Hunjan is a surname found among

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

Rajput and Tarkhan and Mohyal Brahmins originating from

Hunejan Hunejan ( fa, هونجان, also Romanized as Hūnejān and Hunjān; also known as Hinijān) is a village in Esfarjan Rural District, in the Central District of Shahreza County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Re ...

, Iran and who settled in the Salt Range and Majha regions of Punjab. Migrants, traders, merchants and nomadic tribes, coming from

, Iran to the Punjab region assimilated into the Rajput and Tarkhan and Mohyal communities during medieval India. This led to the migrants adopting new beliefs; however, they retained their surnames - coming from the migrants' ancestral village in Iran. Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian and Indo-Aryan roots.

Notable people with the surname

Amrita Hunjan Amrita Hunjan (born 25 June 1984) is a British-Indian model and singer. She is known for being a singer in the R'n'B/pop band Rouge. Amrita is also known in the British Asian community for being the winner of Miss India UK 2004 and Miss India Wor ...

, model and singer

References

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