Sindhi Surnames ( sd, سنڌي خانداني نالا) are given names and surnames used among

Sindhis Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, man ...

in Pakistan, India, and the

Sindhi diaspora The Sindhi diaspora mainly refers to the descendants of ethnic Sindhi people who emigrated from the historical Sind province of British India before the Independence of Pakistan, these people are not a part of Pakistani diaspora as they emigrat ...

Naming convention

Most Sindhi family names are a modified form of a

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and typically end with the suffix -ani, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the

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word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'. The first part of a Sindhi surname is usually derived from the name or location of an ancestor. In northern Sindh, surnames ending in 'ja' (meaning 'of') are also common. A person's surname would consist of the name of his or her native village, followed by 'ja'. Sindhis generally add the suffix ‘ani’ to the name of a great-grandfather and adopt the name as a family name.

Sindhi surnames

Sindhi surnames are commonly associated with tribes. * Dahri * Nohri *

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Mirbahar The Mohana (), Mohano (singular) () or Mallaah, Mallah, Mirbahar, Mirani, Med people, Med and Gandra (ملاح، میربحر، میراڻی), is an ancient Fisherman, fishermen community of Sindhi people who live in the provinces of Sindh, Baloc ...

* Adani *

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* Agahni *

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* Anandani * Aahooja * Jewani * Amersy *

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* Ambwani *

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* achhra * Aarijo * Aarisar * ASWANI * Bablani * Bakhru * Boolani * Phulapota *

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Mallah The Mallaah are the traditional boatmen and fishermen tribes or communities of North India, East India, Northeastern India and Pakistan. A significant number of Mallah are also found in Nepal and Bangladesh. In the Indian state of Bihar, the ter ...

* Machhi *

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* Mangria * sawand *

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* Koreja * Badlani * Bajaj * Bapar * Bhagwani * Bhaglani * Bhagnani * Bhambhani * Bhangar *

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* Bhatia * Balani * Bhavnani * Bhayo * Bakharwani *

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* Bharchoond * Bajeer * Bhutto *

Bijarani The Marri are a Balochi-speaking tribe of the Baloch people, who inhabit a large arid region in northeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The Marri area is bounded to the west by the plains of Sibi. To the north are the Kakar and Loni tribes of the Pasht ...

g * Bijlani * Bilwani * Binyani * Biyani * Bodani * Brahmkhatri * Buller *

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Chachar Chachar is a tribe found in the Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan and in the Indian state of Rajasthan. As per book "New Indian History of Indo Pakistan" by K. Ali, the Mughal Emperor Akber during his reign, distributed western ...

* Choithani *

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* Chugh * Chudwani * Dall * Dahot * Dalwani * Damani *

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* Dahar *

Abro Abro, or Abra, is a clan descended from Jams of Samma dynasty migrated from Abdasa area of Kutch in 1314 AD and are settled in southern Sindh to the northern Sindh, and Balochistan. According to H. A. Rose, the Abra are an ancient tribe of Jat ...

* Depar * Deswali * Dharejo * Dolani * Mirani * Dudani * Gehani * * Gajan *Dodeja * * Gangwani * Ganglani * Golani * Griglani * Gulrajani * Hala * Hothi * Hingora * Halapotra *Hinduja * Hotwani * Harwani *

Hashmi Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi ( ar, الهاشمي), Hashemi, Hashimi or Hashmi ( fa, هاشمی) is an Arabic, Arabian, and Persian surname.Hashmani *

Jesar Jesar is a small town and Taluka of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. Before independence it was capital of Jesar State, a small Koli Princely State of India. Upon independence in 1947, the Princely State of Jesar was merged into Union of India ...

* Jamtani *

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Jokhio Sindhi Surnames ( sd, سنڌي خانداني نالا) are given names and surnames used among Sindhis in Pakistan, India, and the Sindhi diaspora. Naming convention Most Sindhi family names are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end ...

* Joyo * Jogi * Jobanputra * Jarwar *

Junejo Samma are a very large and important indigenous tribe of Sindh. The Samma are spread across Pakistan and North- West India being most concentrated in Sindh , their origin but are also found throughout the Punjab region as well as parts of Baloc ...

* Jumani * KAKEPOTA *

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* Kamara * Karira * Katejs *

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Kalhoro The Kalhora () is a Sindhi tribe of Sindh, Pakistan, they claim Arab origin and direct descendants from Al-Hakim I and ultimately Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, companion and paternal uncle of Islamic prophet Muhammad. They founded the Kalhora Dynas ...

* Kaura * Kutchi *

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* Keswani * Keshwani * Kodwani * Khabrani * Khanchandani * Khemlani * Kolhi * katariya * Kokal * Khushalani *Kriplani * Lalchandani * leghari * Lalwani * Lanjwani *

Lakho Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, m ...

* Larik * Laungani * Lachhwani * Liya * Ludhwani *

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Lohana Lohana, also referred to as Loharana, Thakkar and Lohrana, are an Indian trading or mercantile ''jāti''. Lohanas claim to be descendants of the Lava, son of Rama, and to descend from the Raghuvanshi dynasty.Lachaier, Pierre. "Cérémonies D'hom ...

*Lokwani * Maznani *

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Magsi Magsi is a surname. The Magsi are an Iranian people of the Western Iranian group and Northwestern subgroup that mainly lives in three countries: Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Magsi Mangi * Manghnani * Mangnejo * Mangwano * Mansharamani *

Makhdoom Makhdoom ( ar, مخدوم, meaning ''one who is served'' and sometimes spelled Makhdum, bn, মখদুম, Mokhdum) is an Arabic word meaning "Teacher of Sunnah." It is a title for Pirs, in South and Central Asia. People with the title Makh ...

* Mamtani * Mala * Melwani * * Mirchandani * Mirwani *

Memon Memon may refer to: Ethnic group and language * Memon people, an ethnic group originating in the ancient Sindh (modern day Pakistan) * Memoni language, the language of Memon people historically associated with Kathiawar, Gujarat, India People wit ...

* Menik * Moothmarwani * Sindhi Mallah * BOHIDAR *

Motwani Motwani is an Indian (Sindhi Hindu) surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hansika Motwani (born 1991), Indian film actress * Neel Motwani, Indian TV actor * Paul Motwani (born 1962), Scottish chess grandmaster * Rajeev Motwani (1962&n ...

* Mulchandani * Nagdev * Nandwani * Narejo * Narwani * Nihalani * Nankani * Nathani *

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Palh The Pal/ Paluh/ Palh ( Sindhi: پلهہ) is a Sammat tribe of Sindh province, Pakistan. parts of Punjab bordering Sindh, in Balochistan province, and in the Rajasthan of India. There is a railway station in Sindh Hyderabad Badin line also on ...

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* Palijo * Panjwani * Pamnani * PHULL * Pursnani *

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* Qazi * Rahuma * Rajper * Ratlani * Ramchandani * Rupani * Rajpal * Rewri * RAJAI * Rustamani * Ruprela * Sora * Sodha * Sainani * Sambhavani * Saand * Sario * Santdasani * Samejo * Sahita *

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* Shari * Solangi * Sauvira (Shoro) * Sihani *

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Soomro Soomro ( sd, سومرو, सूमरो) or Soomra or Sumrah is a tribe having a local origin in Sindh who had later claimed to being either Rajputs or Arabs. They are found in Sindh, parts of Punjab especially bordering Sindh, Balochistan provi ...

* Soneji * Samoo * Siddique * Sewani * Theba * Tanwani *Tejani * Tejwani * Tunio * Thadhani * Thawani * Tewani * Tilokani * Tirthani *

Wassan Wasan is a Khatri clan found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.Wasan is a Punjabi last name and surname . The Khatris (Punjabi) or Kshatriyas (Sanskrit, (K) silent) are a north Indian community that originated in the Potwar Plateau of Punja ...

* Waggan * Sarki (tribe) *

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(شر) * Tharani * Unad * Vachani *

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* Varandani * Vishnani * Vistro * Visrani * Virwani * Valbani *Valecha *Vasandani *Vanvani *Varyani *Vaswani *Wadhwani *Vensiani * Solangi solanki * Baat Solangi tribes name Sozliyani Saliyani Muliyani Thariyani Babiani Kambherani Wariani Faridani Bachani Lalwani * Ghunio گھنيو * Vazirani * Chandwani * Jewani * Tharwani * Khiani * Khilnani Gidwani Ramnani Murjani Rochani Bajeer

References

External links

* Bherumal Mahirchand Advani, "Amilan-jo-Ahwal" - published in Sindhi, 1919 * Amilan-jo-Ahwal (1919) - translated into English in 2016 ("A History of the Amils") a
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Naming convention

Sindhi surnames

See also

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