sahu (1947–2012), politician from Chhattisgarh, India *

Tamradhwaj Sahu Tamradhwaj Sahu (born 6 August 1949) is an Indian politician of the INC. He is the current Home Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Durg Gramin. Political career Tamradhwaj Sahu was m ...

(born 1949), politician and former member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nationa ...

of India, representing

Durg Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...

Chhattisgarh

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List of people with the surname Sahu (or Sahoo)

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